Influence of ethephon and soil treatments on the essential oil composition of sweet fennel and its biological activities.

ABSTRACT: The manipulation of cultivation conditions in addition to environmental changes is a key factor affecting the growth, secondary metabolites production, and the biological activity of the plant. Our study aims to evaluate the impact of foliar spray of ethephon, water stress, organic and inorganic fertilizers on the cytotoxic and antimicrobial activities of the fruit oil of Foeniculum vulgare, Miller, var. dulce and its vegetative growth and oil composition. Four different soil treatments were implemented. Gas chromatography coupled with mass spectrometry GC/MS was applied to identify the volatile compounds. Evaluation of both the cytotoxic and the antimicrobial activities of the fruit oil were assessed using the viability assay and the well diffusion method respectively. Variations in the v

SUBMITTER: Mina SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11666597 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature