Table 8 Effect of salinity levels (0, 50, 100 and, 150 mM NaCl) and foliar applications (no-foliar, 2 g L−1 glucose, 2 g L−1 KNO3, and 2% Dobogen) on the essential oil yield (mL/m2) and components (with > 1% content) in costmary grown in hydroponics.
Factors | Salinity (S) | Foliar (F) | Interaction S × F |
|---|---|---|---|
EO yield | ns | ns | ns |
carvone | ns | ns | ns |
cis-Thujone | ns | ns | ns |
Eucalyptol | * | ns | ns |
trans-Thujone | ns | ns | ns |
n-Dodecane | ns | ns | ns |
Tetradecane | ns | ns | ns |
trans-Carvone oxide | ** | ns | ns |
β-Βisabolene | ** | ns | ns |