The effect of environmental condition on essential oil and essential oil components in superior fennel genotypes (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.)

In order to study the effects of some environmental factors on quality and quantity of fennel essential oil, an experiment was conducted at 3 stations of Agricultural and Natural Resource Research Center of Isfahan during 2012- 2013 and 4 superior fennel genotypes (including: Lorestan, Hamedan, P11- 820065 and 11486) were studied basis of randomized complete block design with three replications. Base on the results the interaction of place* genotype was significant for all traits. a-pinene, fenchone, camphor and (z)- anethol in forien genotypes and p-cymene, limonene, estragole and (e)-anethol in native genotypes were the highest. The maximum essential oil belongs to P11-820065 with 4.21 percentage. The highest essential oil yield (165.2 Kg/hec) was observed in P11-820065 located in Golpayeghan and the lowest in Hamedan genotype (60.4 Kg/hec) of Kashan. (E)-anethol yield of hamedan Genotype in Golpayeghan station had a significant different with Kashan station. The minimum amount of (e)-anethol was observed in 11486 (41/1 %) located in Kashan. There was a negative significant correlation between e- anethol and soil total N. Also a negative significant correlation was observed between oil percentage and oil yield with soil salinity. On the other hand phencone and soil salinity had a positive significant correlation. There was no significant correlation between essential oil and environmental factors in Golpayegan station.