Resumen
It is scarce the background on the biology and chemistry of Tagetes lacera Brand. (Asteraceae), an endemic species from Baja California Sur (BCS), Mexico that considering its plant high and odor is an essential oil source to obtain biopesticides. From aerial parts of plants fully flowered of T. lacera picked in Sierra de la Laguna, BCS, essential oil was obtained by hydrodistillation. Using GC-MS analysis, 6 major compounds were identified: E-tagetone (26.2%), chrysanthenone (24.8%), verbenone (22.1%), β-thujene (20.5%), β-pinene (3.1%), β-pinene (1.9%).
Título traducido de la contribución | Composition of essential oil of tagetes lacera, endemic plant from Baja California Sur, Mexico |
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Idioma original | Español |
Páginas (desde-hasta) | 543-547 |
Número de páginas | 5 |
Publicación | Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad |
Volumen | 83 |
N.º | 2 |
Estado | Publicada - jun. 2012 |
Palabras clave
- Asteraceae
- Endemic plant
- Essential oil composition