Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

• M.B. Rezaee
• K. Jaimand
• S.R. Tabaei-Aghdaei
• M.M. Brazandeh
• S. Meshkizadeh

Academic Members of Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, P.O.Box 13185-116, Tehran- Iran

Abstract

Rosa damascena Mill is cultivated in different parts of Iran, and essential oil and rose water in large scales are produced. Essential oil is used in aromatic, food and cosmetics industrials. In this study, esential oils were extracted by hydrodistillation method, from Rosa damascena Mill. Genotypes (6A and 188B) collected from Kashan (Ghamsar) and west Azarbaiejan (Oskoo), respectively and cultivated in Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands.  Samples were analyzed by GC and GC/MS. The main constituents in Ghamsar sample were n-nonadecane (25.5%), citronellol (17.7%)and geraniol (13.3 %) and for Oskoo sample were citronellol (27%), geraniol (18%) and n- nonadecane (14.2%). An appropriate was therefore genotype identified with high percent of major essential components, from Oskoo, despite cultivation in a different envirment from its geographical origin. 

Keywords

• Rosa damascena Mill
• essential oil composition
• citronellol
• geraniol
• phenethyl alcohol
• phytol