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Cultivating for the Industry: Cropping Experiences with Hypericum perforatum L. in a Mediterranean Environment
Silvia LazzaraAlessandra CarrubbaEdoardo Napolisubject
0106 biological sciencesMediterranean climate<i>Hypericum perforatum</i>Agriculture (General)BiomassSt. John’s wortPlant ScienceBiology01 natural sciencesS1-972Secondary metaboliteYield (wine)cropping techniqueHypericum perforatumPhytochemical compositionSt. John's wortsecondary metabolitesHypericum perforatumbiology.organism_classification0104 chemical sciences010404 medicinal & biomolecular chemistryHorticulturePhytochemicalHypericumAgronomy and Crop ScienceCropping010606 plant biology & botanyFood Sciencedescription
Hypericum perforatum is an intensively studied medicinal plant, and much experimental activity has been addressed to evaluate its bio-agronomical and phytochemical features as far. In most cases, plant material used for experimental purposes is obtained from wild populations or, alternatively, from individuals grown in vases and/or pots. When Hypericum is addressed to industrial purposes, the most convenient option for achieving satisfactory amounts of plant biomass is field cultivation. Pot cultivation and open field condition, however, are likely to induce different responses on plant’s metabolism, and the obtained yield and composition are not necessarily the same. To compare these management techniques, a 4-year cultivation trial (2013–2016) was performed, using three Hypericum biotypes obtained from different areas in Italy: PFR-TN, from Trento province, Trentino
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-05-15 | Agriculture |