TY - JOUR AU - YENİKALAYCI, Ahmet AU - GUNES, Mahmut AU - GUL, Kemal PY - 2021/06/02 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Cultivation Possibilities of Lemon Balm (Melissa officinalis L.) in the Central Anatolia Region of Turkey JF - ISPEC Journal of Agricultural Sciences JA - ISPECJAS VL - 5 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - 10.46291/ISPECJASvol5iss2pp313-319 UR - https://ispecjournal.com/index.php/ispecjas/article/view/168 SP - 313-319 AB - <p>This study was carried out to determine yield and quality characteristics of Lemon balm (<em>M. officinalis</em> L.) in in 7 districts (7 locations) under Kayseri ecological conditions for 3 years in 2015-2017.  In this research, herbage yield, essential oil content, essential oil yield and components were determined. Dry herbage yields varied between 5250-6100 kg ha<sup>-1</sup>, essential oil contents varied between 0.07-0.24%, and essential oil yields as 4.2 lt ha<sup>-1</sup>. The main essential oil components were gereniol (1.90-20.77%), nerylacetate (1.13-34.63%), linalool (4.04-25.34%), neral (5.10-12.96%), caryophylleneoxide (0.78-15.17%), geranial (1.20-14.19%), β–caryophyllene (8.50-12.93%). In terms of herbage yield and essential oil quality, Yahyalı and Kocasinan districts, had favorable environmental conditions for lemon balm cultivation. </p> ER -