Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of naturally growing and field grown plants of Salvia cryptantha Montbert & Aucher ex Benthan were analyzed by GC-MS. Furthermore, the chemical components of naturally growing and cultured plants in 2 consecutive years (2007–2008) were compared. | Research Article Turk J Agric For 36 (2012) 668-672 © TÜBİTAK doi: Comparison of essential oil components of wild and field grown Salvia cryptantha Montbert & Aucher ex Benthan, in Turkey Arif İPEK1, Bilal GÜRBÜZ2, M. Ümid BİNGÖL3, Fatmagül GEVEN3, Gençay AKGÜL4, Kiarash AFSHAR POUR REZAEIEH2,*, Belgin COŞGE5 1 Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Çankırı Karatekin University, Çankırı – TURKEY 2 Field Crops Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ankara University, Ankara – TURKEY 3 Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Ankara University, Ankara – TURKEY 4 5 Biology Department, Faculty of Science, Nevşehir University, Nevşehir – TURKEY Mudurnu Süreyya Astarcı Vocational School of Higher Education, Abant İzzet Baysal University, Mudurnu – TURKEY Received: ● Accepted: Abstract: Essential oils extracted by hydrodistillation from the aerial parts of naturally growing and field grown plants of Salvia cryptantha Montbert & Aucher ex Benthan were analyzed by GC-MS. Furthermore, the chemical components of naturally growing and cultured plants in 2 consecutive years (2007–2008) were compared. The essential oils of plant materials investigated ranged from up to . Nine for naturally growing and 22 components for both 2007– 08 field grown crops were characterized, representing , , and , respectively. Valencene (), eucalyptol (), and β-pinene () were recognized as major components. Key words: Salvia cryptantha, essential oils, valencene, eucalyptol, β-pinene, camphor Introduction The genus Salvia, with about 700 species and represented in Turkish flora by 88 species and 45 endemics, is one of the most widespread members of the family Lamiaceae. An unusually large number of useful secondary metabolites belonging to various chemical groups, such as essential oils, terpenoid compounds, and phenolic derivatives, have been isolated from the genus, which features prominently in the .
