The invasive alien species Amorpha fruticosa in Bulgaria and its potential as economically prospective source of valuable essential oil

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The high tolerance of various habitat conditions and potent propagation ability of Amorpha fruticosa L. (Fabaceae) promote its aggressive invasive behaviour. The aim of this study is to evaluate 1) several populations of this plant by the potential yield of the fruit, 2) the approximate yield of the essential oils, and 3) composition of the essential oil. The potential yield of fruit is evaluated based on extrapolations of weight and number of fruits per infrutescence, number of infrutescences per plant and number of individuals per population. Steam extraction of the essential oil was performed and GS/MS analysis of the composition of the essential oil. The populations on our key plots are big enough for harvesting with fruit/infrutescence 152 ±15 (n = 20) and infrutescences/shrub 436 ±157 (n = 20). The yield is 0.83 ml/100g. We identified 22 components with major constituents caryophyllene (17.64%) α-guaiene (14.70%), naphthalene (6.75%), γ-muurolene + (5.98%).

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Kozuharova, E., Benbassat, N., & Ionkova, I. (2020). The invasive alien species Amorpha fruticosa in Bulgaria and its potential as economically prospective source of valuable essential oil. Pharmacia, 67(4), 357–362. https://doi.org/10.3897/pharmacia.67.e51334

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