The current exploitation of rosemary and myrtle (native species with relatively high yield of EO) occupies an important place in the forestry sector and a significant socio-economic interest. Eucalyptus trees can play a predominant and substantial role thanks to their richness in essential oils, their composition and their commercial value.
This objective necessarily involves the identification of eucalyptus EO species and the selection of the most efficient in terms of the yield of essential oils and the presence of the most dominant active compounds which are preferentially sought by the industrialists.
Essential oils of Eucalyptus: Comparative performance and promotion of their use
- Category: Aromatic & Medicinal Plants
- Themes: Development of new products and derivatives
- Position in the value chain: Secondary industry
- Type: Research
- Scale: National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: aromatics, essential oils, Eucalyptus species, Tunisia, Variability, volatile oils
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