Evaluation of new varieties of Origanum vulgare L. on economically useful grounds

The article presents the results of the assessment of new varieties of oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) by the main morphological, morphometric and phenological features, as well as by the yield and quality of commercial products. New varieties of oregano are recommended for use in agricultural production and for home gardening.

Introduction. Oregano (Origanum vulgare L.) refers to valuable medical, spicy-aromatic and essential oil crops and is widely used in various sectors of the economy: perfumery and cosmetology, traditional and folk medicine, cooking and food industry, ornamental and landscape gardening. The purpose of the research was to study the economically useful features of new regionalized varieties of oregano.

Object. The objects of research were the local population and new zoned varieties of oregano, including the author's varieties Zavirukha and Aksamit selection of the Belarusian State Agricultural Academy.

Materials and methods. The studies were carried out in the field and laboratory according to generally accepted methods.

Results and conclusions. As a result of the research, the main morphological, morphometric and phenological characteristics, yield and quality of marketable products of the local population and new zoned varieties of oregano were studied. The variety of oregano with a white color of the corolla Zavirukha formed the yield of green mass in the phase "beginning of flowering" 180–185 с/ha, the variety with a pink saturated color of the corolla Aksamit – 185–190 с/ha, the variety with the pink color of the corolla Greta – 180–185 с/ha with an essential oils content of 0.54, 0.57 and 0.51 %, respectively, crude protein 9.3, 9.5 and 9.0 % and a seed yield of 0.5 с/ha. New varieties of oregano are included in the State Register of Varieties of the Republic of Belarus and are recommended for use in agricultural production and for home gardening.

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