Listing of Useful Plants of the World
[formerly Listing of Potential New Crops for Australia]


NOTICE: Information on the background to this Listing is available. The analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time was completed in 1997, using the Agricola database (1970-1996). Hard copies of the Listing (553 pages; over 4200 new crops listed with the analyses of numbers of papers over time included) are available from the publisher, Dr Rob Fletcher; see Advice on Publications Available.

The references listed below are from the Biological Abstracts database (1988-2000) and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re Silverplatter, go to www.silverplatter.com.


Majorana hortensis
see Origanum majorana

 

Analysis of numbers of papers/mentions over time (Agricola database 1970-1996):

 

Source: AGRICOLA database (1970-1996)

Common Name(s):
Crop Use(s):
Reference Source(s):
Number of Papers/Mentions: 25

References (Biological Abstracts 1988-2000):

[These references are from the Biological Abstracts database and are courtesy of SilverPlatter Information. For more information re SilverPlatter, go to www.silverplatter.com. References are listed alphabetically by author within years, with most recent references first; addresses of author(s) have been included when available. To search within this page, we suggest using Find in Page, within the Edit menu of the Web Browser.]

Momen, F. M. and S. A. A. Amer (1999). Effect of rosemary and sweet marjoram on three predacious mites of the family Phytoseiidae (Acari: Phytoseiidae). Acta Phytopathologica et Entomologica Hungarica. [print] 34(4): 355-361. {a} Pests and Plants Protection Department, National Research Center, Dokki-Cairo, Egypt

Ahmed, M. T., S. M. M. Ismail, et al. (1998). Determination of malathion residues in some medicinal plants by liquid chromatography with gas chromatographic/mass spectrometric confirmation. Journal of AOAC International 81(5): 1023-1026. Suez Canal Univ., Faculty Agriculture, Plant Protection Dep., Ismailia 41522, Egypt

Baratta, M. T., H. J. D. Dorman, et al. (1998). Antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of some commercial essential oils. Flavour and Fragrance Journal 13(4): 235-244. {a} Dep. Biochem. Sci., Scottish Agric. Coll., Auchincruive, Ayr KA6 5HW, UK

Dapkevicius, A., R. Venskutonis, et al. (1998). Antioxidant activity of extracts obtained by different isolation procedures from same aromatic herbs grown in Lithuania. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 77(1): 140-146. {a} Dep. Food Technol., Kaunas Univ. Technol., Radvilenu pl. 19 LT-3028, Kaunas, Lithuania

Omer, E. A., B. Z. E. El, et al. (1997). Constituents and biological activities of volatile oil of some lamiacae plants as affected by irradiation. Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 24(2): 175-196. {a} Pharmaceutical Sci. Dep., Natl. Res. Cent., Dokki, Cairo, Egypt

Singh, M., B. Raghavan, et al. (1996). Processing of marjoram (Majorana hortensis Moench.) and rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.). Effect of blanching methods on quality. Nahrung 40(5): 264-266. {a} Dep. Plant. Prod., Spices Flavour Technol., Cent. Food Technol. Res. Inst., Mysore-570013, India

Abd, E. M. M. and E. A. Omer (1995). Effect of essential oils of some medicinal plants on phytonematodes. Anzeiger fuer Schaedlingskunde Pflanzenschutz Umweltschutz 68(4): 82-84. {a} Dept. Plant Pathology, National Research Centre, Dokki 12311, Cairo, Egypt

Farag, S. E. D. A., N. H. Aziz, et al. (1995). Effect of irradiation on the microbiological status and flavouring materials of selected spices. Zeitschrift fuer Lebensmittel Untersuchung und Forschung 201(3): 283-288. {a} Natl. Cent. Radiation Res. Technol., P.O. Box 29, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt

Yadava, R. N. and M. K. Khare (1995). A triterpenoid from Majorana hortensis. Fitoterapia 66(2): 185. Natural Products Lab., Dep. Chem., Dr. H. S. Gour Univ., Sagar 470 003, India

Dmitriev, L. B., E. P. Voronina, et al. (1994). Composition of ethereal oils of Majorana hortensis Moench. Izvestiya Timiryazevskoi Sel'skokhozyaistvennoi Akademii(4): 156-160. Dep. Org. Chem., K.A. Timiryazev Mosc. Agric. Acad., Moscow, Russia

Kaufmann, M. and M. Wink (1994). Molecular systematics of the Nepetoideae (family Labiatae): Phylogenetic implications from rbcL gene sequences. Zeitschrift fuer Naturforschung Section C Biosciences 49(9-10): 635-645. {a} Univ. Heidelberg, Inst. Pharmazeutische Biologie, Im Neuenheimer Feld 364, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

El, K. I. A., M. S. S. M. El, et al. (1993). Antibacterial and antidermatophyte activities of some essential oils from spices. Qatar University Science Journal 13(1): 63-69. Dep. Bot., Fac. Sci., Assiut Univ., Assiut, Egypt

Yadava, R. N. and V. K. Saini (1991). Antimicrobial efficacy of essential oils of Majorana hortensis Moench and Anisomeles indica (Linn.) Kunteze. Indian Perfumer 35(1): 58-60.

Bassiouny, S. S., F. R. Hassanien, et al. (1990). Efficiency of antioxidants from natural sources in bakery products. Food Chemistry 37(4): 297-306.

Dabrowska, D., L. Wysocka, et al. (1989). Determination of the aluminum levels in selected medicinal plants. Annales Academiae Medicae Gedanensis 19: 155-164.

Hallahan, T. W. and R. Croteau (1989). Monoterpene biosynthesis: Mechanism and stereochemistry of the enzymatic cyclization of geranyl pyrophosphate to (dextro)-cis- and (dextro)-trans-sabinene hydrate. Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 269(1): 313-326.

Hallahan, T. W. and R. Croteau (1988). Monoterpene biosynthesis: Demonstration of a geranyl pyrophosphate: sabinene hydrate cyclase in soluble enzyme preparations from sweet marjoram (Majorana hortensis). Archives Of Biochemistry And Biophysics 264(2): 618-631.

Mansour, F., U. Ravid, et al. (1986). Studies of the effects of essential oils isolated from 14 species of Labiatae on the carmine spider mite, Tetranychus cinnabarinus. Phytoparasitica 14(2): 137-142.

Nitz, S., N. Fischer, et al. (1985). Bound flavor compounds in plants: I. Volatile terpenoid compounds from bound precursors in Majorana hortensis. Chemie Mikrobiologie Technologie Der Lebensmittel 9(3): 87-94.

El, K. N. E. and R. Croteau (1333). Salinity depression of growth and essential oil formation in spearmint and marjoram and its reversal by foliar applied cytokinin. Phytochemistry 26(5): 1333-1334.

Fischer, N., S. Nitz, et al. (1003). Original composition of marjoram flavor and its changes during processing. Journal Of Agricultural And Food Chemistry 36(5): 996-1003.

Refaat, A. M., H. H. Baghdadi, et al. A comparative study between the Egyptian and Romanian sweet marjoram (Majorana Hortensis Moench). Egyptian Journal of Horticulture 19(1): 99-108. National Res. Centre, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt


Index of botanical names:
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Index of common names:
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