Study Findings from Urmia University Provide New Insights into Botany (Intraspecific divergence in essential oil content, composition and genes expression patterns of monoterpene synthesis in Origanum vulgare subsp. vulgare and subsp. gracile...).

According to the news reporters, the research concluded: "The findings of this study demonstrated that both oregano subspecies can tolerate NaCl salinity up to 50 mM without significant reduction in essential oil yield. The content of carvacrol, as the main component of essential oil, decreased with increasing salinity level in subsp. gracile, but increased in subsp. vulgare. Phenolic monoterpenes such as thymol and carvacrol with many medical importance are found in Oregano essential oil.". [Extracted from the article]

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