Volatile constituents of Trifolium pratense and T. repens from N.E. Italian alpine pastures.
The composition of the volatile fraction of two important forage legumes from Italian sub-alpine N.E. pastureland, namely Trifolium pratense L. subsp. pratense (red clover) and T. repens subsp. repens (white clover) were investigated. The volatile oil was obtained from the fresh aerial parts by steam distillation and analyzed by GC/FID and GC/MS. The oil yield was 0.018 and 0.021% (weight/fresh weight basis) for T. pratense and T. repens, respectively. Several classes of compounds were found in both the oils, including alcohols, aldehydes, ketones, terpenes, esters, hydrocarbons, phenolics and acids. Qualitative and quantitative differences were found.
Tava
Aldo
A
CRA-FLC Centro di Ricerca per le Produzioni Foraggere e Lattiero Casearie, viale Piacenza 29, 26900 Lodi, Italy. aldo.tava@entecra.it
Ramella
Daniele
D
Grecchi
Maris
M
Aceto
Paolo
P
Paoletti
Renato
R
Piano
Efisio
E
D017753:Ecosystem; D007558:Italy; D009822:Oils, Volatile / Q000737:chemistry*; D010938:Plant Oils / Q000737:chemistry*; D029921:Trifolium / Q000737:chemistry*
D009822:Oils, Volatile; D010938:Plant Oils