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Valorisation of essential oil of Eucalyptus populifolia Desf, Eucalyptus woollsiana and Eucalyptus exserta for agro-industrial purposes

Mouna Souihia Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology (LR16CNSTN01), National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Ariana, Tunisia;b Doctoral School of Computer Science, Communications, Design, and Environment (STICODE), University Campus of Manouba, Manouba, TunisiaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Habiba Koukia Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology (LR16CNSTN01), National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Ismail Amria Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology (LR16CNSTN01), National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Ines Maalejc Laboratory of Biomass Valorisation and Protein Production in Eukaryotes, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax, University of Sfax, Sfax, TunisiaView further author information
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Amir Souissid Laboratory of Agricultural Sciences and Techniques, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), Carthage University, Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Imen Trabelsid Laboratory of Agricultural Sciences and Techniques, National Institute of Agricultural Research of Tunisia (INRAT), Carthage University, Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Ferjani Dhaouadia Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology (LR16CNSTN01), National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Lamia Hamrounie Laboratory of Management and Valorization of Forest Resources, National Institute of Research on Rural Engineering, Water, and Forests, Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Yassine Mabrouka Laboratory of Biotechnology and Nuclear Technology (LR16CNSTN01), National Centre for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies (CNSTN), Ariana, TunisiaView further author information
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Received 22 Nov 2023, Accepted 01 Apr 2024, Published online: 10 Apr 2024
 
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ABSTRACT

Forest species are characterized by their wealth of essential oils (EOs), which play key requested for alternative control methods against weeds, fungi and pests. This study reports the chemical composition and highlight the antioxidant, antifungal and phytotoxic properties of the EOs obtained from Eucalyptus populifolia Desf, Eucalyptus woollsiana and Eucalyptus exserta. The EOs were analyzed by gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry (GC/MS). Their antioxidant, antifungal and phytotoxic properties were investigated. All EOs displayed a specific richness in eucalyptol (75.94-7.01%), camphene (6.97-0.4%) globulol (5.20-5.83%) and α-pinene (0.71-12.82 %). EOs isolated from E. populifolia exhibited significant antioxidant activity. Furthermore, all investigated EOs displayed significant antifungal properties against four phytopathogenic fungi belonging to Fusarium genus. The phytotoxic activity against five weeds showed varying effectiveness on seed germination and seedling growth, which exhibited greater effectiveness compared to glyphosate. Eucalyptus EOs have the potential to be used in the formulation of biopesticides.

Disclosure statement

No potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).

Authorship contribution

Mouna SOUIHI: Formal analysis, Investigation, Data curation, Writing – original draft, Funding acquisition. Ismail AMRI: Conceptualization, Data curation and Validation. Habiba KOUKI: Investigation, Methodology. Ines MAALEJ: Methodology, Software. Amir SOUISSI: Software. Imen TRABELSI: Resources. Ferjani DHAOUADI: Methodology. Lamia HAMROUNI: Conceptualization, Validation, Resources, Supervision, Project administration, Yassine MABROUK: Supervision, Conceptualization, Validation, Resources.

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The authors report there are no competing interests to declare.

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Funding

This research did not receive any specific grant from funding agencies in the public, commercial, or not-for-profit sectors.

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