Figueredo G.Chalchat J.C.Chalard P.Al Juhaimi, Fahad Y.Ghafoor K.Babiker, Elfadil E.Özcan, Mehmet Musa2020-03-262020-03-2620151431-9292https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12395/32866The essential oils of mint leaves (Mentha spicata L.) cultivated in Middle Anatolia were extracted by hydrodistillation, and analysed by GC and GC-MS. The percentage yields of the essential oils of mint harvested in different months (from May to December) were 1.2 %, 2.5%. 2.75%,3.0%, 2.0%, 3.7%. 2.6% and 2.0%, respectively. The major constituents varied depend on harvest periods. The main constituents of mint oil were carvone (30.8-62.9%), dihydrocarveol (2.7%-22.4, iso dihydrocarvyle acetate (12-14.4%). limonene (5.2-17.2%) and eucalyptol among the months.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessCarvoneCompositionEssential oilHarvest periodsLeaveM. spicata lMintArticle204172176N/A