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Thermal processing and geographical origin as drivers of terpenoids variation in Anethum graveolens L. essential oils: A biplot analysis

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Farmanpour Kalalagh, Karim, Mohebodini, Mehdi, Sabaghnia, Naser, Beyraghdar Kashkooli, Arman, Esmaeili, Hassan·2025·PLOS One

Abstract

Dill (Anethum graveolens L.), a medicinal-vegetable plant renowned for its aromatic and functional properties, exhibits significant variation in essential oil composition due to geographical origin (genotypic diversity) and post-harvest drying temperatures (DTs). This study aimed to (1) quantify the effects of geographical origin (as a proxy for genotype) and DTs on essential oil yield and composition, and (2) evaluate how specific genotypes respond to thermal processing. Six A. graveolens genotypes from distinct Iranian regions (Mashhad, Ardabil, Parsabad, Bushehr, Esfahan, and Kerman) were cultivated under uniform field conditions in Ardabil, Iran, to isolate genotypic variation. Post-harvest treatments included environmental shade drying and oven drying at 40°C and 60°C, creating unique combinations of genotype-treatment (CGT). Using CGT × character biplot analysis, we assessed interactions between genotype, DT, and essential oil compositions. The results revealed significant CGT-driven variation: shade drying enhanced α-Phellandrene levels in Kerman and Esfahan genotypes (57.49% and 55.51%), while oven drying at 40°C maximized Myristicin content (1.72%) in the Ardabil genotype and essential oil yield in Parsabad (1.86% w/v). High-temperature drying (60°C) reduced essential oil content in sensitive genotypes. β-Pinene and γ-Terpinene emerged as discriminative markers for genotype performance. Critically, the Parsabad genotype at 40°C and the Ardabil genotype demonstrated superior essential oil yields, whereas genotype-specific responses to DT highlighted the need for tailored post-harvest protocols. This study establishes CGT interactions as pivotal drivers of A. graveolens essential oil chemotypes, offering actionable strategies for genotype-specific drying protocols to optimize industrial production and breeding programs.

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In six Iranian dill genotypes grown under uniform field conditions, genotype-treatment combinations strongly shaped essential oil yield and terpenoid profiles, with shade drying generally preserving quality and 40°C oven drying maximizing some yields/compounds. The CGT × character biplot explained 68% of variation and identified β-pinene and γ-terpinene as key discriminative markers.

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  • The genotype-treatment (CGT) × character biplot accounted for 68% of variation. Shade drying enhanced α-Phellandrene in Kerman and Esfahan genotypes (57.49% and 55.51%) according to the abstract; the results section also identifies B25 (Bushehr + shade drying) as exceptionally high in α-Phellandrene.
  • Oven drying at 40°C maximized Myristicin content (1.72%) in the Ardabil genotype and essential oil yield in Parsabad (1.86% w/v) per the abstract; the results section identifies P40 (Parsabad + 40°C) as highest for Myristicin and essential oil yield.
  • High-temperature drying (60°C) reduced essential oil content in sensitive genotypes. A40 and P40 were most desirable for high essential oil yield, while K60 was least favorable; A40 also showed low variation.
  • β-Pinene and γ-Terpinene emerged as discriminative markers; β-Pinene was the most discriminative character, followed by γ-Terpinene, α-Phellandrene, p-Cymene, and β-Myrcene. The conclusion states shade drying was superior across all genotypes.

Methods

  • Six *Anethum graveolens* genotypes from Mashhad, Ardabil, Parsabad, Bushehr, Esfahan, and Kerman were cultivated under uniform field conditions in Ardabil, Iran, in three blocks arranged in a completely randomized block design; leaves and flowers were harvested at full bloom.
  • Post-harvest treatments were shade drying and oven drying at 40°C and 60°C until 10–12% moisture. Then 50 g dried material per genotype was hydrodistilled for 4 h using a Clevenger apparatus; oil was dehydrated with anhydrous sodium sulfate and stored at 4°C.
  • Essential oils were analyzed by GC-MS (Agilent 5977A) and GC-FID (Agilent 7890B) with an HP-5MS column; compounds were identified by retention times/indices and NIST05, Wiley7, and Adams databases. Statistical analysis used Anderson-Darling normality testing and PCA via a CGT × character biplot in GGEbiplot software.

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  • The paper states future research should explore additional environmental and agronomic factors, such as soil type, irrigation practices, and harvest timing; it also notes that direct measurements may not always correspond exactly to biplot results.
  • Evident from the text: there is no dedicated limitations section; the biplot model explained 68% of variation, leaving 32% unexplained, and the study is limited to six Iranian genotypes and three drying treatments, so broader generalizability is not established.

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Fig 1 Associations among characters of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) genotypes under various drying temperatures. Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO). Combination genotype-treatment (CGT) are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).
Fig 1 Associations among characters of dill (Anethum graveolens L.) genotypes under various drying temperatures. Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO). Combination genotype-treatment (CGT) are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig 2 Identification of the best combination genotype-treatment (CGT) for characters of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO). Combination genotype-treatment (CGT) are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).
Fig 2 Identification of the best combination genotype-treatment (CGT) for characters of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO). Combination genotype-treatment (CGT) are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig 3 The perfect entry or combination genotype-treatment (CGT) of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). CGTs are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).
Fig 3 The perfect entry or combination genotype-treatment (CGT) of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). CGTs are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig 4 Identification of the perfect character of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO).
Fig 4 Identification of the perfect character of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). Characters are: α-Thujene (A-THU), Camphene (CAM), Sabinene (SAB), β-Pinene (B-PIN), β-Myrcene (B-MYR), α-Phellandrene (A-PH), α-Terpinene (A-TER), p-Cymene (R-CY), β-Phellandrene (B-PH), γ-Terpinene (G-TE), α-Terpinolene (A-T), Sabinol (SAB), Dill ether (DILL), Carvacrol (CAR), Germacrene D (GER), Myristicin (MYR), Dillapiole (DIL), Neophytadiene (NEO), Hexahydrofarnesyl acetone (HEX), and essential oil yield (EO).CC BY · PubMed Central
Fig 5 Testing the performance of various of combination genotype-treatment (CGT) in essential oil of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). CGTs are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).
Fig 5 Testing the performance of various of combination genotype-treatment (CGT) in essential oil of dill (Anethum graveolens L.). CGTs are: A25 (genotype Ardabil + shade drying), A40 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Ardabil + oven drying at 60°C), B25 (genotype Bushehr + shade drying), A40 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 40°C), A60 (genotype Bushehr + oven drying at 60°C), E25 (genotype Esfahan + shade drying), E40 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 40°C), E60 (genotype Esfahan + oven drying at 60°C), M25 (genotype Mashhad + shade drying), M40 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 40°C), M60 (genotype Mashhad + oven drying at 60°C), K25 (genotype Kerman + shade drying), K40 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 40°C), K60 (genotype Kerman + oven drying at 60°C), P25 (genotype Parsabad + shade drying), P40 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 40°C), and P60 (genotype Parsabad + oven drying at 60°C).CC BY · PubMed Central

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Authors
Farmanpour Kalalagh, K., Mohebodini, M., Sabaghnia, N., Beyraghdar Kashkooli, A., & Esmaeili, H.
Affiliations
  • University of Mohaghegh Ardabili (IR)
  • University of Maragheh (IR)
  • Shahid Beheshti University (IR)
Corresponding author
  • Mohebodini, Mehdi
  • Sabaghnia, Naser
Venue
PLOS One
Published
2025-08-01
Volume
20
Issue
8
Pages
e0327018
ISSN
1932-6203 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W4412830131
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4
References
36
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2026: 4
FWCI
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journal article
Language
en
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Funders
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Food Science › Essential Oils and Antimicrobial Activity
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant chemical constituents analysis
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Plant biochemistry and biosynthesis
Keywords
dill, essential oil composition, terpenoids, geographical origin, genotypic variation, oven drying, shade drying, essential oil yield, α-phellandrene, myristicin, β-pinene, γ-terpinene, chemotypes, genotype × treatment interaction
MeSH terms
Genotype, Geography, Iran, Oils, Volatile, Plant Oils, Temperature, Terpenes, Anethum graveolens

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