FEATURES OF ACCUMULATION OF ESSENTIAL OIL IN PLANTS OF ORIGANUM VULGARE L. IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE CRIMEA
The article discusses the features of the accumulation of essential oil in the collection samples of Oregano studied in the foothill zone of the Crimea. The range of variability of the mass fraction of essential oil of Origanum vulgare (from trace amounts to 0.53% of the bone dry weight). We have revealed that the greatest amount of essential oil accumulates in the inflorescences during the flowering phase