Title:
ESjara Project: Rockrose Essential Oil for the Development of Bioeconomy in Rural Areas. Correlation of Vegetation Indexes with Essential Oil Yields
Author(s):
Bados, R., Mediavilla, I., Yánez, L., Esteban, J., Tomé, J.L., Esteban, L.S.
Document(s):
Paper
Poster
Abstract:
The main objective of the ESjara project is to develop the potential of Cistus derived products, particularly essential oils, through the active management of Cistus ladanifer and Cistus laurifolius shrublands. Cistus is one of the most characteristic genera of the Mediterranean shrub flora, being Cistus ladanifer the most used species at industrial level to produce essential oil and labdanum gum. On the other hand, Cistus laurifolius is rarely used, although some interesting results have been obtained regarding the activity of its essential oil. The objective of this paper is, on the one hand, to briefly present the ESjara project and, on the other hand, to show preliminary results related to the correlation between spectral vegetation indices obtained from satellite data with the essential oil yields of Cistus plants, collected in two different sites along a year. In view of the results obtained so far, no significant correlations can be established between the calculated vegetation indices and the obtained essential oil yields. More samples are currently being collected to provide a more robust data set, allowing for a more comprehensive understanding of the relationship between vegetation indexes and oil values throughout the year.
Keywords:
biobased products, steam distillation, spectral vegetation indices, remotely sensed data
Topic:
Sustainable Resources for Decarbonising the Economy
Subtopic:
Biomass resources and potentials
Event:
32nd European Biomass Conference and Exhibition
Session:
1BV.3.13
Pages:
65 - 69
ISBN:
978-88-89407-24-0
Paper DOI:
10.5071/32ndEUBCE2024-1BV.3.13
Price:
FREE
