Application Methods of Thymus Vulgaris Essential Oil

In this study, combined effect of two essential oils, thymol and carvacrol,with different concentrations in two methods on gladiolous grandiflorous l.was investigated based on a completely randomized design with 3 replicatesand four flower in each replicate. sansusi variety applied that was red. in shortterm method, different concentrations of thymol and carvacrolin including25+25, 50+50 and 75+75 ppm with sucrose 6% and distilled water (as control)were evaluated. red flowers were treated in mentioned solutions for 24 hoursand then they were taken to distilled water to the end of evaluation period. instandard method, different concentrations including 12.5+12.5, 25+25 and37.5+37.5 ppm and sucrose 2% and distilled water as control were used.flowers were kept in solutions from beginning experiment until the end of vaselife. every 48 hour, once, solutions were made to replace. preserver solutionscan use with wholesalers or retailers to protect flowers in order to sold users.thymol and carvacrol as the most essential oil of thymus vulgaris have strongantimicrobial and antioxidant effects. in short term method, combined treatmentof thymol and carvacrol with 150 ppm had the most soluble sugar and petalaqueous contents and the least rate of blossoming. in addition, the most vaselife in combined treatment of carvacrol and thymol was observed in 100 ppmwith mean of 11.57days. concentration of anthocyanin was the most in shorttermmethod in compared to standard in last days of experiment.