In this work, the effects of two elicitors [jasmonic acid (JA) and salicylic acid (SA)] on accumulation of essential oils in shoot cultures of Sage (Salvia officinalis L.) were investigated. Of the two elicitors, JA was more effective in stimulating the accumulation of α-pinene, limonene, β-pinene, camphor, thymol, camphene, thujonetrans,
thujone-cis, 1,8-cineole, borneol, borneol acetate, carvacrol, α-humulene and caryophyllene. At 50 and 100 μl, JA enhanced the production of camphor, thymol and carvacrol. Although 1 mM SA led to the same total production of many essential oils like β-pinene, camphor, thymol, thujone-cis, carvacrol, α-humulene and caryophyllene were less produced in JA (50 and 100 μl); only α-pinene, β-pinene, camphene, 1,8-
cineole, veridiflorol were produced better in JA (50 and 100 μl). Manol was obtained only in SA (10 mM) and water treatments.
