Artemisia absinthium, commonly known as wormwood, is a perennial plant that is widespread in Eurasia. Bitter extracts from flowering tops are commonly used in alcoholic beverages. A breeding program initiated in 2002 in Switzerland allowed the selection of three interesting genotypes that were used for various crossings. These crossings gave four new hybrids and one new polycross that were tested in 2007 and 2008 in two sites in Switzerland and one in Italy. No significant differences in yield were observed between these new cultivars on these different sites. They flowered in the first year of cultivation, they were highly productive and they had a cis-epoxyocymene chemotype. The phytochemical profile at the flowering phenophase remained stable regardless the growing site and the year.
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