Effect of Time of Harvesting on Yield and Quality of Melissa Officinalis L. in Doon Valley, India

A field experiment on the effect of time of harvesting on yield and quality of Melissa officinalis L. was conducted under the agroclimatic conditions of Doon valley, Uttarakhand in order to assess the performance of four harvesting times (H(1)-120 days, H(2)-140 days, H(3)-160 days and H(4)-180 days...

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Autores principales: Singh, S., Haider, S. Z., Chauhan, N. K., Lohani, H., Sah, S., Yadav, R. K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
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Publicado: Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4243263/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25425760
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author Singh, S.
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Lohani, H.
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Yadav, R. K.
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description A field experiment on the effect of time of harvesting on yield and quality of Melissa officinalis L. was conducted under the agroclimatic conditions of Doon valley, Uttarakhand in order to assess the performance of four harvesting times (H(1)-120 days, H(2)-140 days, H(3)-160 days and H(4)-180 days after planting). The fresh and dry herbage and oil yield of the aerial parts showed greater response in H(3) i.e. harvesting at 160 days after planting, followed by H(2) harvesting time. The quality of essential oil was evaluated using GC and GC-MS analysis. Geranial (24.53 %) and neral (18.80 %) were the major constituents found in the essential oil followed by trans-caryophyllene (7.70 %).
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spelling pubmed-42432632014-11-25 Effect of Time of Harvesting on Yield and Quality of Melissa Officinalis L. in Doon Valley, India Singh, S. Haider, S. Z. Chauhan, N. K. Lohani, H. Sah, S. Yadav, R. K. Indian J Pharm Sci Short Communication A field experiment on the effect of time of harvesting on yield and quality of Melissa officinalis L. was conducted under the agroclimatic conditions of Doon valley, Uttarakhand in order to assess the performance of four harvesting times (H(1)-120 days, H(2)-140 days, H(3)-160 days and H(4)-180 days after planting). The fresh and dry herbage and oil yield of the aerial parts showed greater response in H(3) i.e. harvesting at 160 days after planting, followed by H(2) harvesting time. The quality of essential oil was evaluated using GC and GC-MS analysis. Geranial (24.53 %) and neral (18.80 %) were the major constituents found in the essential oil followed by trans-caryophyllene (7.70 %). Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd 2014 /pmc/articles/PMC4243263/ /pubmed/25425760 Text en Copyright: © Indian Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0 This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 Unported, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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title_full Effect of Time of Harvesting on Yield and Quality of Melissa Officinalis L. in Doon Valley, India
title_fullStr Effect of Time of Harvesting on Yield and Quality of Melissa Officinalis L. in Doon Valley, India
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title_short Effect of Time of Harvesting on Yield and Quality of Melissa Officinalis L. in Doon Valley, India
title_sort effect of time of harvesting on yield and quality of melissa officinalis l. in doon valley, india
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