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Effect of Transplanting Date on Growth, Yield and Oil Quality of Tagetes minuta L. in Mid Hill of North -Western Himalaya

IR@IHBT: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur

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Title Effect of Transplanting Date on Growth, Yield and Oil Quality of Tagetes minuta L. in Mid Hill of North -Western Himalaya
 
Creator Kumar, R
Ramesh, K
Pathania, Vijaylata
Singh , Bikram
 
Subject Natural Product Chemistry
 
Description A field investigation was conducted at CSIR- Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Palampur to study the effect of transplanting date on duration of phenophases, aerial biomass partitioning and essential oil productivity in wild marigold (Tagetes minuta). Tagetes crop was transplanted on six dates commencing from April 12 to June 26, 2008 at fortnightly interval. All the phenophases were hastened when the transplanting was delayed. Plant height, leaf number and branches/ plant were significantly higher in the crop which was transplanted in the month of April. Dry matter accumulation in different plant parts of tagetes was significantly higher in April 26 transplanted crop. In accordance with these results, herb yield was significantly higher in the crop which was transplanted on April 26. Delay in transplanting significantly decreased essential oil content. Delay in transplanting also caused variation in composition of the oil in the stem, leaf and flower. Flowers and leaves accumulated maximum essential oil. The proportion of dihydrotagetones (39.1 %) was higher in leaf oil while the presence of cis- ocimene (36.5 %) and ocimenones (41.3 %) in flower oil was recorded.
 
Date 2012
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Identifier http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1242/1/48_Effect_of_transplanting_date_on_growth_yield_and_oil_quality_of_tagetes_minuta.pdf
Kumar, R and Ramesh, K and Pathania, Vijaylata and Singh , Bikram (2012) Effect of Transplanting Date on Growth, Yield and Oil Quality of Tagetes minuta L. in Mid Hill of North -Western Himalaya. Journal of Essential Oil Bearing Plants, 15 (2). pp. 405-414.
 
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