Effect of organic manure and plant spacing on biomass and quality of Mentha piperita L. in Himalaya in India
IR@IHBT: CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur
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Effect of organic manure and plant spacing on biomass and quality of Mentha piperita L. in
Himalaya in India
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Chand, Gopi
Meena, RL Nag, Manu Pathania , Vijaylata Kaul , V K Singh , Bikram Singh, R D Ahuja, Paramvir Singh |
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Plant sciences
Natural Product Chemistry |
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| Description |
Mentha piperita L. (peppermint) is one of the economically important aromatic–medicinal herbs in India. Cultivation
of M. piperita has so far not been attempted under sub-temperate agro-climatic conditions in the mid-hill of Himalaya.
A study on rationalization of level of farmyard manure (FYM) and plant spacing for M. piperita crop was conducted
during 2007 and 2008 at IHBT (CSIR), Palampur. The treatments consisted of four levels of FYM (0, 15, 30,
45 t/ha), three plant spacing (25 4.х 15, 40 4. х 15 and 50 4.х 15 cm2). Crop yield significantly increased with the level
of FYM and was significantly higher at 45 t/ha of FYM. The oil content in the crop ranged from 0.2% to 0.3%; however,
it was not affected by FYM application. Menthone content significantly increased with application of FYM and
was significantly higher at 45 t/ha of FYM, whereas content of menthyl acetate, neo-menthol and menthofuran significantly
decreased with application of FYM. The crop yield, oil content and composition of the oil were not affected
by variation in plant spacing. However, planting of M. piperita at 50 4.х 15 cm2 spacing and application of FYM at
45 t/ha was found to be favorable for biomass production and content of menthone.
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2013
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Article
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application/pdf
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1342/1/132_Effect_of_organic.pdf
Chand, Gopi and Meena, RL and Nag, Manu and Pathania , Vijaylata and Kaul , V K and Singh , Bikram and Singh, R D and Ahuja, Paramvir Singh (2013) Effect of organic manure and plant spacing on biomass and quality of Mentha piperita L. in Himalaya in India. The Journal of Essential Oil Research. pp. 1-4. |
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http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1342/
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