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| Year : 1991 | Volume
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Varietal trial on palmarosa
RD Thakare, PP Khode, HN Sethi
Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden, Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444 104, Maharashtra, India
Correspondence Address:
R D Thakare
Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden, Punjabrao Krishi Vidyapeeth, Akola - 444 104, Maharashtra
India
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Field and laboratory investigations were undertaken at Nagarjun Medicinal Plants Garden from 1984 - 1987 with object to find out the suitable variety of palmarosa having high yield of foliage and oil. From the pooled analysis the variety IW - 3631 showed highest dry foliage yield (10271 KG / ha) which was significantly superior over all varieties i.e, IW 3632, IW-3630, IW RRL (B) - 65 and IW - 3629 except IW RRL (B) - 49. Oil contents and oil yield was also found to be more in variety IW 3631. Varieties IW - 3629 gave lowest oil yield and was at par with varieties IW - 3630 and IW - 3632. |
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