title: Effect of time of harvesting on yield and quality of melissa officinalis L. In doon valley, India.
abstract: 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 (H1-120 days, H2-140 days, H3-160 days and H4-180 days after planting). The fresh and dry herbage and oil yield of the aerial parts showed greater response in H3 i.e. harvesting at 160 days after planting, followed by H2 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 %).
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Haider
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Chauhan
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lohani
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sah
authors.affiliation: Centre for Aromatic Plants (CAP), Industrial Estate, Selaqui, Dehradun-248 197, India.
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Yadav
keywords: Melissa officinalis L.; essential oil; fresh and dry herbage; geranial; harvesting times