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Effect of shading and plant density on growth, yield and oil composition of clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) in north western Himalaya

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Title Effect of shading and plant density on growth, yield and oil composition of clary sage
(Salvia sclarea L.) in north western Himalaya
 
Creator Kumar, Rakesh
Sharma, Saurabh
Pathania, Vijaylata
 
Subject Natural Product Chemistry
 
Description The experiments were commenced in January 2009 and repeated in 2010 at the CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource
Technology (Council of Scientific and Industrial Research), Palampur, India to investigate the effect of shading
and plant density on plant growth, yield, volatile oil content and composition in clary sage. Four levels of shade
(0, 25%, 50%, 75% shade) and three planting geometry levels (30 х 30 cm, 45 х 30 cm, 45 х 45 cm) were tested
as per split plot design. Plants grown in full sunlight (control) produced significantly higher number of leaves than
heavy shading (75% shade). Plant spread, root length, number of roots/plant, flower weight/plant, total biomass/plant,
oil content and oil yield significantly reduced with increase in shade levels. Flower yield (q/ha) was significantly
higher when the crop was planted under narrow spacing 30 х 30 cm compared with 45 х 30 cm and 45 х 45 cm
spacing levels. Oil content and oil yield were not affected by different spacing levels. Linalyl acetate and sclareol
were higher under 25% shade, germacrene D required 50% shade, but linalool was better in open environment.
 
Date 2013
 
Type Article
PeerReviewed
 
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Identifier http://ihbt.csircentral.net/1321/1/102_Effect_of_Shading.pdf
Kumar, Rakesh and Sharma, Saurabh and Pathania, Vijaylata (2013) Effect of shading and plant density on growth, yield and oil composition of clary sage (Salvia sclarea L.) in north western Himalaya. The Journal of Essential Oil Research, 25 (1). pp. 23-32.
 
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