2015•Journal of Essential Oil Bearing PlantsRequires access

A New Agro-technology for Increasing Oil Yield and Yield Contributing Characters of Menthol Mint (Mentha arvensisL.)

R.K. Upadhyay, J. R. Bahl, D. D. Patra, S. K. Tewari

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A pot experiment were conducted at the research farm of Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plant, Research Centre, Pantnagar (Udham Singh Nagar) Uttarakhand, India, during 2013 to ascertain the response of nipping (cutting of apical portion in each branch of mint) on yield and yield contributing characters of mint (Mentha arvensis). The results revealed that, nipping of mint (Mentha arvensis L.) at 35 day after transplanting (T) recorded the highest plant height (89.3 cm), no. of branches/plant (99), leaf: stem ratio (1.31:1), fresh herb yield of mint (272.67 q/ha), oil content (1.20%) and oil yield (326.27 kg/ha) as compared to others and the lowest was found in T - control (no nipping).

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Key concepts: Mentha arvensis, Menthol, Yield (engineering), Essential oil, Mentha spicata, Herb, Horticulture, Aromatic plants