Basil plants growth and essential oil yield in a production system with successive cuts Crescimento de plantas de manjericão e produção de óleo em sistema de produção com cortes sucessivos

Basil plants growth and essential oil yield in a production system with successive cuts Crescimento de plantas de manjericão e produção de óleo em sistema de produção com cortes sucessivos

This work studied the growth of basil plants and the effect of successive cuts on the total yield and quality of the essential oil, throughout the crop cycle. Steady increases were observed in the dry weight of the aerial part and in the essential oil yield, during the cultivation cycle. Intensive c...

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Main Authors: André May, Odair Alves Bovi, Nilson Borlina Maia, Lauro Euclides Soares Barata, Rita de Cassia Zacardi de Souza, Eduardo Mattoso Ramos de Souza, Andrea Rocha Almeida de Moraes, Mariane Quaglia Pinheiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Agronômico de Campinas 2008-01-01
Series:Bragantia
Subjects:
Ocimum basilicum L.
massa seca
intervalo entre cortes
dry mass
harvest intervals
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