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Indian Journal of Pure & Applied Biosciences (IJPAB)
Year : 2019, Volume : 7, Issue : 6
First page : (107) Last page : (113)
Article doi: : http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7867

Variation in the Essential Oil Yield and Chemical Composition of Palmarosa Biomass Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) wats. var. Motia Burk) Under Different Location in Semi Arid Tropic Regions of India

Jnanesha A. C.^1*, Ashish Kumar¹, Manoj Kumar Singh² and Nagaraj S.^3
1CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Centre, Boduppal, Hyderabad, India
²Department of Horticulture, Kulbhaskar Ashram Post Graduate College, Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh-02
³Project assistant, CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Research Centre,
Boduppal, Hyderabad-500092, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail: jnangowda@gmail.com
Received: 20.10.2019  |  Revised: 23.11.2019   |  Accepted: 28.11.2019  

 ABSTRACT

Palmarosa is an essential oil bearing aromatic grass, rich in geraniol and geranyl acetate with abundant pharmacological and aroma properties. This study encompasses variation in the essential oil yield and chemical composition of palmarosa grown under different location. From the data, it is found that Palmarosa grown in Ranga Reddy district recorded significantly higher herbage yield (3.9 t acre-1), oil yield (27.3kg acre-1) and oil content (0.7%) and was followed by Yadadri location (3.7t acre-1, 22.2 kg acre-1, 0.6 % respectively). Similarly, Geraniol content was significantly higher in Ranga Reddy district (76.1 %) followed by Yadadri district (75.8 %). However, Geranyl acetate content was higher in Nalgonda district (21.7 %) followed by Yadadri district (18.3 %). Whereas, Farnesol was higher in Ranga Reddy district (3.6 %) followed by Nalgonda district (2.4 %). The sample collected from Yadadri recorded higher linalool content (2.3 %) followed by Nalgonda district (1.8 %). However, Nalgonda district recorded higher Cis β ocimene (2.0 %) compared to rest of the places.

Keywords: Essential oil, Geraniol, Geranyl acetate, Farnesol and Cis β ocimene

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Cite this article: Jnanesha, A.C., Ashish, K., Singh, M.K., & Nagaraj, S. (2019). Variation in the Essential Oil Yield and Chemical Composition of Palmarosa Biomass Cymbopogon martini (Roxb.) wats. var. Motia Burk) Under Different Location in Semi Arid Tropic Regions of India, Ind. J. Pure App. Biosci. 7(6), 107-113. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2582-2845.7867