Vol. 11, Issue 1 (2023)
Biomass and essential oil yield of Ocimum basilicum L. in south 24 Parganas of West Bengal
Author(s): Sruba Saha and Sushil Kumar Kothari
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to study agronomic performance in general and biomass & essential oil yield in particular of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under mild soil salinity stress (< 1 S/m). The variety seeds of Kushmohak variety was sown in the nursery and transplanted later at 45 x 30 cm spacing at the research farm of the School of Agriculture and Allied Sciences (SAAS), The Neotia University. Essential oil content in the biomass was monitored between 70-115 days after transplanting and it revealed that the oil content initially increased and reached a plateau at 100 days of transplanting. The above ground biomass of the crop was harvested after 115 days of transplanting and various growth parameters like, plant height (cm), No. of branches plant-1, No. of inflorescence branches-1, length of inflorescence (cm), etc. and yield parameters like, total biomass, essential oil content & yield were recorded. The study demonstrated in mild soil salinity conditions high essential oil yield potential of 28.5 kg/ha through cultivation of short duration (115 days) Rabi season crop. On development of appropriate steam distillation facility and marketing channels, the crop may emerge as a viable alternative to other competing crop species like, maize, sunflower, etc.
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Sruba Saha, Sushil Kumar Kothari. Biomass and essential oil yield of Ocimum basilicum L. in south 24 Parganas of West Bengal. Int J Chem Stud 2023;11(1):38-40.
