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Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research Vol. 4(6), pp. 279-284. November, 2016. ISSN: 2360-7874 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2016.035 Full Length Research Response of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus L) Varieties for Different Intra and Inter row spacing at Wondo genet, Southern Ethiopia
Getachew Jimayu1* Aynalem Gebre1 and Beemnet Mengesha1
1Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center, EIAR, P.O. Box: 198, Shashemene, Ethiopia. Corresponding authors email: getachewjimayu@gmail.com
Accepted 13 November 2016
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experiment was conducted at Wondo genet agricultural research center,
southern Ethiopia from 2014 to 2016 cropping season to determine the
optimum intra and inter row spacing of lemongrass varieties for maximize
essential oil yield. Spacing of (30cmx30cm, 30cmx60cm, 30cmx90cm,
60cmx60cm, 60cmx90cm and 90cmx90cm) and two varieties of lemongrass
(upper awash and java lemongrass) were arranged in RCBD design with
three replications. The study showed that population density had a very
highly significant (p≤0.001) influence on number of tillers/hill,
longest leaf length, fresh biomass/hill and essential oil yield/ha;
highly significant (p≤0.01) influence on fresh herbage yield/ha and a
significant (p≤0.05) influence on number of leaves/plant, dry herbage
yield/ha and essential oil content. Variety was exerted a significant
(p≤0.05) influence on essential oil content and a highly significant
(p≤0.01) influence on essential oil yield; whereas, it had a very highly
significant (p≤0.001) influence on number of tillers/hill, number of
leaves/tiller, longest leaf length, fresh biomass/hill, fresh herbage
yield/ha and dry herbage yield/ha. The interaction of population density
and variety had a significant influence on numbers of tillers/hill,
longest leaf length, fresh herbage yield/ha and essential oil yield/ha.
The highest essential oil yield (89.26 and 58.1 kg/ha) were obtained
from java lemongrass and upper awash lemongrass, respectively at spacing
of 30cm x 30cm.
How to cite this article: Jimayu G, Gebre A, Mengesha B (2016). Response of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon Citratus L) Varieties for Different Intra and Inter row spacing at Wondo genet, Southern Ethiopia. Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 4(6): 279-284
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