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Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research Vol. 5(5), pp. 329-335. September, 2017. ISSN: 2360-7874 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2017.033 Full Length Research Identification of suitable transplanting time for optimum growth, yield and yield components of Rose Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L. Herit var. SHITO)
Basazinew Degu*, Hailu Lire and Beemnet Mengesha
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center, P.O. Box 198, Shashemene, Ethiopia. Corresponding authors email: basdegu@gmail.com
Accepted 14 August 2017
The field
experiment was conducted for two years from 2015 to 2016 to determine
appropriate transplanting time for growth, yield and yield components of
Rose Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L. Herit var. SHITO) at
Wondo Genet. The experiment comprised twelve levels of transplanting
time (from February to January) were used on a plot size of 3.6 cm
length and 3.6 cm width arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD)
with three replications. SAS (version 9) software was used to compute
the analysis of variance. The result showed that treatments differed
markedly on growth, yield and yield components of Rose Scented Geranium
var. SHITO. The highest dry leaf yield and essential oil yield/ha were
obtained when the tested variety was transplanted at the beginning of
March followed by April. In contrast, the least dry leaf yield and
essential oil yield/ha were obtained when it was transplanted at the
beginning of November. On the other hand, the remaining parameters such
as plant height, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant and
fresh leaf yield/ha were superior when the tested variety was
transplanted at the beginning of April. In contrast, the inferior plant
height, number of branches/plant, number of leaves/plant and fresh leaf
yield/ha were obtained when it was transplanted at the beginning of
December, October, January and November, respectively. Therefore, in
order to get the highest essential oil yield/ha it is better to
transplant the tasted variety at the beginning of March and April on
Wondo Genet and areas having the same agro-ecologies with Wondo Genet.
How to cite this article: Degu B, Lire H, Mengesha B (2017). Identification of suitable transplanting time for optimum growth, yield and yield components of Rose Scented Geranium (Pelargonium graveolens L. Herit var. SHITO). Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 5(5): 329-335
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