Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research
 

Academic Research Journal of Agricultural Science and Research 

Vol. 5(1), pp. 44-49. January, 2017.

ISSN: 2360-7874 

 DOI: 10.14662/ARJASR2016.045

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Determination of optimum harvesting management for better production of sage (saliva officianalis.L)

Wondimkun Dikr and Zewdinesh Damtew

Department of Chemistry, Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center, P. O Box, 198 Shashemene, Ethiopia.

Corresponding author: P. O Box, 198 Shashemene, Ethiopia, tell,+251-921205205 and +251979827810

E-mail: wondimkundikr24@gmail.com

Accepted 11 December 2016

This experiment was conducted with the objective of determine the harvesting management of sage (Salvia officianalis. L.) for optimum biomass and oil yield at Wondo genet agricultural research center for two years from 2014/2015 to 2016/2017 cropping seasons. Data on plant height, branch number/plant, and fresh leaf weight/plant, fresh stem weight/plant, fresh leaf weight/ha, essential oil content (EOC) and essential oil yield/ha (EOY/ha) were collected arranged in randomized complete block design with three replications. Harvesting height has a significant (P < 0.05) influence on plant height and a very highly significant (P < 0.01) influence on fresh stem weight (Table 2). Branch number has a significant (P < 0.05) influence on plant height, fresh leaf weight/ha, fresh stem weight/plot, dry leaf weight/plot and essential oil yield/ha (Table 3). EOC=essential oil content, EOY=essential oil yield, BN= branch number

Key words; branch number, harvesting height, and harvesting management

 

How to cite this article: Dikr W, Damtew Z (2017). Determination of optimum harvesting management for better production of sage (saliva officianalis.L). Acad. Res. J. Agri. Sci. Res. 5(1): 44-49

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