Row spacing and harvesting times for biomass production and essential oil content of mint (Mentha arvensis L.)

Authors

  • Edgard Henrique Costa Silva Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Tiago Alves Ferreira
  • Luiz Gustavo de Lima Guimarães
  • Edilson Nonato da Silva
  • Valéria Gomes Momenté
  • Ildon Rodrigues do Nascimento
  • Edgard Henrique Costa Silva Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Tiago Alves Ferreira Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Luiz Gustavo de Lima Guimarães Universidade Federal do Tocantins
  • Valéria Gomes Momenté Universidade Federal do Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9769-2207
  • Ildon Rodrigues do Nascinmento Universidade Federal do Tocantins https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0439-6490

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/jbb.uft.cemaf.v3n4.costasilva

Keywords:

Mertha arvensis L., planting density, oil yield

Abstract

The peppermint is a plant grown primarily for essential oil production and biomass, which can be influenced by environmental conditions. This study aimed to evaluate the biomass production and essential oil content of mint (Mentha arvensis L.) under the effect of different row spacing of planting and harvesting schedules. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with three replications and six treatments in a 2x3 factorial, two row spacings (0,40 x 0,30 m and 0,60 x 0,30 m) and three harvest time (6:00 to 7:00, 10:00 to 11:00 and 16:00 to 17:00). The characteristics evaluated were: total chlorophyll, temperature of leaves in harvest time(°C), total fresh biomass of leaves (t ha-1), total dry biomass of leaves (t ha-1), total fresh biomass of shoot (t ha-1), total dry biomass of shoot (t ha-1) and essential oil content based on dry biomass of leaves (% óleo). The 0,40 x 0,30 m spacing was superior for the production of fresh biomass of leaves and shoots (3,05 and 4,8 t ha-1, respectively) and dry biomass of leaves and shoots (0,28 and 0,5 t ha-1, respectively). There was no effect on the timing of harvest or spacing on essential oil yield.

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2012-11-17

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Silva, E. H. C., Ferreira, T. A., Guimarães, L. G. de L., da Silva, E. N., Momenté, V. G., do Nascimento, I. R., … Nascinmento, I. R. do. (2012). Row spacing and harvesting times for biomass production and essential oil content of mint (Mentha arvensis L.). Journal of Biotechnology and Biodiversity, 3(4), 193–198. https://doi.org/10.20873/jbb.uft.cemaf.v3n4.costasilva

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 4 (2012): Journal of Biotechnology and Biodiversity

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Agrarian Sciences

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