International Journal of Agricultural Sciences

Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Subscription Access
Open Access Open Access Open Access  Restricted Access Restricted Access Subscription Access

Evaluation of Scented Geranium Accessions for Morphological and Yield Attributes in Southern Indian Conditions


Affiliations
1 College of Horticulture, Mysore (Karnataka), India
2 College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India
3 Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
     

   Subscribe/Renew Journal


Scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.:Geraniaceae) is an important, high value aromatic crop of South African origin. The oil of geranium is obtained by steam distillation of tender plant parts. More than 120 constituents are identified in the oil. Due to high demand and price for the oil, an excellent potential exists for increasing cultivated area in India. An attempt was made to evaluate and characterize the available accessions of scented geranium based on their morphology and yield attributes. There were seven treatments and four replications. PG-12 recorded maximum plant height (53.45 cm), PG-1 recorded maximum plant spread (6706.43 cm2), PG-12 registered maximum number of leaves (469.20), PG-11 recorded the highest (12.35 mm) stem diameter. Flowering was observed in the accessions PG-1, PG-8, PG-10, KB and CIMAP though the extent varied widely. KB recorded the maximum herb yield per plant, per plot and per hectare (0.69 kg, 13.90 kg and 19.30 t, respectively). PG-8 registered the maximum oil content (0.437%), KB recorded the maximum essential oil (2.07 ml, 41.43 ml and 57.53 1, respectively) per plant, per plot and per hectare oil yield. So, KB and PG-8 were found best among all for their essential oil yield and quality.

Keywords

Geranium, Accessions, Evaluation.
Subscription Login to verify subscription
User
Notifications
Font Size


  • Bhaskar S. (1995). Growth, herbage and oil yield of patchouli (Pogosrtemon patchouli) as influenced by cultivars and nitrogen fertilization. Indian Perfum., 39 (1) : 35-38.

  • Bhaskar, S., Vasanthakumar, T. and Srivastava, H.C. (1998). Growth and yield of scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens) genotypes in relation to nitrogen fertilization. J. Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sci., 20 : 731-734.

  • Kaul, P.N. and Rao, B.R.R. (1999). Quality variation in the essential oils of young and old leaves of three varieties if rose-scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.) PAFAI J., 1 (1) : 35-37.

  • Mani, A.K. and Sampah, V. (1981). Seasonal influence on the oil content and quality in geranium. Indian Perfum., 25 (3 & 4) : 41-43.

  • Naragund, V.R. and Divakar, N.G. (1983).Varietal evaluation in scented geranium (Pelargonium graveolens). Indian Perfum., 27 (1) : 19-21.

  • Pareek, S.K. and Maheshwari, M.L. (1990). Selection of Palmarosa oil grass germplasm for higher yield and quality. Indian Perfum., 34 (1) : 5-13.

  • Patra, N.K., Khanuja, S.P.S., Shasaby, A.K., Singh, H.P., Singh, VR., Tanveer, H., Kalra, A., Singh, H.B., Mengi, N., Tyagi, N.K., Naqui, A.A. and Kumar, S. (2000).Genetic improvement of cultivated species of Cymbopogon and Mentha for yield, quality and adaption. J. Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sci., 22 (1B) : 263-277.

  • Ram, M., Gupta, M.M., Naqui, A.A. and Kumar, S. (1995). Commercially viable annual crop of geranium in northern Indian plains. Curr. Res. Medicinal & Aromatic Plants, 17 : 17-20.

  • Rao, B.R.R. (2000). Rose-second geranium (Pelargonium spp.) : Indian and International perspective. J. Medicinal & Aromatic Plant Sci., 22 : 302-312.

  • Sastry, K.P., Kumar, S., Mehta, V.K., Radhakrishnan, K. and Saleem, S.M. (2000). Cultivation of geranium in the hilly regions of Tamil Nadu. Centennial Conference on Spices and Aromatic Plants Held at Calicut.

  • Singh, K., Rao, B.R.R., Kothari, S.K., Singh, C.P., Kaul, P.N. and Kumar, S. (2000). Cultivation of aromatics crops in South India: Problems and prospects. J. Medicinal and Aromatic Plant Sci., 22 : 218-230.

  • Sundararaj, N., Nagaraju, S., Venkataramu, M.N. and Jaganath, M.K. (1972). Design and analysis of field experiments, University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (KARNATAKA) INDIA.


Abstract Views: 379

PDF Views: 0




  • Evaluation of Scented Geranium Accessions for Morphological and Yield Attributes in Southern Indian Conditions

Abstract Views: 379  |  PDF Views: 0

Authors

B. S. Harish
College of Horticulture, Mysore (Karnataka), India
V. P. Singh
College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India
T. Vasant Kumar
Indian Institute of Horticultural Research, Bengaluru (Karnataka), India
Y. C. Vishwanath
College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India
H. T. Sakhubai
College of Horticulture, University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot (Karnataka), India

Abstract


Scented geranium (Pelargonium spp.:Geraniaceae) is an important, high value aromatic crop of South African origin. The oil of geranium is obtained by steam distillation of tender plant parts. More than 120 constituents are identified in the oil. Due to high demand and price for the oil, an excellent potential exists for increasing cultivated area in India. An attempt was made to evaluate and characterize the available accessions of scented geranium based on their morphology and yield attributes. There were seven treatments and four replications. PG-12 recorded maximum plant height (53.45 cm), PG-1 recorded maximum plant spread (6706.43 cm2), PG-12 registered maximum number of leaves (469.20), PG-11 recorded the highest (12.35 mm) stem diameter. Flowering was observed in the accessions PG-1, PG-8, PG-10, KB and CIMAP though the extent varied widely. KB recorded the maximum herb yield per plant, per plot and per hectare (0.69 kg, 13.90 kg and 19.30 t, respectively). PG-8 registered the maximum oil content (0.437%), KB recorded the maximum essential oil (2.07 ml, 41.43 ml and 57.53 1, respectively) per plant, per plot and per hectare oil yield. So, KB and PG-8 were found best among all for their essential oil yield and quality.

Keywords


Geranium, Accessions, Evaluation.

References