Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondo Genet Agricultural Research Center, Shashemene, Ethiopia
Research Article
Optimizing Essential Oil Yield and Water Use Efficiency of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon citratus L.) Under Different Furrow Application Method and Deficit of Irrigation Water Levels in Lemongrass Production
Author(s): Henok Tesfaye*
Appropriate agricultural water management and implementation of deficit irrigation methods can reduce water
usage in addition to minimizing the adverse effects of irrigation agriculture. The experiment was conducted Wondo
Genet, Ethiopia for three consecutive years to optimize the essential oil yield and water use efficiency of Lemongrass.
Three levels of deficit irrigation and furrow application method were used. The study revealed that the maximum
Lemongrass essential oil yield of 55.12 kg ha-1 was obtained from no deficit irrigation with conventional furrow
application method while the minimum oil yield 36.03 kg ha-1 obtained from 50% ETc (Evapotranspiration of crop)
under fixed furrow application method. The optimum lemongrass essential oil yield 100% ETc under alternate
furrow application method which is statistically similar to the maxi.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0412.21.10.382