Harvesting, Extraction of essential oil and Yield

Harvesting, Extraction of essential oil and Yield

    Harvesting
    The plants are harvested once blooming has started. The whole plant leaving the basal one-third of the plant for natural regeneration is harvested. The fresh herbage is used for steam distillation.

    Extraction of essential oil
    The herbage is distilled using steam distillation method. The essential oil content in different varieties varies from 0.5% to 1.1% with 0.8% as the average oil content.

    Yield
    About 10 tonnes of fresh herbage is obtained in one hectare.

Last modified: Tuesday, 19 June 2012, 4:05 AM