Effects of type of rhizome used to proliferation and mulching on growth and productivity of turmeric (Curcuma longa L.)
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Curcuma longa L., mulch, rhizome, essential oil, medicinal plantsAbstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of different types of rhizomes utilized as seed and the effects of mulch in the culture of Turmeric. This work was conducted in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, from September 1997 to July 1998. Obtained results showed a great influence of the type of rhizome used to proliferation. Head rhizomes produced, in weight, about 30% more when compared to plants from finger rhizomes. Mulching almost duplicated rhizome productivity, increasing from 2338 kg ha⁻¹ of dry rhizomes to 4499 kg ha⁻¹ with finger rhizomes and from 3046 kg ha⁻¹ to 5943 kg ha⁻¹ when using head rhizomes. The yield of essential oil did not show any alteration, independently of the treatments realized.
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