Yield performance and chemical constituents of selected local lines of Ocimum accessions

M. Muhamad Ghawas and A.W. Ahmad

Abstract

Six selected lines of local Ocimum accessions were evaluated in small plots for the determination of yield potential and chemical constituents. Based on four harvests per year, four lines (BM 02, BM 05, BM 14 and BM 16) gave the highest fresh herb yield between 49.68–62.33 t/ha. They were not significantly different from another. The highest essential oil production were obtained from BM 05 (178.7 kg/ha), BM 14 (182.3 kg/ha) and BM 16 (161.6 kg/ha). Line BM 14 which gave the highest average oil recovery percentage of 0.35% and consistency in essential oil production from the four harvests, seems to be the most promising. The chemical constituents of each of the accessions were also discussed.

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