Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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Department of Forestry, Hawassa University, Wondo, Ethiopia

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• Research Article   
  Evaluate the Effect of Harvesting Age and Drying Methods on Essential Oil Yield of Rosmarinus officinalis L. Leaves
  Author(s): Aytolgn Melese*, Getachew Abebe, Abedella Befa, Girma Moges and Basazinew Degu
  
  Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis L.) is an attractive, evergreen, highly branched aromatic medicinal plant. It is used to roast meats, fish, potato salads to prevent food poisoning, spice for the preparation of food ingredients for pea mash, and pepper powders, traditional medicines and cosmetics in Ethiopia. Information about proper harvesting age and drying methods of this international valuable plant is essential. The objective of this study was evaluating the effect harvesting age and drying method on the essential oil content of rosemary leaves. The experiment consisted of three levels of harvesting ages (6, 12, and 18 MAT and four levels of drying methods (fresh, sun, shad, and oven) in a randomized complete design with three replications. The data were statistically analyzed using analysis of variance and values of least significant difference at 5% using SAS. The high.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2167-0412.23.12.451

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