Cultivation of Sweet Marjoram, Marjorana hortensis,in Newly Reclaimed Lands of Egypt

Autor: Homer, E. A., Ouda, H. E., Ahmed, S. S.
Zdroj: Journal of Herbs, Spices, & Medicinal Plants; June 1994, Vol. 2 Issue: 2 p9-16, 8p
Abstrakt: Sweet marjoram (Marjorana hortensis Moench) is cultivated in Egypt as biennial plant for the leaves and essential oil that are used in the food and pharmaceutical industries. The cultivation of sweet marjoram in newly reclaimed land under a sprinkler irrigation system yielded 94 percent of leaf yield observed in loamy soils and was superior in the oil content. Harvests in October gave the highest leaf and oil yields. The main plant constituents of marjoram in newly reclaimed lands were similar with the constituents of plants cultivated in loamy land.
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