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Influence of straw mulching on fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency, moisture conservation and herb and essential oil yield in Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis L.)

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In a field study, the influence of organic mulches viz. paddy straw and citronella (Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt) distillation waste on herb and essential oil yield and fertilizer N use efficiency in Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis L.) were examined for two years. Herb yield (dry weight) increased by 17 and 31% with paddy straw and citronella distillation waste, respectively over the use of no mulch. Essential oil yield also significantly increased due to mulching. A significant response to N was observed with 200 kg N ha−1 in unmulched plots as against 150 kg N ha−1 in mulched plots. Mulched soils have been observed to contain 2 to 4% higher moisture as compared to unmulched soils. Nitrogen uptake by plants increased by 18 and 25% over no mulch with using paddy straw and citronella distillation waste, respectively.

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  1. Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, RSM Nagar, Post Bag No. 1, 226016, Lucknow, India

    D. D. Patra, Muni Ram & D. V. Singh

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Patra, D.D., Ram, M. & Singh, D.V. Influence of straw mulching on fertilizer nitrogen use efficiency, moisture conservation and herb and essential oil yield in Japanese mint (Mentha arvensis L.). Fertilizer Research 34, 135–139 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00750108

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