Standardisation of propagation method time of planting, time of harvest and phytochemical analysis of Kaempferia galanga L.

Abstract

A split-plot experiment was conducted at the College of Horticulture, Vellanikkara during 1982-83 with a view to standardise the propagation method, planting time and harvesting time in Kaempferia galanga L. The treatments included in the investigation were two propagation method , viz. mother rhizomes and finger rhizomes, three planting time, viz. third week of May, first week of June and second week of June; three harvesting time, viz. six, seven and eight months after planting. Planting time had significant influence on the number of leaves per plant, leaf width, total leaf area, number and girth of rhizomes and yield characters.