Abstract

RODRIGUEZ FERRADA, Carlos A; HECHEVARRIA SOSA, Isabel  and  FUENTES FIALLO, Víctor. Planting date and harvesting moment of Artemisia absinthium L.. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2004, vol.9, n.3, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1028-4796.

8 plantations of Artemisia absinthium L were established in a ferrolitic red hydrated soil at "Dr. Juan Tomás Roig" Experimental Station of Medicinal Plants from January to August (one a month) in 1999 and 2000 by using plantules obtained in vitro.The plantation frame was of 2 rows by bed (30 cm between rows) with a distance of 40 cm between plants. The beds were distributed by a randomized block design with 3 replicas for every treatment. Two harvests were made in each treatment and year, with a cutting height of 40 cm . Two dates were used for the beginning of the harvest at 5 and 6 months after the plantation was established. The second harvests were also carried out at the same time intervals. The foliage yieldings, the height and the number of branches in plants were evaluated. Data were processed by using a double classification variance analysis. The means were compared by using Duncan's Multiples Ranges Test. The results showed that it should be planted in January, when the highest yieldings of plant material are obtained, and that it should be harvested at 5 months of age.

Keywords : Artemisia absinthium; plantation; harvest.