Resumen

SOTO ORTIZ, Rafaela; VEGA MARRERO, Gilbero  y  TAMAJON NAVARRO, Aldo Luis. Frecuencia de las cosechas en Cymbopogon citratus Stapf en las condiciones edafoclimáticas de La Habana. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2003, vol.8, n.2, pp. 0-0. ISSN 1028-4796.

The effect of 3 crop frequencies - three, four and five annual crops - was evaluated on a ferriferous red soil of Havana province by a field experiment. The studied variables were: height and number of offspring per plant, dead plants per parcel, plant masss yielding, and content and quality of the essential oil. The results showed that 4 crops a year, every 3 months, proved to be convenient for Cymbopogon citratus Stapf, since the highest yieldings were obtained without affecting the quality of the essential oil.

Palabras clave : PLANTS, MEDICINAL [genetics]; PLANTS MEDICINAL [metabolism]; OILS VOLATILE; SOIL CARACTERISTICS.