Abstract

RODRIGUEZ FERRADA, Carlos A; ACOSTA DE LA LUZ, Lérida; FUENTES FIALLO, Víctor  and  MARTIN BORREGO, Guillermo. Investigaciones agrícolas en especies de uso frecuente en la medicina tradicional: II. Mejorana origanum majorana I. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2000, vol.5, n.3, pp.87-90. ISSN 1028-4796.

The effect of the date to plant with cuttings (January to December), the separation between plants (45 x 20, 45 x 30, and 45 x 40 cm), the cultivation method (in furrows and in beds of 1 meter width with 3 and 2 rows of plants) and the time to start harvesting (4 and 5 months after transplantation), according to the yield of foliage, were determined by field experiments made with Origanum majorana L.(marjoram) in a red ferrolithic soil hydrated during 3 years at ?Dr. Juan Tomás Roig? Experimental Station. The highest percentages of rooted cuttings were obtained between September and February (65 to 84 %), although for a greater exploitation of the crop is better to plant by cuttings from September to October and to sow from November to December. This way, the first harvest may be indicated 4 months after transplantation and the second 2 months later. Only a crop was made from the foliage of late plantations 5 months after transplantation. The most suitable distance to plant was 45 x 20 cm. The highest values were attained on planting in beds with 2 or 3 rows, with fresh yields from 10.3 to 10 t/ha, respectively.

Keywords : PLANTS, MEDICINAL [growth & development]; AGRICULTURE; MEDICINE, HERBAL; MEDICINE, TRADITIONAL; ORIGANUM MAJORANA; CROPS; AGRICULTURAL [growth & development].

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