Resumo

HECHEVARRIA SOSA, Isabel; RODRIGUEZ FERRADA, Carlos Alberto  e  LEAL LOPEZ, Ida María. Momento óptimo de cosecha en verbena cimarrona, Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl. Rev Cubana Plant Med [online]. 2003, vol.8, n.1. ISSN 1028-4796.

In " Dr Juan Tomas Roig" Center Medicinal Plant Experimental located San Antonio de los Baños en La Habana province, Stachy Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl., was grown in hydrated red ferralytic soil. The height of plants, fresh mass performance indexes, presence of flavonoides and percentage of kercentine at 3,4,5,6 and 7 months after transplantation were determined in a crop. The optimun time for cropping was at 6 months aftes transplantation, which made et possible to obtain performance indexes of 851, 54 kg/ha of fresh mass, with 0,05 % of kercentine content.

Palavras-chave : PLANTS, MEDICINAL; CROP MOISTURE RATIO; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL.