Harvesting Number and Timing Effects on Shoot Yield and Flavonoid Content in Organically Grown American Skullcap (Scutellaria lateriflora)

Author: Shiwakoti Santosh   Shannon Dennis A.   Wood C. Wesley   Lawrence Kathy S.   Kemppainen Barbara   Joshee Nirmal   Rimando Agnes M.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1049-6475

Source: Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants, Vol.19, Iss.3, 2013-07, pp. : 248-261

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Abstract

A field experiment was conducted in Alabama to determine the effect of timing and frequency of harvest on shoot yield and flavonoid content of American skullcap. In the first year (2008), harvesting twice gave 36% higher yield than harvesting once. In the second year (2009), plant die-off late in the season prevented a comparison of two and three harvests, so only the effects of early and late harvest were compared. There was no difference in yield between early or late harvesting. Plant height and density, percent dry matter, and shoot yield were higher in the first harvest than the second harvest. In 2008, the yield and concentration of flavonoid baicalein was the highest. In 2009, the yield and concentration of baicalin was the highest, followed by baicalein and apigenin. There were no differences in flavonoid yield between early and late harvest. Flavonoid yield in 2009 was 58% higher in the first harvest than in the second.

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