摘要：Citronella oil which is known as Java citronella oil is typically obtained from the leaves of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt and has been widely used as an antiseptic, fragrance flavor and many other applications. Systematic studies on the factors affecting the yield and composition of citronella oil are scarce. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the influence of water stress (low to high) and plant age (0.5 to 5 years) on the yield and composition of citronella oil. Citronella leaves were dried at room temperature (26-30 °C) with a relative humidity of 62-74% for 3 d before the citronella oil was extracted using a steam distillation unit. Introducing a high-water stress condition to the plants increased the yield from 0.8%. (control) to 1.4% (high water stress) of dry weight basis. The geraniol content slightly increased from 15% to 17% whereas the citronellal content considerably increased from 31% to 44% when the plants were subjected to high water stress in comparison to the control. The effect of plant age on the yield and composition of citronella oil has also been evaluated. It was shown that the oil yield increased with plant age before it reached its plateau of 3.5 of dry weight basis at the age of 4 yr. However, the composition of citronella oil did not significantly vary with plant age..
其他摘要：Citronella oil which is known as Java citronella oil is typically obtained from the leaves of Cymbopogon winterianus Jowitt and has been widely used as an antiseptic, fragrance flavor and many other applications. Systematic studies on the factors affecting the yield and composition of citronella oil are scarce. Hence, this study was carried out to investigate the influence of water stress (low to high) and plant age (0.5 to 5 years) on the yield and composition of citronella oil. Citronella leaves were dried at room temperature (26-30 °C) with a relative humidity of 62-74% for 3 d before the citronella oil was extracted using a steam distillation unit. Introducing a high-water stress condition to the plants increased the yield from 0.8%. (control) to 1.4% (high water stress) of dry weight basis. The geraniol content slightly increased from 15% to 17% whereas the citronellal content considerably increased from 31% to 44% when the plants were subjected to high water stress in comparison to the control. The effect of plant age on the yield and composition of citronella oil has also been evaluated. It was shown that the oil yield increased with plant age before it reached its plateau of 3.5 of dry weight basis at the age of 4 yr. However, the composition of citronella oil did not significantly vary with plant age.
关键词：Citronella; Citronellal; Plant age; Water stress; Yield
