Cultivation practices also play an important factor to the yield & quality of the final product.
Fertilization and the amounts of N, P and K have been studied for various species.
The watering regiment also plays an important role.
Because of the volatile nature of the constituents of essential oils, the composition of the product obtained by steam distillation is often different from the constituents originally found in the secretory organs of the plant.
Because of the volatile nature of the constituents of essential oils, the composition of the product obtained by steam distillation is often different from the constituents originally found in the secretory organs of the plant.
During steam distillation, the water, acidity and tempereature may induce hydrolysis of the esters. Rearrangements, isomerizations, racemiazations, oxidations and other reactions also occur, all of which change the composition.
Definition: Ginger is the peeled or unpeeled rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae).
Definition: Ginger is the peeled or unpeeled rhizome of Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae).