EVALUATION OF HORTICULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS, YIELD AND LYCORINE CONTENT OF Crinum asiaticum L. LINES IN THANH TRI DISTRICT, HA NOI CITY

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the horticultural characteristics, yield and lycorine content of 20 Crinum asiaticum L. lines in Thanh Tri district, Ha Noi city. The theoretical yield of them ranged from 0.62 to 1.90 tons/ha, respectively and the actual yield ranged from 0.44 to 1.33 tons/ha. The lycorine content (main active ingredient of the Crinum asiaticum L. lines) in the experiment ranged from 0.17 to 1.09%. Two Crinum asiaticum L. lines, TH5 and TH19, have been selected with yields of 1.33 tons/ha and 1.22 tons/ha and active ingredient content of 1.09% and 1.04%, respectively. Their yields and active contents are higher than that of the control (0.53 tons/ha and 0.72%) the seed germination rate of 2 lines were over 80%.