Citronella Oil

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Java citronelta is an important aromatic commercial crop widely cultivated in different agroclimatic regions of kamataka, assam, orissa, andhra pradesh, tamil-nadu, maharashtra and uttar pradesh etc. The crop was first introduced in india in 1961 and its commercial cultivation has gained importance particularly for its promising performances on marginal lands. However, the agro-technology required for achieving high yields of citronella oil may vary in the various regions. The crop has been most suitably adopted by farmers in the high rainfall regions. It can also be cultivated as rainfed crop with a high humidit ridges and slopes that confirms more than 80% of the dtronella oil production comes from assam, andhra pradesh and orissa. The oil of citronella is the most important essential oil used in perfumery and cosmetic industries. The oil is obtained by hydro i steam distillation of the loaves of c. Winterianus commonly known as java citronella oil and c. Nardus known as ceylon citronella in trade practice. Java citronella is much superior in quality with alcohol content not less than 35% and also aldehyde not less than 35% in comparison to ceylon citronella that contains atcohol between 55-65% as geranial and total aldehyde between 7l5. The ceylon type is the original cultivated and distributed throughout the hotter parts of india, burma, malay peninsula, sri lanka and the seychelles previously. It has an image of a cheap perfumery product for household soap, but in low dosage it can impart freshness even in high-class perfume compounds while sri lanka type oil (ceylon) has a warm floral, woody odour with a rosy and a fresh top note of citronellal. Morn pleasant then the java type, useful in fresh and floral compounds for all purposes.