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ArticleScientific reports2023

Economic potential of essential oil production from New Zealand-grown Eucalyptus bosistoana.

Chamira Rajapaksha, Paul Greaves, Clemens M Altaner

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Article in Scientific reports, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1citing papers in PubMed
1.8field-weighted citation impact, top 16% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Chamira RajapakshaSchool of Forestry | Kura Ngahere, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0004-0433-3387
Paul GreavesUNWUW Limited Trading as Estate Aromatics, PO Box 95, Riversdale, Southland, 9776, New Zealand.
Clemens M AltanerSchool of Forestry | Kura Ngahere, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. clemens.altaner@canterbury.ac.nz.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-4432
University of Canterbury · NZ

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Farm foresters and other growers are establishing a ground-durable hardwood resource, including the emerging plantation species Eucalyptus bosistoana in New Zealand. The foliage of this species contains essential oils in quantity and quality suitable for commercial extraction. Essential oil production could improve the economic viability of E. bosistoana plantations, diversifying the grower's income and providing an early revenue stream. This study assessed the economic potential for essential oil production from New Zealand grown E. bosistoana plantations. A sensitivity analysis indicated that uncertainty of leaf biomass availability, genetic as well as seasonal changes in oil content, and fluctuations in essential oil price are equally important on the viability of an essential oil operation. Small-scale essential oil production could be sustainably supplied with foliage from thinning and pruning operations sourced from the envisaged regional planting programmes and commence in 3-5 years. A large-scale operation could be supplied when trees will be harvested. Lastly, based on the operational costs of a domestic small-scale essential oil producer, oil value from E. bosistoana would exceed the cost of production.

Indexed as

Eucalyptus OilAgricultureBiomassEucalyptusNew ZealandPlant LeavesEucalyptus Oil

Identifiers

PMID37640730
PMCPMC10462639
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