Characteristics and Quality Assessment of Oleoresin Production through Bore-hole Method in Chir-pine Under Narendranagar Forest Division, Uttarakhand, India

Dharm Singh Meena (Bhagirathi Circle, MuniKiReti, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand, India)
Akash (Department of Botany, Dhanauri, P.G. College, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India)
Kamal Bijlwan (Department of Zoology, SGRR University, Uttarakhand, India)
B.S. Bhandari (Department of Botany and Microbiology, HNBGU, Uttrakhand, India)

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues (IJSEI)
Vol. 4 No. 2 (2023): August

The present study aimed to evaluate the Oleoresin quality in Chir-pine.  It was observed that the main compounds of Chir-pine’s Oleoresin were Rosin, α and β-pinene with the highest percentage and are considered products with high commercial value. There was significant variation recorded while testing the quality of Oleoresin in Chir-pine. Oleoresin obtained from the Bore-hole method was found to be pure as compared to the traditional Rill method. The content of Rosin, α - Pinene, β - Pinene, Carene, and Turpentine oil was in good quality in Bore-hole method. It was further observed that in 1 Kg of Oleoresin, about 70.00 -72.20 % of Rosin was obtained in Rill method whereas in Bore-hole method, approximately 74.10 % of Rosin. On the other hand, α – Pinene, β – Pinene was significantly recorded with 20.80 and 03.40 in Bore-hole method as compared to the three year data of Rill method which showed the purity of the Oleoresin in Bore-hole method. So, the present study recorded that best quality of Oleoresin in Bore-hole method as compared to the Rill method.