A Study of Sensory Evaluation in Endangered Aromatic Orchid Aerides odorata from North-Eastern Himalayan

Author: Suman Natta, Ram Pal, Bharath Kumar Alam, Siddhartha Sankar Biswas and Kalaivanan N.S.

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Abstract

Aerides odorata, an endangered aromatic orchid species belongs to the Orchidaceae family is a subtropical epiphytic orchid commonly grown in North Eastern Himalayan region. Its magnificent racemes of fragrant, pleasantly aromatic nature with long shelf life and colorful flowers are valued in horticulture sector and have a high demand in the local market. In the present investigation, the sensory evaluation study was conducted to identify the best fragrant collection of Aerides odorata from four distinct collections at ICAR-NRCO, Sikkim. The aroma score of collection 1 (5.60 ± 0.26) were significantly different from those of the other collections (C2, C3 and C4). Collection 3 scored the highest acceptability rating followed by Collection 2 and 4. Separate and overall recording of male and female acceptability showed that Collection 1 and 3 had the highest acceptability percentage. Pearson's Chi-squared test based on the perception of individual participants showed significant result

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Orchid, Aerides odorata, sensory evaluation, aroma