Evaluation of Moringa (Moringa oliefera. Lam) Genotypes for Seed Oil Yield and Quality

A study was carried out at the Department of Vegetable Science, Horticultural College and Research Institute, Periyakulam,2022 in ten moringa genotypes to assess pod, seed characters, oil yield, quality. In pod among PKM MO-3 recorded highest length (75 cm) & fresh weight (154 g), MO 7 dry (37 2 girth (7.7 9 lowest length, weight, Number seeds per yield tree. characters 3 registered (0.92 cm), width(0.79cm), diameter(1.20cm) 10 (0.72 width (0.64 diameter (0.96 cm). The composition extracted with different methods such as expeller pressed method, soxhlet extraction Clevenger method were compared. obtained by expeller, soxhlet, 27.84, 26.1, 25.35 percent respectively. Also, specific gravity, density, viscosity, refractive index measured genotypes. These results promoted use expeller-pressed for high-quality oil.