Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) is an important essential oil-bearing plant of the family Lamiaceae. Essential oil obtained from the leaves used in aromatherapy, flavour, and pharmaceutical industries. Producing the maximum essential oil yield with minimum use of resources to minimise the cost of cultivation and cropping period is need of the hour. Hence, the field experiment on menthol mint crop was carried out in two consecutive years (2015–2016) at the research farm of CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Lucknow. This research aimed to optimize the planting method, planting time, and plant density to enhance productivity and resource use efficiency. The experiment consisted of three planting methods, three time of planting, and four plant densities was conducted in split plot design with three replicates. Maximum essential oil yield of 209.8 kg ha⁻¹, the minimum crop maturity period of 131 days, and lower water requirement of 86 cm was found under ridge bed planting method from two harvest. The crop planted in the month of February gave maximum net profits of $ 2669 ha⁻¹ as compared with the crop planted in March and April months. Crop planted on ridges grown in the month of February with plant density of 166,666 plants ha⁻¹ was found best combination for obtaining maximum essential oil yield, bringing about 30 days earliness in crop maturity and reduction in water requirement. The crop planted on ridges yields maximum essential oil per unit area and time, and this led to enhancement in resource use efficiency with significant improvement in net profits. Further, it provides an opportunity to have two harvests with minimum damage to the crop by excessive moisture availability during the early onset of monsoon.

薄荷薄荷（薄荷）L.）是唇形科的重要重要含油植物。从香叶，香精和制药工业中使用的叶子中获得的精油。用最少的资源来生产最大的精油产量，以最大程度地减少种植和种植期的成本，这是一个小时的工作。因此，薄荷醇薄荷作物的田间试验已连续两年（2015-2016年）在勒克瑙的CSIR-中央药用和芳香植物研究所的研究农场进行。这项研究旨在优化种植方法，种植时间和植物密度，以提高生产力和资源利用效率。该实验包括三种种植方法，三种种植时间，并且在分块设计中进行了四种植物密度，重复三次。最大精油产量为209.8千克公顷^-1，在两次收获后的垄床种植法下，最短作物成熟期为131天，需水量较低，为86厘米。与3月和4月种植的农作物相比，2月种植的农作物的最高净利润为2669公顷^-1。种植在2月生长的山脊上的作物，植株密度为166,666株ha ^-1已发现最佳组合可最大程度地获得精油产量，使作物成熟提前30天左右并减少需水量。垄上种植的农作物每单位面积和时间产量最高，因此导致资源利用效率提高，净利润显着提高。此外，它提供了一个机会，可以在季风的早期发作期间进行两次收获，以最大程度地减少因水分过多而对农作物造成的损害。