Improved Growth, Yield and Essential Oil Content of Basil Grown under Different Levels of Phosphorus Sprays in the Field

Journal of Applied Biological Sciences

Sadrollah Ramezani¹  Mohammad Reza Rezaei¹  Pooneh Sotoudehnia¹ 

关键词: Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.);    chlorophyll content;    Hydro-distillation;    Essential oil content;    Plant;   

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学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Nobel Bilim ve Arasirma Merkezi/Nobel Science and Research Cente

【 摘 要 】

Fieldexperimentswereconductedduring2008yearintheExperimentalFarmofShirazUniversitylocatedinthesouthwestregionofIran(aclaysiltloamsoil,asemi-aridmoderateclimaticarea),tostudytheeffectsofphosphorusfertilizationontheessentialoilcontent,freshanddryweight,plantandflowerclusterheightandchlorophyllcontentofbasil(OcimumbasilicumL.).Phosphorusfertilizerwassprayedat0,2,4,6,8and10%attwotimeofbasilgrowth(20and60%fullflowering).Theessentialoilwasobtainedbyhydro-distillationfromtheherboftheplant.Accordingtotheresults,phosphorusspraytreatmentshadmarkedeffectsontheessentialoilcontentofbasil.Applicationofphosphorussignificantlyincreasedtheessentialoilcontent.2%treatmentproducedthehighestamountofessentialoil(0.93%)inaerialpartsand10%treatmentproducedthemaximumamountofplantandflowerclusterheight(54.33and17.73cm).However,freshanddryweightwasnotaffectedsignificantly.

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