Evaluation of organic and bio-fertilizers using on yield and essential oil production of green basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in Kelardasht region

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1 Department of Agronomy, Roudehen Branch, Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

2 Department of Agronomy, Roudehen Branch , Islamic Azad University, Roudehen, Iran

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Background & Objectives: Production of medicinal plants with using from organic and bio-fertilizers leads to increase of quantity and quality of active substances such as essential oil. This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of organic and bio-fertilizers on yield and essential oil production of green basil in order to reducing of chemical fertilizer application in Kelardasht region.
 
Materials and Methods: The experiment was conducted based on a randomized complete block design with six treatments and three replications in Kelardasht of Iran in 2021. The treatments were vermicompost (10 t.ha-1), nitroxin (2 lit. ha-1), bio-superphosphate (2 lit. ha-1), nitroxin + bio-superphosphate, vermicompost + nitroxin + bio-superphosphate, chemical fertilizer (80 and 60 kg. ha-1 nitrogen and phosphorus, respectively). The measured traits included plant height, dry weight of plant, nitrogen percent in leaf, herb yield, essential oil content, essential oil yield, contents of citral, Methyl chavicol, E-Caryophyllene, trans-α-bergamotene in essential oil.
 
Results: The results showed that treatments had significant effects on studied traits, as the highest plant height (36.5 cm) in treatment of bio-superphosphate, the highest dry weight of plant (7.66 g plant-1) and nitrogen percent in leaf (2.06%) in integrated treatment of nitroxin and bio-superphosphate and the highest herb yield (653.2 kg.ha-1), essential oil content (0.44%) and essential oil yield (2.88 kg.ha-1) in treatment of vermicompost were obtained. In an investigation of essential oil components, the highest citral content (58.33%) in in treatment of bio-superphosphate and then treatment of vermicompost application (55.23%), the highest E-Caryophyllene content (4.37%) in treatment of vermicompost and the highest Methyl chavicol content (43.17%) in chemical fertilizer were obtained.
 
Conclusion: In general, the results of this study showed, the application of organic and bio fertilizers, specially vermicompost in comparison to chemical fertilizer had a considerable role in increasing of yield and quantity and quality of essential oil of basil.
 

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