Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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ISSN: 2167-0412
ISSN: 2167-0412
Department of PSMA (Plantation, Spices, Medicinal and Aromatic crops), College of Horticulture, Sri Konda Laxman Telangana State Horticultural University, Mulugu, Siddipet Dist, Telangana, India
Research Article
Yield, and Quality Enhancement of Sweet Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) through Integration of Spacing and Fertilizers under Telangana Conditions
Author(s): Vidya Gunda*, M. Padma, M. Rajkumar, J. Cheena, D. Vijaya and D. Srinivasa Chary
To study the integration of spacing and fertilizers on yield and quality enhancement of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) under Telangana conditions, a field experiment was conducted in Factorial RBD with three replications in 2020-2021 at the medicinal and aromatic plants research station, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad, to analyze quantitative and qualitative parameters of sweet basil as influenced by spacing and inorganic fertilizers. There were 15 treatment combinations consisting of two factors, viz., 3 plant spacings (S1: 40 cm × 20 cm, S2: 50 cm × 30 cm, and S3: 60 cm × 40 cm) and 5 fertilizer levels (F1: 60:30:30 NPK Kg/ha; F2: 90:45:45 NPK Kg/ha, F3: 120:60:60 NPK Kg/ha, F4: 150:75:75 NPK Kg/ha, F5: Absolute control). Results indicated that maximum fresh herbage yield (296.10 q/ha), seed yiel.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0412.25.14.510