Medicinal & Aromatic Plants
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ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
ISSN: 2167-0412
+44 1300 500008
Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales SY23 3EB, United Kingdom
Research Article
Fertilizer Application in Basil (Ocimum basilicum) Cultivation in Greece
Author(s): Constantinos G. Ipsilandis*, Vasileios Greveniotis, Nikolaos P. Deligeorgidis, Panagiota Pampouktsi, Ioannis Tsakiropoulos and Nikolaos Boudouroglou
Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is cultivated in many countries as an aromatic herb because of its essential oils that
have many uses. In our study, nitrogen application at three levels and a tester was used, and effects on quantity and
essential oil characteristics were recorded. The purpose was to explore nitrogen effects on essential oil of basil in
Greece. Two commercial cultivars of basil were used: Red Rubin and Lettuce Leaf. The experiment conducted was
a replicated fully randomized complete block split-split plot with the two varieties as the main factor, split factor was
nitrogen levels (four rates) and split in time factor was sampling time (six dates). Nine characteristics were studied
(chlorophyll content measurements-CCM, foliar surface, plant height, fresh weight, dry weight, leaves/stems ratio
for fresh weight, leaves/stems ratio for dry.. View More»
DOI:
10.35248/2167-0412.20.9.345