In collaboration with Scientific Association of Iranian Medicinal Plants

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 M.Sc. Student, Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Ray Unit, Tehran, Iran

2 Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands, Tehran, Iran

3 Islamic Azad University, Shahr-e-Ray Unit, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In order to evaluate soil fertilization systems on yield quantity and quality of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), this study was conducted as a field experiment in Shahrerey Islamic Azad University in 2011. The experiment was conducted in split plots in time based on completely randomized block design with three replications. The treatments were various levels of chemical fertilizers (N-P-K), different levels of manure, mixture of different ratios of fertilize and manure and without fertilizer and manure (control). Two harvests were arranged in main plots and 16 levels of fertilizer were assigned to the sub plots. According to the results, the highest amount of dry yield (2442 kgha-1) was obtained in second harvest and in intermediate treatment (25 tonha-1 of manure mixed with N=80, P=64 and K=80 kgha-1 of chemical fertilizers). Results showed that the intermediate treatment (10 tonha-1 of manure mixed with N=120, P=96 and K=120 kgha-1 of chemical fertilizers) in second harvest produced the highest amount of essential oil (0.69%). The results suggest that the use of organic fertilizer alone or in combination with chemical fertilizers has a positive effect in improving the yield quantity and quality of basil.

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