Effects of Humic Acid and Cow Manure Biochar (CMB) in Culture Medium on Growth and Mineral Concentrations of Basil Plant

Document Type : Research paper

Authors

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

2 Department of Horticultural Science, Yasooj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Yasooj, Iran

3 Department of Agriculture, Payame Noor University, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

In sustainable agriculture, protection of the ecosystem and reduce chemical fertilizers are the main goals. Nowadays, sweet basil, one of the best general fragrant foliage, is considered as an industrial plant. In present study to compare different levels of cow manure biochar (CMB) and humic acid (HA) on vegetative traits and mineral absorption rate of green basil plants, an experiment was conducted based on a completely randomized block design with four replications in 2015. The treatments included different levels of CMB (0, 1%, 2%, and 3%) and HA (2.5, 5 and 7.5 g/L) in the culture medium. The traits that were analyzed were included: plant height, leaf number, leaf area, stem diameter, leaf chlorophyll concentration (LCC), fresh and dry weights of aerial part and root, concentration of potassium, nitrogen, calcium and phosphorus. Results showed that fresh and dry weights of shoot and root were increased by application of 3% CMB and 7.5 g/L HA in the culture medium. Theuse of CMB and HA significantly affected most of the studied traits except LCC, stem diameter, and leaf area. Concentration of N, P, K and Ca was considerably increased by application of 3% CMB and 7.5 g/L HA in the culture medium. The highest concentration of nutrients was detected in the plants treated with 3% CMB. In conclusion, the use of 3% CMB and HA at 7.5 g/L in the culture medium can be recommended to improve the qualitative and quantitative traits of basil plants.

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International Journal of Horticultural Science and Technology
Volume 6, Issue 1
June 2019
Pages 27-38

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  • Receive Date: 10 April 2019
  • Revise Date: 21 May 2019
  • Accept Date: 24 May 2019

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