The current study examined the effect of chemical and organic fertilizers on yield components and essence content of peppermint (Mentha piperita L.). The experiment was carried out in randomized complete design with 7 treatments and 4 replications in Sari Agricultural Research Center, Iran, in 2013. Treatments were: 1-control, 2-sheep manure, 3-vermicompost, and basic chemical fertilizers at different contents as 4-N60,P50,K60 kg ha -1 which equals 0.24, 0.2 and 0.24 g per pot, respectively), 5-N60,P80,K60, 6-N90,P50,K80 and 7-N90,P80,K80. There were 28 pots that 10 kg soil was added to each of those and chemical fertilizer (at determined rates), sheep manure and vermicompost fertilizers (both at the content of 20 ton ha -1 equal 80 g per pot) were also added in per selected pot as treatment. The results showed that the effect of all treatments was very significant on the all agronomic properties and yield of peppermint. Some agronomic and quantitative traits of peppermint like plant height, number of chain, stem wet and dry weight, leaves wet weight and total wet and dry weight were obtained at the maximum values when basic chemical fertilizers was applied at the rate of 90-80-80. The maximum number of stems, number of flowers, number of suckers, leaves dry weight and essence content were also attained by sheep manure. Thus, to prevent soil, plant and finally environment pollution by using chemical fertilizers
This study compared organic and chemical fertilizers on qualitative yield and essence content of peppermint. The experiment was carried out as Randomized Complete Design in Agricultural Farm Center, Sari, Iran, in 2013. The treatments were as control, vermicompost, composed sheep manure and basic chemical fertilizers at N60, P50, K60; N60, P80, K60; N90, P50, K80 and N90, P80, K80, and replicated four times. The results showed that all the measured characteristics were significantly (p<0.05) influenced by both organic and chemical fertilizers at the two harvest times. The values of the quantitative (wet and dry yield) and qualitative characteristics (essence content and essence yield) were also more at the first harvest than the second harvest. At the first harvest, the maximum value for dry and wet yield, and the maximum essence value and its yield were attained by using both sheep manure and chemical fertilizers at the rate of N90, P80, K80. The highest value for dry (96 kg ha-1) and wet (207 kg ha-1) yield, and yield (0.46 lit ha-1) and content of essence (0.48 g/100 g) were obtained with vermicompost. The values obtained for vermicompost and sheep manure were not significantly different. Application of sheep manure and vermicompost as organic fertilizer was recommended for production of peppermint. Whereas essence content and yield for first harvest were significantly higher than other treatments and control.
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