EFFECT OF MINIRAL, ORGANIC AND BIO-FERTILIZERS COMBINATIONS ON GROWTH, YIELD COMPONENTS AND VOLATILE OIL OF Matricaria chamomilla PLANT

Abstract

Two field experiments were carried out at a Private Farm named Royale herbs in Elbawiti Village, El Wahat El-Bharia District, Giza Governorate, Egypt during the two consecutive seasons of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 to study the effect of different fertilizer types (mineral, organic and bio fertilizers) treatments on vegetative growth, yield components and volatile oil as well as total carbohydrates percentage of chamomile plant. The performance of organic fertilization (compost and humic acid) and biofertilization (nitobein or/and phosphorein) were compared with standard, commercial rates of N, P, K and Mg fertilizers with respect to the growth, yield and essential oil of Matricaria chamomilla. In the two successive seasons, plants treated with chemical fertilization showed a significant increase in vegetative growth (plant height, number of branches per plant, fresh and dry weights per plant) compared to the other types of fertilizers under study. The highest rate of chemical fertilizers (N, P 2 O 5 , K 2 O and MgO at 125, 100, 62.5 and 30 kg/faddan, respectively) recorded the highest value in each yield component (flower heads number per plant as well as flower heads air-dry weight per plant and per faddan) compared to the other ones under study, in most cases. In the same time, organic fertilization (30 m 3 compost + 1 kg humic acid/ faddan) recorded an increase in these yield components compared to the other organic fertilizer rates in both seasons. Also, fertilization at (1 kg of nitrobein + 30 m 3 compost/faddan) recorded a significant increase in volatile oil percentage of chamomile plant compared to either of sole chemical or biological fertilizer rates under study.

The role of spraying with NPK chemical fertilizer and organic fertilizer on some vegetative and floral indicators and the Active ingredients Origanum majorana

“…The superiority of organic fertilization in the vegetative growth characteristics of plants is attributed to the role of spraying with compost tea as it is rich in macro and micro elements nitrogen and phosphorous , which are included in synthesis of amino and nucleic acids and proteins and processing plants with growth stimulants such as Auxins , Gibberellins , Cytokinins , Vitamins and Organic acid ( Kim , 2015 ) which encourages the process of cell division and elongation and activates microorganisms that secrete some substances similar to plant hormones and as a result contribute to an increase in cell division and an increase in their size , which results in an increase in vegetative growth indicators ( Al -Omrani , 2010 ) . The results of our study agreed with what Hendawy and Khalid ( 2011 ) : Ahmed et,al ( 2019 ) found in their study on the chamomile plant , the superiority of spraying compost tea by recording the highest values in the average plant height , number of leaves , leaf area , number and weight of flowers . As for the effect of the interaction between these two factors , NPK and compost tea in increasing vegetative and flowering growth , it is due to their joint role in providing an ideal environment for plant growth and providing it with its needs of nutrients and other requirements , which prompted the direction of improving the available growth factors in a better way .…”

Influence of Chemical, Organic and Biological Fertilizers of Yield and Volatile Oil Production of Anise (Pimpinella anisum, L.) Plant

“…Moreover, organic fertilization with 20 m 3 compost + 4 kg humic acid per feddan significantly increased N, P and K compared to the other organic fertilizers types under study in the two seasons. [22]. In addition, the organic fertilizers had a significant influence on volatile oil production (volatile oil percentage and content per plant) of Cymbopogon citratus than bio fertilizer treatments [23].…”

Effect of Mycorrhizal Inoculation and Fertilization with Plant Residues on the Growth of Chard Plant

“…The technology of inoculation with mycorrhiza, known as plant growth-promoting fungi (PGPF), is one of the successful technologies in working to stimulate the plant to grow [2] and increase the content of active compounds in it [3]. Because of the effective role of mycorrhiza in the processing of plant nutrients, plant hormones, organic acids, the formation of chelating compounds, and the improvement of soil texture [4], it raises plant efficiency and promotes growth through symbiotic living between fungus and plants, as well as works to increase plant tolerance to environmental stresses and resistance to pathogens [5].…”