Effect of phosphate rock and kinetin and its interactions in the growth of basil plant Ocimum Basilicumt

Abstract

An plastic pots experiment was conducted, in (the Botanical Garden of Biology Department in the Faculty of Education Ibn Al-Haytham- University of Baghdad), for a growing season(2019-2020), in order to study the effect of phosphate rocks, the level of addition and non-addition, the last is the control treatment, and spraying with kinetin, In three concentrations(25, 50, 100) mg. L −1 as well as control treatment it’s do not spray, and the their interactions on the content of: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, chlorophyll and concentration: protein and carbohydrates in the shoot of basil. The results confirmed that the addition of phosphate rock and sprinkling of kinetin and its interference have a significant effect on the studied traits of basil. The treatment of adding the phosphorous rock and the concentration 100 mg. L −1 gave in the highest values for the above mentioned characteristics.