RESPONSE OF CUMIN PLANT TO SOME ORGANIC, BIOFERTILIZATION AND ANTIOXIDANT TREATMENTS I. VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND FRUITS YIELD

Abdou, M. A.H.; El-Sayed, A. A.; Taha, Ragaa A.; Ahmed, Shadia K.; El-Nady, Marwa K.

doi:10.21608/sjfop.2019.48686

RESPONSE OF CUMIN PLANT TO SOME ORGANIC, BIOFERTILIZATION AND ANTIOXIDANT TREATMENTS I. VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND FRUITS YIELD

Document Type : Original Research Article

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¹ Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Minia Univ., Egypt

² Medicinal and Aromatic plants Dept., Hort. Inst., A.R.C., Egypt

10.21608/sjfop.2019.48686

Abstract

The effect of farmyard manure (FYM) at 10, 15 and 20 m³/fed E.M. and/or vitamin E or vit. B₁ treatments on vegetative growth (plant height, number of branches/plant and dry weight of herb/plant), yield (number of umbels/plant, fruit yield/plant and /fed) of cumin plant were investigated during 2015/2016 and 2016/2017 at Samalot region (El-Byaho village) - Minia Governorate and Laboratory of Ornamental Plants, Fac. of Agric., Minia Univ. All treatments of FYM statistically increased vegetative growth characters and fruit yield as compared with control. The high level of FYM was the most effective in this concern. The treatments of E.M. + vit. B₁ followed by E.M. + vit. E, then mineral NPK (full dose) were the best results in increasing all the previous traits. Supplying cumin plants with FYM at 20 m³/fed in combination with E.M. + vitamins (B₁ or E) or FYM at 15 m³/fed plus E.M. + vit. B₁ resulted overall the highest values of the previous traits.

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