Planting Date Effects on the Performance, Performance Components, and Essence Volume of the Herbal Plant Carum copticum
Journal Title: International Journal of Farming and Allied Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 19
Abstract
In order to investigate and compare the effects of two different planting dates on the performance, performance components, and essence volume of the medicinal herb Carum copticum, the present study has conducted an experiment as factorial in the form of complete random blocks with three iterations in the agricultural year of 2012-2013 in Behbahan, Khouzestan, and south-west of Iran.In this experiment, these two planting dates (i.e., October 2 and November 1) have been considered as the major factor while the essence volume is the minor factor. Morphological characteristics and rate of essence production have been recorded. As the results show, the consideredcharacteristics (i.e., the height of the plant, number of leaves, number of branches, stem diameter, leaf dry weight, total wet weight, essential oils weight, and plant weight) exhibit a significant differenceat the 1% level on the two planting dates.Except for the leaf fresh weight and stem fresh weight that have demonstrated a meaningful difference at the 5% level, thestemdry weight, in florescence dry weight, total dry weight, and root fresh weight have shown no significant difference at the 5% level on the two planting dates.According to the results, for production of higher crop yield in Behbahan, the planting date October 10 is recommended.
Authors and Affiliations
Akram Khandani, Mehrdad Akbarzadeh and Jalil Ajjali
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP32389
- DOI -
- Views 397
- Downloads 0
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs): Opportunities and Constrains to Achieve Food Security and Livelihood in western sector localities of South Kordofan state, Sudan
Wild fruits collection contributes to farmers’ income and provides employment to area people in drier seasons. Hence study investigates fruits collected quantities estimate the contribution of wild fruits to household...
Assessment of groundwater chemistry and bacteriology in the Couloir Fes-Taza aquifer
The Couloir Fez-Taza aquifer has an important drinking water potential resource for supply of Taza city and its neighboring centers and also for the development of agriculture the corridor. In order to determine the or...
Effects of salicylic acid and silica on the growth and proline of radish under salinity stress
salinity can improve soil structure but it can also negatively affect plant growth and crop yields. Salinity becomes a problem when enough salts accumulate in the root zone to negatively affect plant growth. Excess sal...
INFLUENCE OF NITROGEN AND POTASSIUM LEVELS ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHILLIES (Capsicum annuum L.)
The influence of nitrogen and potassium levels on chillies (Capsicum annuum L.) was evaluated at Dargai Malakand, Pakistan during the year 2010-11. Plants from nursery were transplanted on ridges in the field with reco...
Effect of priming methods on emergence and seedling growth of maize (Zea mayze L.)
Germination and early growth under prevailing environmental conditions improves by seed priming technique. However, the information on seed priming in maize is lacking in Iran. Therefore, this study was designed to eva...