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The effects of biofertilizers and different amount of chemical fertilizers on some growth traits and essence yield of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.)

Mitra Farhang Far, Mehrdad Yarnia

DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.12692/ijb/5.12.266-275

Int. J. Biosci. 5(12), 266-275. December, 2014. (PDF)

Abstract:

To evaluate the effect of bio-fertilizers and different levels of recommended chemical fertilizers on some of growth traits and essence yield of chamomile (Matricaria recutita L.), the experiment was performed in form of split plot based on randomized complete block design with three replications on May 2013 at lands of forest park in Tabriz Shahid Ghazi pharmacy located at 20km of Tabriz-Tehran road. The main factor was involved chemical fertilizers at three levels of no consumption, 50% and 100% consumption of recommended amount and Subplot factor had six levels of bio-fertilizers which were included: control, Nitrajin, Phosphatin, Thiyobacillus, Biosuper and cow rotten manure.The results of variance analysis demonstrated that application of different biological fertilizers, chemical fertilizers and their combination had significant effect on majority of studied traits at 5% probability level. Nitrajin bio-fertilizer without chemical fertilizers had the greatest effectiveness due to high influence on traits such as essence yield.  Bio-fertilizers of Thiyobacillus and Biosuper both with 50% of recommended chemical fertilizers and also manure with 100% of chemical fertilizer, respectively were in next categories and had no significant differences with treatment of just Nitrajin. The results of this study represented that with consideration of importance in non-use of chemical fertilizers in agricultural production especially medicinal plants; for production of chamomile, usage of Nitrajin bio-fertilizer without chemical fertilizers was better treatment than other combinations.