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H Naghdi Badi , Mr Labbafi , N Qavami , A Qaderi , V Abdossi , Mr Agharebparast , A Mehrafarin ,
year 14, Issue 54 (5-2015)
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Background: Now, the use of amino acids and methanol as a plant biostimulant is very interested for the increased secondary metabolites in medicinal plants. Objective: The aim was to evaluate the effect of biostimulants and methanol on the content and components of essential oil and morphological traits of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.). Methods: This experiment was conducted on the basis of randomized complete block design with nine treatments and three replications. The treatments of this study included foliar application of kadostim, fosnutren, humiforte, and aminolforte, each of them with two levels of methanol aqueous solution at 10 and 20 %v/v, and control treatment (without application of plant biostimulants and methanol). Results: The results showed that were statistically significant the number of branches, stem diameter, shoot dry weight, thymol and carvacrol content at the 1% level, and the number of leaves per stem, plant height, essential oil content, and leaf dry weight at the 5% level. The maximum plant height, number of branches, number of leaves per stem, stem dry weight, leaf dry weight, and shoot dry weight in treatment of kadostim with 20% methanol, and the highest stem diameter, essential oil content, thymol, and carvacrol content in treatment of humiforte with 20% methanol were obtained. Conclusion: Application of kadostim and humiforte with 20% methanol enhanced the quantitative and qualitative yield of thyme. Therefore, the integrated application of biostimulants and methanol can be synchronized with reduce the use of some chemical fertilizers to the extent that it was leading to sustainable agriculture and reduction of environmental pollution.

A Mehrafarin, N Qavami, Z Tahmasebi Goojogi, Ha Naghdi Badi, V Abdossi, M Seifsahandi,
year 14, Issue 55 (9-2015)
Abstract

Background: Biostimulants are amino acids and organic components, which can play main role in the plant growth and dry matter accumulation.

Objective: Determine the influence of foliar application of active amino acids on quality and quantity yield of Melissa officinalis L.

Methods: This study was conducted in a research farm at the institute of medicinal plants on the base of randomized complete blocks design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments were control (foliar application with distilled water) and commercial formulations of aminolforte, kadostim, fosnutren, and humiforte (each of them 2 L ha-1), and chemical fertilizer (70 kg ha-1 N.P.K).

Results: The results indicated that a significant increase in the content of citronellal, neral, delta-cadinene, germacrene, and geranial, were found in response to aminolforte and fosnutren application. The essential oil content was also increased through using kadostim and chemical fertilizer. A significant improvement in the plant height, number of flowers per stem, and SPAD value were observed in response to the foliar application of aminolforte. Morover, foliar application of fosnutren improved leaf length, leaf number, leaf area, leaf dry weight, and shoot dry weight, accordingly. There was no variation in the number of branches per plant among the treatments of kadostim and aminolforte both of these treatments improved the attribute.

Conclusion: The foliar application of free amino acids based on commercial formulations including aminolforte, kadostim, humiforte, and fosnutren can be effective on the quality and quantity yield of lemon balm.



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