Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Effects of different manure and vermicompost rates on yield and essential oil contents of dragonhead (Dracocephalum moldavica L.)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Taghi Darzi 1
Reza Attarpoor 2
Mohammadreza Haj Seyed Hadi 1
1 Associate Professor, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Rude Hen Branch, Tehran, Iran
2 M. Sc. Student, Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, Islamic Azad University, Rude Hen Branch, Tehran, Iran
10.22059/ijfcs.2015.56818
Abstract
Application of organic fertilizers increases quality and yields in the sustainable crop production and considerably replaces or reduces chemical fertilizers. In order to study the effects of different manure and vermicompost rates on yield and essential oil contents of dragonhead, an experiment was conducted as a randomized complete blocks design with eight treatments and three replications in the field of Pakdasht city in 2012. The treatments were 10 and 20 t/ha manure, 5 and 10 t/ha vermicompost, 5 t/ha manure + 2.5 t/ha vermicompost, 10 t/ha manure + 5 t/ha vermicompost, chemical fertilizer (70 kg/ha nitrogen) and control (without fertilizer). The results showed that the highest herbage yield, essential oil contents and yield, geranyl acetate percentage and geraniol percentage in essential oil were obtained by using 10 t/ha manure, 5 t/ha vermicompost and integrated application of 10 t/ha manure and 5 t/ha vermicompost, respectively. The highest geranial percentage, neral percentage and neryl acetate percentage in essential oil were obtained by using 10 t/ha vermicompost application. Generally, the highest herbage and essential oil yields were obtained by using 10 t/ha manure application and the highest essential oil contents with vermicompost application.
Keywords
Essential oil
geraniol
Geranyl acetate
organic manure
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Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science
Volume 46, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
Winter 2016
Pages 711-721

  • Receive Date 09 March 2015
  • Revise Date 09 August 2015
  • Accept Date 10 August 2015
  • Publish Date 22 December 2015