Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science

Effect of foliar application of zinc, iron, and manganese on morphological, and phytochemical traits of hyssop (Hyssopus officinalis L.)

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors
Mohammad Amini 1
Kamal Sadatasilan 1
Saeid Yosefzadeh 2
Sirus Mansurifar 1
1 Payame Noor University
2 Payam Noor University
10.22059/ijfcs.2018.238654.654357
Abstract
To investigate the effect of iron, zinc, and manganese on morphological and phytochemical traits of hyssop, an experiment was conducted as a randomized complete block design with three replications in 2016. Treatments consisted of control, foliar application of iron, zinc, manganese, iron + zinc, iron + manganese, zinc + manganese and iron + zinc + manganese. The foliar application had a significant effect on all studied traits. Foliar application, especially in combined treatments of the above-mentioned microelements, had a positive effect on all studied traits compared with control. The highest values of plant height (49.55 cm) and biological yield (5085.7 kg/ha) were gained with foliar application of iron + zinc + manganese. The untreated control produced the lowest plant height, number of lateral branch per plant, number of flowering branches per plant and biological yield. The foliar application significantly increased the number of flowering branches per plant and biological yield compared with control. The highest total chlorophyll (1.85 mg g-1 FW) was gained by foliar application of Fe. In addition, foliar application with the combination of microelements produced the greatest total flavonoids content in plants. Results showed that simultaneous foliar application of Fe, Zn and Mn had a positive effect on the quantitative and qualitative traits of hyssop. Therefore, micronutrients could be applied as a suitable strategy to reduce chemical inputs toward sustainable agriculture and to achieve optimum biological yield in hyssop.
Keywords
Chlorophyll
Foliar application
Secondary metabolites
Hyssopus officinalis L
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Iranian Journal of Field Crop Science
Volume 50, Issue 3
Autumn 2019
Pages 199-212

  • Receive Date 29 July 2017
  • Revise Date 09 October 2018
  • Accept Date 15 October 2018
  • Publish Date 23 October 2019