Conference Presentations by Fagbemi Olabisi Peace
Basil has generally been taken as a standard culinary herb. It has been used as a traditional med... more Basil has generally been taken as a standard culinary herb. It has been used as a traditional medicine in some countries around the world and used in the treatment of various medical conditions and ailments. A field experiment was carried out at the Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria to determine the growth and yield response of Basil (Ocimum basilicum) to organic and inorganic fertilizer types and rates. Poultry manure as organic fertilizer was applied at three rates 0, 5 and 10tons/ha and NPK 15-15-15 as inorganic fertilizer was applied at 300kg/ha. The seeds were raised in a greenhouse nursery and transplanted at five weeks after sowing. The experiment was in a Randomized Complete Block Design with a plot size of 4 m x3 m using 60 cm x50 cm spacing, replicated three times. Parameters for growth indices were; plant height, number of branches, number of leaves and stem girth while the yield parameters were fresh leaf and seed yield. Numbers of branches, plant height, number of leaves, stem girth, fresh leaf yield, dry leaf yield, seed yield, were higher with 5 tons/ha manure rate relative to other rates. There were significant differences in the growth parameters from 2-6 WAT before the first harvest under the fertilizer type and rate used. From 7 to 10 weeks after first harvest (WAFH), growth parameters were also significantly different under the fertilizer types except in stem girth. Cumulative seeds yield were significantly influenced by types of fertilizer. In conclusion, 5 tons/ha organic manure had the highest leaf yield followed by 10 tons/ha and inorganic (NPK 15-15-15) with the mean values of 2.00 kg,1.4 kg and 1.1kg/plant leaf yield respectively and average seed yield means 825 g,883 g and 593g, respectively.
Papers by Fagbemi Olabisi Peace
IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 2020
Basil plant (Ocimum basilicum L.) is aromatic and medicinal plants, cultivated for producing esse... more Basil plant (Ocimum basilicum L.) is aromatic and medicinal plants, cultivated for producing essential oil, and utilizing in culinary, biopesticides, and pharmaceutical productions. Notwithstanding, basil production can be used in different markets. Nitrogen deficiency is the main factor influences basil production in the world. Thus, this study was performed during the summer season of 2019 to evaluate the impact of the application of urea fertilizer (applied at seven rates; 0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100, and 120 kg N/ha) on chlorophyll, agronomic traits, seed yield, and essential oil production. Using a moderate rate of urea fertilizer is proposed to be sufficient for some agronomic traits. Moreover, a nonlinear-relationship between essential oil and urea fertilizer rate was found. This study”s results proved that utilizing urea fertilizer at a moderate rate can increase agronomic traits and essential oil of basil.
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Conference Presentations by Fagbemi Olabisi Peace
Papers by Fagbemi Olabisi Peace