Changes in the content of total nitrogen and mineral nitrogen in the basil herb depending on the cultivar and nitrogen nutrition

  • Katarzyna Dzida Department of Cultivation and Fertilization of Horticultural Plants, University of Sciences in Lublin, 58 Leszczyńskiego, 20-068 Lublin, Poland
  • Zbigniew Jarosz Department of Cultivation and Fertilization of Horticultural Plants, University of Sciences in Lublin, 58 Leszczyńskiego, 20-068 Lublin, Poland
  • Karolina Pitura Department of Cultivation and Fertilization of Horticultural Plants, University of Sciences in Lublin, 58 Leszczyńskiego, 20-068 Lublin, Poland
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.161987

Abstract

Among fundamental nutrients, nitrogen fertilization is considered one of the most effective factors affecting both the yield and the quality of plant material. Nitrogen form used for fertilizing is also of great importance. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of nitrogen nutrition (calcium nitrate, ammonium nitrate, and urea) as well as (green, purple, and ‘Fino Verde’) on the chemical composition and yielding of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.). After drying the plant material at a temperature of 60°C and milling, total nitrogen was determined by means of Kjeldahl method, while mineral nitrogen content (N-NH4, N-NO3) was analyzed in 2% acetic acid extract. Yield of fresh basil matter depended significantly on the variety grown. The highest yields were obtained from a cultivar of ‘Fino Verde’ fertilized with ammonium nitrate. The purple variety plants fertilized with urea were characterized by a largest amount of total nitrogen. The ‘Fino Verde’ cultivar fertilized with urea accumulated the least quantities of nitrates in the basil herb.

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Fig. 1. Effect of cultivar and nitrogen fertilizer on content N-NO3 and N-total in basil herb.
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2013-04-01
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DZIDA, Katarzyna; JAROSZ, Zbigniew; PITURA, Karolina. Changes in the content of total nitrogen and mineral nitrogen in the basil herb depending on the cultivar and nitrogen nutrition. Modern Phytomorphology, [S.l.], v. 3, p. 63-67, apr. 2013. ISSN 2227-9555. Available at: <http://ojs.phytomorphology.org/index.php/MP/article/view/329>. Date accessed: 11 apr. 2018. doi: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.161987.
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