Study of the Effect of the Biochar Amendment on the Physic-Chemical Properties of a Soil Cultivated in Green Mint (Mentha Viridis L.)

Ouertatani, Sarra

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“…It has a lot of pro ts for the cropping system, due to its potential to prevent nutrient leaching, especially nitrogen, increase soil water capacity and soil fertility, and thereby increase the quality and quantity (Arshad et al 2021;Ilkaee et al 2011;Ochiai et al 2021). Researchers con rmed that biochar increased yield and yield compounds of mint (Mentha Viridis L.) (Ouertatani 2021), pot marigold (Calendula o cinalis L.) (Tavallali et al 2022). Vermicompost is another kind of important soil amendments that is full of nutrients and improve soil nutrients, water holding capacity, stabilizes and biological activity of soil, and enhances soil fertility at a long-term period (Voko et This study aimed to evaluate the yield of basil when grown with different levels of forage turnip with the application of biochar and vermicompost as soil amendments.…”

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Biomass production and physiological parameters of intercropped basil-forage turnip as affected by biochar and vermicompost

Monfared,

Ardakani,

Paknejad

et al. 2024

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Intercropping systems as an eco-friendly strategy, meliorates the quality of the agro-ecosystem. On the other hand, usage of soil amendments was environmental friendly technology to improve sustainability of soil resources and production plants. This two-year (2018–2019) study target to distinguish the quality and quantity of sweet basil in intercropping system with forage turnip with usage of vermicompost and biochar as a soil amendments. The treatments in the main plots were: A1: 90% forage turnip + 10% basil; A2: 80% forage turnip + 20% basil; A3: 70% forage turnip + 30% basil, in main plots; also two vermicompost levels (15 ton ha− 1, 18.5 ton ha− 1) and two biochar levels (control, 5 ton ha− 1) were placed in subplots. Thus, intercropping of basil and forage turnip at level of 70% forage turnip + 30% basil with biochar and vermicompost at 18.5 ton ha− 1 was the best performance compared to another treatments. That treatment promoted chlorophyll (a + b) 65.32%, carotenoid 67.47%, soluble sugars 77.35%, relative water content 33.13%, dry matter yield 62.54%, essential oil 63.15%, essential oil yield 191.76% and reduced membrane stability index 150.95%, compared to 90% forage turnip + 10% basil and vermicompost at 15 ton ha− 1 (without biochar). Thus, it can be suggested to farmers as an ecological friendly methods to improve basil yield and yield compounds.

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