The Evaluation of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers on Growth Characteristics and Essential Oil of Sage (Salvia Officinalis L.) Under Water Stress

Abstract

. Treatments included three irrigation levels (irrigation after depletion of 40% available water, irrigation after depletion of 60% available water, irrigation after depletion of 80% available water) and five different soil fertility systems (control (no fertilizer) (F0), chemical fertilizer (urea) (Ur), nitrogen fixing bacteria (NFB), vermicompost (V) vermicompost + nitrogen fixing bacteria (V+NFB)) will be allocated to main plots and sub plots respectively. Results showed thatthe highest plant height, canopy diameter, leaf area index