Vermicompost: alternative to urea in basil seed production
| Autor: | Margot Tablada, Alicia Ledesma, Carmen Cabanillas |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
| Předmět: |
food.ingredient
Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Basilicum Management Monitoring Policy and Law engineering.material Biology Ocimum biology.organism_classification Manure Rumen Horticulture chemistry.chemical_compound food Inflorescence Agronomy chemistry engineering Urea Vermicompost |
| Zdroj: | Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal. 24:165-177 |
| ISSN: | 1477-7835 |
| DOI: | 10.1108/14777831311303065 |
| Popis: | PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to evaluate the effects of two vermicompost and urea on basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) variety Catamarca INTA (wide leaf) seed production, observing the evolution of the inflorescence and seed coloration.Design/methodology/approachTreatments consisted of 50 per cent vermicompost from rumen content: 50 per cent soil (RCV); 50 per cent vermicompost from rabbit manure: 50 per cent soil (RMV); urea 100 kg/ha and soil as control. On three dates the authors determined the total number of inflorescences, harvested inflorescences and number of whorls with black seeds. In the final cycle the authors determined the weight of 1,000 seeds and the number of harvested seeds.FindingsIn general, vermicompost produced better results (pSocial implicationsThe use of chemical fertilizers causes environmental pollution, produces negative effects on human health and contributes to the depletion of non‐renewable natural resources.Originality/valueThese renewable amendments (vermicompost) constitute a sustainable alternative to the use of urea for inflorescence production and mature basil seed production. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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