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Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.), a medicinal and aromatic plant possesing rich phenolic and terpenoid content, is commonly utilized for culinary and medicinal purposes around the world sinceancient times. Vermicompost (VC) products were categorized as biostimulants along with the humic exracts andare utilized for organic fertilizer as well asconsidered as an organic soil amendment material.Use oforganic fertilizers preserves the essential oil yield and natural aroma of basil. In present study, the effect of increasing doses of vermicompost additions (0%, 10%, 20%, 30%, and 40%) on total phenolic content (TPC) inthe leaves of sweet basil were investigated. The highest TPC was determined at 10% VC applicated group as 90,02 mg/g leaf and the lowest TPC was determined at 30% VC applicated group as 50,72 mg/g leaf in dry weight expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE). Plant biostimulants are de novo products and have proved efficiency in medicinal and aromatic plant cultivation due to their possible inducing activities on the synthesis of secondary metabolites. |
