- Selcuk Journal of Agriculture and Food Sciences
- Vol: 21 Issue: 42
- Effects of Fertilizers on Some Agronomic and Quality Characters of Cultivated Sage (Salvia Halophila...
Effects of Fertilizers on Some Agronomic and Quality Characters of Cultivated Sage (Salvia Halophila Hedge)
Authors : Yüksel Kan
Pages : 43-48
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Publication Date : 2007-08-25
Article Type : Research Article
Abstract :In this study, it was aimed to determine suitable organic fertilizer and nitrogen doses of sage (Salvia halophila) spread naturally on Central Anatolia, Turkey by taking it into cultivation. In the research, plant height, number of flower branch per plant, flower height, 1000 seed weight, seed yield, fresh flower yield, drog flower yield, essential oil rate and essential oil yield were investigated. According to findings applied organic fertilizer doses of the research plant height values varied between 68.30–114,17 cm, number of flower branch per plant between 4.80–18.60, flower height between 35.10–53.80 cm, 1000 seed weight between 1.46–1.63 g, seed yield between 24.70- 31.53 kg/da, fresh flower yield between 299.73-959.57 kg/da, drog flower yield between 81.83-255.70 kg/da, essential oil rate between % 0.10-0.13 and essential oil yield between 1.11-3.40 kg/da. According to findings applied nitrogen fertilizer doses of the research plant height values varied between 66.78-109.50 cm, number of flower branch per plant between7.57-11.17, flower height between 35.42-53.37 cm, 1000 seed weight between 1.48-1.60 g, seed yield between 18.98- 34.30 kg/da, fresh flower yield between 286.54-868.47 kg/da, drog flower yield between 80.12-244.73 kg/da, essential oil rate between % 0.10-0.13 and essential oil yield between 1.11-3.40 kg/da.Keywords : Adaçayı, Salvia halophila, azotlu gübre, organik gübre