Effect of Some Soil Additions on Growth and Productivity of Dutch Fennel (Foeniculum Vulgare Mill.) Plants Under North Sinai Conditions | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Horticulture | ||
| Volume 52, Issue 1, April 2025, Pages 1-12 PDF (1.72 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejoh.2024.320905.1277 | ||
| Author | ||
| Hanan Ali Hashem* | ||
| Medicinal and Aromatic plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The current study was carried out in the Baloza area of the North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, throughout two consecutive seasons (2020/2021 and 2021/2022) to determine the impact of biochar (B) and vermicompost (V) as well as their interactions on the yield of fruits and essential oils of Dutch fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill) plants. The findings of the interaction indicated that when plants were given a greater level of biochar B2 (4.8 t/ha) in combination with vermicompost V3 (9.6 t/ha), they achieved the significantly highest increments in growth, fruits, and oil yields as well as NPK uptake. Also, the results showed that Trans-anethole, Estragole, L-fenchone, and D-limonene were the main chemical components of the extracted essential oils. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Fennel; Biochar; Vermicompost; Productivity; Essential oil | ||
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