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- Title
Light environments and phosphorus doses in the growth of basil plants.
- Authors
de OLIVEIRA, Maria Elisa Falcão; de SOUZA, Girlene Santos; dos SANTOS, Anacleto Ranulfo
- Abstract
The objective of this work was to evaluate the development of basil plants cultivated in modified light environments with the use of color shading nets under different dosages of phosphate fertilization. The experimental design was a randomized block factorial design 4 x 3, with the treatments: 0, 50; 100 and 200 kg ha-1 P2O5 using shading nets in colors: blue and red, with 50% shading and full sun, and five replications. After 120 days of cultivation, analyzes of the growth of basil plants were carried out, in addition to the phosphorus content in the roots. There was a significant interaction between phosphorus doses and light environments for the number of leaves, leaf area, specific leaf area, leaf area ratio and leaf weight ratio. Basil plants grown in full sun at the maximum phosphorus dosage (200 kg ha-1 P2O5) showed significantly higher results than those grown under shade. However, it is worth noting that the shaded environment provided higher height and dry mass production, in addition to higher phosphorus levels in the roots. It was concluded that the interaction of color shading nets with the phosphate fertilization presented positive results in relation to the development of the basil plants.
- Subjects
BASIL; PLANT fertilization; LEAF area; EFFECT of phosphorus on plants; MASS production
- Publication
Nativa, 2018, Vol 6, Issue 4, p326
- ISSN
2318-7670
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.31413/nativa.v6i4.4739