Evaluation of Vermicompost and Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi (Glomus intraradices) Efficiency on Essential Oil and Dry Herb Yield of Thymus vulgaris in the Field Conditions

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1 Assistant Professor, Department of Research Division of Natural Resources, Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Semnan, Iran

2 Instructor, Department of Research Division of Natural Resources, Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Semnan, Iran

Abstract

In order to study on the effects of vermicompost and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomus intraradices) on the morphological and biochemical factors of Thymus vulgaris an experiment was carried out on randomized complete block design with three replications. This experiment was done during growing season of 2008 to 2010 at Semnan Agricultural and Natural Resources research station. Treatments were included: the mycorrhizal inoculums (Glomus intraradices), 5 and 10ton.ha-1 of vermicompost and control treatment. Results showed that the vermicompost (10ton.ha-1) applications enhanced dry herb yield by 87% and stimulated essential oil yield by 166% in T. vulgaris plants with respect to controls. The uptake of N concentration significantly increased in 10ton.ha-1 vermicompost applications. The Mycorrhizal inoculation increased dry herb yield by 49%, enhanced essential oil yield by 149% and increased P uptake by 36% in T. vulgaris plants with respect to controls. Our findings confirm that applied the appropriate biofertilizer, can produce the highest quality thymus plants that should be able to show higher quantitative and qualitative production in organic systems compare to control plants.

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March 2019
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