Abstract
ABSTRACT Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris, were evaluated for potential yield in a multiple harvest system during the fall-winter-spring (Nov.-June) 1995–1996 and (Dec.-June) 1996–1997. The herbs were grown with a full-bed polyethylene mulch-micro-(trickle)-irrigation system using two nitrogen and potassium rates (0.68 N & 0.74 Kkg·ha−1·day−1 and 1.8 N & 1.48 K kg·ha−1·day−1 in the 1995–1996 growing season and 1.1 N & 0.9 K kg·ha−1·day−1 and 2.2 N & 1.8 K kg·ha−1·day−1 in the 1996–1997 growing season) as fertilizer treatments. Phosphorus was applied pre-plant at 21.3 kg/ha with both nitrogen and potassium rates. Except for summer savory and Italian parsley, yields of the herbs at the two nitrogen and potassium rates were inconsistent in the two seasons. Early (1st harvest) yields of Italian parsley were similar at both fertilizer rates, although parsley yields were higher (P < 0.05) at the higher fertility rate. In the 1995–1996 season, early and total yields of sweet marjoram were higher at the higher fertilizer rate, but in the 1996–1997 season both early and total yields were similar at both of the tested nitrogen and potassium rates. Early yield of thyme in 1995–1996 was similar at both nitrogen and potassium rates, but in 1996–1997 was higher with the higher nitrogen and potassium treatment. Total yields of thyme in both growth seasons were best with the higher fertilizer treatment rate. Residual concentrations of macro- and microelements in the soil at the end of the harvest seasons were similar for both tested nitrogen and potassium rates. Concentrations of macro- and microelemental within each herb were similar with the two fertility rates, although summer savory had relatively high concentrations of Fe, Mn and Zn and Italian parsley had a relatively high concentration of Zn in the shoots.
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Claim · model-written summary
Italian parsley early yield was similar at both fertilizer rates.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Early (1st harvest) yields of Italian parsley were similar at both fertilizer rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Italian parsley yield was higher at the higher fertility rate.
- Taxon
- parsley
Petroselinum crispume1 - Treatment
- higher fertility ratee1
- Outcome
- parsley yieldse1
- Direction
- highere1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“parsley yields were higher (P < 0.05) at the higher fertility rate”
Claim · model-written summary
Sweet marjoram early and total yield were higher at the higher rate in 1995–1996.
- Taxon
- sweet marjoram
Origanum majoranae1
- Treatment
- higher fertilizer ratee1
- Outcome
- early and total yieldse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- 1995–1996 seasone1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“In the 1995–1996 season, early and total yields of sweet marjoram were higher at the higher fertilizer rate”
Claim · model-written summary
Sweet marjoram early and total yield were similar across rates in 1996–1997.
- Taxon
- sweet marjoram
Origanum majoranae0
- Treatment
- nitrogen and potassium ratese1
- Outcome
- early and total yieldse1
- Direction
- similare1
- Qualifier
- 1996–1997 seasone1
- Comparator
- both of the tested nitrogen and potassium ratese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“in the 1996–1997 season both early and total yields were similar at both of the tested nitrogen and potassium rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Thyme early yield was similar across rates in 1995–1996.
- Taxon
- thyme
Thymus vulgarise1
- Treatment
- nitrogen and potassium ratese1
- Outcome
- Early yielde1
- Direction
- similare1
- Qualifier
- 1995–1996e1
- Comparator
- both nitrogen and potassium ratese1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Early yield of thyme in 1995–1996 was similar at both nitrogen and potassium rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Thyme early yield was higher with higher nitrogen and potassium in 1996–1997.
- Taxon
- thyme
Thymus vulgarise0
- Treatment
- higher nitrogen and potassium treatmente1
- Outcome
- Early yield of thymee2
- Direction
- highere1
- Qualifier
- 1996–1997e1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“in 1996–1997 was higher with the higher nitrogen and potassium treatment”
e2“Early yield of thyme in 1995–1996 was similar at both nitrogen and potassium rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Thyme total yield was best with the higher fertilizer rate in both seasons.
- Taxon
- thyme
Thymus vulgarise1
- Treatment
- higher fertilizer treatment ratee1
- Outcome
- Total yieldse1
- Direction
- beste1
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Total yields of thyme in both growth seasons were best with the higher fertilizer treatment rate”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil residual macro- and microelement concentrations were similar across fertilizer rates.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Residual concentrations of macro- and microelements in the soil at the end of the harvest seasons were similar for both tested nitrogen and potassium rates”
e2“yields of the herbs at the two nitrogen and potassium rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Within-herb macro- and microelement concentrations were similar across fertility rates.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Concentrations of macro- and microelemental within each herb were similar with the two fertility rates”
Claim · model-written summary
Summer savory shoots had relatively high Fe, Mn and Zn concentrations.
- Taxon
- summer savory
Satureja hortensise1 - Outcome
- concentrations of Fe, Mn and Zne1
- Direction
- relatively highe1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“summer savory had relatively high concentrations of Fe, Mn and Zn”
Claim · model-written summary
Italian parsley shoots had a relatively high Zn concentration.
- Taxon
- Italian parsleyPetroselinum crispum Neapolitanum Groupe1
- Organ / stage
- shootse1
- Outcome
- concentration of Zne1
- Direction
- relatively highe1
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Italian parsley had a relatively high concentration of Zn in the shoots”
Claim · model-written summary
Summer savory and Italian parsley had more consistent yield responses across seasons than the other herbs.
Verbatim
e0“Italian parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, sweet marjoram, Origanum majorana, and French thyme, Thymus vulgaris”
e1“Except for summer savory and Italian parsley, yields of the herbs at the two nitrogen and potassium rates were inconsistent in the two seasons”
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