Abstract
Basil is an important medicinal and culinary herb, cultivated on large areas in many countries. With the growing necessity of ecological products, organic crops need to be expanded, but a more complete characterization of such agriculture systems is required. The present paper aims to evaluate total phenolics and flavonoid contents, antioxidant activity of Ocimum basilicum L. under organic fertilization with four different foliar fertilizers (Fylo®, Geolino Plants&Flowers®, Cropmax®, Fitokondi®). The total content of phenolic compounds was stimulated by all foliar fertilizers used in the experiment. In the first year, the highest increase was obtained in plants fertilized with Fylo (29%) and Fitokondi (27%) while in the second year Fitokondi fertilizer treatment lead to the highest increase of total phenolics (28%) compared to the control plants. The production of total phenolics was enhanced in the second year probably because the experiment was started earlier on April compared to first year. Foliar fertilization of basil plants can thus be used to obtain increased yield and phenolic compounds synthesis with little effect on the physiological parameters that were analyzed, allowing better performance of basil under organic fertilization.
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Claim · model-written summary
Fylo increased total phenolics by 29% in year one.
- Taxon
- OCIMUM BASILICUM L.t0
- Treatment
- Fyloe0
- Outcome
- total phenolicse1
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 29%e0
- Qualifier
- first yeare0
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Verbatim
e0“In the first year, the highest increase was obtained in plants fertilized with Fylo (29%)”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
e1“increase of total phenolics”
Claim · model-written summary
Fitokondi increased total phenolics by 27% in year one.
- Taxon
- OCIMUM BASILICUM L.t0
- Treatment
- Fitokondie0
- Outcome
- total phenolicse1
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 27%e0
- Qualifier
- first yeare0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“In the first year, the highest increase was obtained in plants fertilized with Fylo (29%) and Fitokondi (27%)”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
e1“increase of total phenolics”
Claim · model-written summary
Fitokondi increased total phenolics by 28% versus controls in year two.
Verbatim
e0“in the second year Fitokondi fertilizer treatment lead to the highest increase of total phenolics (28%) compared to the control plants”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Geolino Plants&Flowers increased phenolic content.
- Taxon
- OCIMUM BASILICUM L.t1
- Treatment
- Geolino Plants&Flowers®t0
- Outcome
- total content of phenolic compoundse0
- Direction
- stimulatede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The total content of phenolic compounds was stimulated by all foliar fertilizers used in the experiment”
t0“Geolino Plants&Flowers®”
t1“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Cropmax increased phenolic content.
- Taxon
- OCIMUM BASILICUM L.t1
- Treatment
- Cropmax®t0
- Outcome
- total content of phenolic compoundse0
- Direction
- stimulatede0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“The total content of phenolic compounds was stimulated by all foliar fertilizers used in the experiment”
t0“Cropmax®”
t1“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Second-year phenolics were enhanced, possibly because the experiment began earlier.
Verbatim
e0“The production of total phenolics was enhanced in the second year probably because the experiment was started earlier on April compared to first year”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors report foliar fertilization can increase basil yield.
- Taxon
- basil
Ocimum basilicume0 - Treatment
- Foliar fertilizatione0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Foliar fertilization of basil plants can thus be used to obtain increased yield”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors report foliar fertilization had little effect on analyzed physiological parameters.
- Taxon
- OCIMUM BASILICUM L.t0
- Treatment
- Foliar fertilizatione1
- Outcome
- physiological parameterse0
- Direction
- little effecte0
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
e0“with little effect on the physiological parameters that were analyzed”
t0“OCIMUM BASILICUM L.”
e1“Foliar fertilization of basil plants can thus be used to obtain increased yield”
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