Abstract
The objective of this study was to optimize the cultural and environmental conditions necessary to produce high quality basil in a semi-arid climate during summer. Basil grown in a retractable roof greenhouse (RRGH) and full sun over two years using production systems including rockwool, containers, raised beds, vertical towers, and soil was evaluated based on biomass accumulation, morphological characteristics and quality. Photosynthetic response of basil to temperature and light was tested in a growth chamber to determine the optimum conditions that enhance photosynthesis and increase productivity. Biomass accumulation and quality of basil were affected by environment and cultural practices, with the largest quantities of highest quality basil produced in rockwool or raised beds in the RRGH. The response of basil to light and temperature indicated that highest photosynthesis during summer occurred between temperatures of 25 to 35 °C at a light intensity of 1500 μmol m⁻¹ s⁻¹.
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Claim · model-written summary
Basil grown on rockwool or raised beds in the RRGH gave the largest quantities of highest-quality biomass.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicum
Ocimum basilicumt0 - Treatment
- rockwool or raised bedse1
- Outcome
- Biomass accumulation and qualitye1
- Direction
- largeste1
- Setting
- RRGHe1
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Verbatim
t0“the Production of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in a Semi-Arid Climate”
e1“Biomass accumulation and quality of basil were affected by environment and cultural practices, with the largest quantities of highest quality basil produced in rockwool or raised beds in the RRGH”
Claim · model-written summary
Basil photosynthesis was highest at 25 to 35 °C at a light intensity of 1500 μmol m⁻¹ s⁻¹ in summer.
- Taxon
- Ocimum basilicumOcimum basilicumt0
- Outcome
- highest photosynthesise2
- Value
- 25 to 35 °Ce2
- Qualifier
- at a light intensity of 1500 μmol m⁻¹ s⁻¹e2
- Setting
- during summere2
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Verbatim
t0“the Production of Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) in a Semi-Arid Climate”
e2“The response of basil to light and temperature indicated that highest photosynthesis during summer occurred between temperatures of 25 to 35 °C at a light intensity of 1500 μmol m⁻¹ s⁻¹”
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