EFFECT OF IRRIGATION RATES AND ORGANIC FERTILIZATION ON GROWTH, YIELD AND ACTIVE CONSTITUENTS OF QUINOA (CHENOPODIUM QUINOA WILLD) PLANT | ||
Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research | ||
Article 16, Volume 96, Issue 4, December 2018, Pages 1473-1489 PDF (842.44 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/ejar.2018.143322 | ||
Authors | ||
KHALD H. HAMMAM1; SOBHI F. MANSOUR2 | ||
1Medicinal and Aromatic plants Research Department - Horticulture Research Institute, Agri. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt | ||
2Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, ARC, Giza | ||
Abstract | ||
the current study was conducted at the experimental Farm of South Tahrir in Al-Behira governorate, Horticulture Research Station, Horticulture Research Institute (HRI), during the two successive seasons of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018. The main target of this work was to identifying the effective rate of applied irrigation at 3 rates of (400, 500 and 600 m3/fed.) combined with organic compost fertilizers at levels (0, 5, 7.5 and 10 m3/fed.) on growth yield and chemical composition of quinoa (Chenopodium quinoa Willd) plant. The obtained data showed that, application of irrigation at moderate rates (500m3) +10m3compost/fed./season) to quinoa plant recorded the maximum values of plant height, number of branches/plant, dry weight of herb/plant (g), seed weight /plant (g), seed index، protein, carbohydrates, N, P and K contents in both seasons. While, minimum values were obtained by irrigation rates 400m3/fed./seasons + 5m3compost /fed. Irrigation rate (400m3 + 10m3compost/fed./season) resulted in the highest values of saponins and phenols. While, the lowest values were obtained by irrigation rates 600m3/fed.+5m3compost/fed. | ||
Keywords | ||
irrigation; Organic compost; Quinoa; Saponin; Phenol | ||
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