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RESPONSE OF STEVIA (STEVIA REBAUDIANA L.) TO BIOGAS FERTILIZER AND NATURAL EXTRACTS UNDER SOUTH SINAI CONDITIONS

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Last updated: 03 Jan 2025

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Abstract

Two field experiments were conducted in 2019 and 2020 seasons at Desert Research Center, Mataria, Cairo, Egypt, and its experimental farm at Ras Sudr Experimental Station in South Sinai, in cooperation with the Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture Benha University, to study the effect of biogas slurry fertilizer and natural extracts on biomass, chemical constituents, and quality of Stevia rebaudiana L. plant.  Results showed that biogas fertilizer along with the different natural extracts exerted a significant influence on yield, chemical constituents, stevioside and rebaudioside A., of stevia. The highest values in most of the parameters i.e. shoot fresh and dry weights biomass, leaves fresh and dry weights biomass, N, P, K and pigments in the first cut by recommended dose of chemical fertilizer (T1) combining with garlic as drench addition, Yucca extract as a foliar spray or Azolla extract as drench addition (M4, M5 or M2,respectively). On the other hand, the second cut took the same line as the first cut but with 50% NPK + 5000 kg h-1 (T3) as either garlic extract or Azolla extract as drench addition (T3×M4 or T3×M2) as registered the highest values of parameters mention before in most cases. As for the highest values of stevioside and total stevioside content were recorded by 50% NPK + 3000 kg h-1 combining with Azolla aqueous extract as drench addition (T4×M2). Rebaudioside A., registered by combination of the recommended dose of biogas fertilizer and yucca aqueous extract as a foliar spray (T2×M5). Conclusively, the use of half (50%) of the recommended dose of chemical fertilizer with its equivalent of the recommended nitrogen dose and replaced with biogas fertilizer, in addition to the use of both extracts of Azolla and garlic as a drench addition, led to reducing nitrate accumulation as a problem of the use of chemical fertilizers on the human health and economic damages.

DOI

10.21608/sjfop.2021.198633

Keywords

Stevia rebaudiana, Organic fertilizer, natural extracts, stevioside, Rebaudioside A, biogas fertilizer, Azolla extract, garlic extract, yucca extract

Authors

First Name

Eman

Last Name

Abou El-Ghait

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Horticulture Dept., Fac. Agric., Benha University, Egypt

Email

eman.aboelghait@fagr.bu.edu.eg

City

Cairo

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First Name

Y.

Last Name

Mohamed

MiddleName

F.Y.

Affiliation

Horticulture Dept., Fac. Agric., Benha University, Egypt

Email

yosry.mohamed@fagr.bu.edu.eg

City

Benha

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First Name

W.

Last Name

Abd El-Azim

MiddleName

M.

Affiliation

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

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City

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Orcid

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First Name

M.

Last Name

Mansour

MiddleName

R.

Affiliation

Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Department, Desert Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Email

mohmedrashed87@gmail.com

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Volume

8

Article Issue

3

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28047

Issue Date

2021-09-01

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2021-08-17

Publish Date

2021-09-01

Page Start

375

Page End

400

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2356-7864

Online ISSN

2536-9296

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https://sjfop.journals.ekb.eg/article_198633.html

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Original Research Article

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328

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Journal

Publication Title

Scientific Journal of Flowers and Ornamental Plants

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https://sjfop.journals.ekb.eg/

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RESPONSE OF STEVIA (STEVIA REBAUDIANA L.) TO BIOGAS FERTILIZER AND NATURAL EXTRACTS UNDER SOUTH SINAI CONDITIONS

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22 Jan 2023