211684

Impact of Bio- and Chemical Fertilization on Growth, Yield, Essential Oil and Chemical Composition of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Plant

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Pot experiment was carried out in seventeen levels of fertilization to evaluate the effect of the bio-fertilizer mixture alone or in combination with chemical fertilizer (NPK) on Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill). Bio-fertilizer was a mixture of Azotobacter chroococcum, Bacillus circulans and Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza. Results indicated that use of bio-fertilizer at 3.75 ml/pot four times with 25% of NPK gave the highest significant values of vegetative growth, yield parameters, and also NPK uptake; however, fertilizing with bio-fertilizers without NPK application showed the lowest significant values in the two experimental seasons. The same addition of bio-fertilizer gave the highest significant values of total microbial count of soil and increased cumulative CO2; whereas addition of 100% NPK gave the lowest significant values in both seasons. The full dose of NPK significantly increased volatile oil percentage while the addition of bio-fertilizer only significantly decreased it in both seasons. GC analysis of essential oil showed that the highest percentage of anethol (12.77 %) was obtained by applying 3.75 ml/pot bio-fertilizer added one time + 25% NPK and decreased estragole (72.78%).

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10.21608/ajs.2021.77849.1383

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Fennel, bio-fertilization, Azotobacter Chroococcum, Bacillus circulans, Vesicular-arbuscular mycorrhiza, essential oil

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Omniea

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Allam

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Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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omnieamohsen@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Cairo

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0000-0002-6948-1370

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Soheir

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Hassan

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Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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so.hassan2013@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Awad

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Kandil

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Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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awaad_kandeal@agr.asu.edu.eg

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Ahmed

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Abdel Hamid

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Horticulture Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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nazmy604@yahoo.com

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Cairo

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0000-0002-1326-7885

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Abdallah

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Korayem

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Agricultural Microbiology Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt

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a_korayem@agr.asu.edu.eg

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29

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3

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29773

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2021-12-01

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2021-05-27

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2021-12-01

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887

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900

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1110-2675

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2636-3585

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Arab Universities Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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Impact of Bio- and Chemical Fertilization on Growth, Yield, Essential Oil and Chemical Composition of Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) Plant

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22 Jan 2023