Effect of Organic and Chemical Fertilizers on Growth Parameters and Essential Oil of Iranian Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.)

Subject Areas : Journal of Crop Nutrition Science

Jalil  Dehghan Samani ¹ (Medicinal Plants Department, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.)
Abdollah  Ghasemi Pirbalouti ² (Medicinal Plants Department, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.)
Fatemeh  Malekpoor ³ (Medicinal Plants Department, Shahrekord Branch, Islamic Azad University, Shahrekord, Iran.)

Received: 2016-12-24 Accepted : 2017-03-05 Published : 2017-03-01

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