Effect of Low Water Availability on Seed Yield and Seed Quality of Basil (Ocimum basilicum).

ABSTRACT: Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an aromatic and medicinal plant with important properties and is used as an alternative crop in many countries of the world because of its medicinal, economic, industrial, and nutritional importance. The objective of the present study was to determine the effect of low water availability on seed production and seed quality of five cultivars of basil (Mrs Burns, Cinnamon, Sweet, Red Rubin, and Thai). Irrigation levels and cultivars affected seed yield and thousand seed weight. In addition, plants that were exposed to low water availability produced seeds that germinated in a greater percentage. Additionally, root length was increased as the PEG concentration was increased in the germination solution and was affected by the low water availability of the

SUBMITTER: Kalamartzis I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10005375 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature