Effect of Phosphate Fertilizer and Plant Density On Some Productive and Quality Traits of Coriander Coriandrum sativum L.


Abstract in English

The lack of information about the cultivation of coriander plant in Syria prompted us to study the effect of four plant densities (33.33،10، 13.33 and 20 plant/m2)، and four levels of phosphate fertilization (0107.2،160.8، and 214.4 of Superphosphate 46%) on some productive and quality traits of the coriander plant. This study was carried out in Tartous province during the growing season 2014، using Randomized Complete Block design with a Split Plot arrangement of treatments. The Results revealed that there were significant differences between the treatments for the whole traits، in addition to a significant interaction between density and phosphate fertilization. Although the densities (10، 13.33 and 20 plant/m2) varied in their effect، they had superiority upon the control(33،33)plant/m2، and the density 10 plant/m2 had more important effect in terms of increasing each of: branches number/plant، seed weight/plant، seeds number/inflorescence، protein content in plants and seeds and beta carotene and chlorophyll. However، the level 160.8k.g/h of P2O5 increased the number of inflorescences/plant، number of fruits/plant and seed weight/ inflorescence.

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