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Middle East Journal of Applied Sciences
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8
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Two field experiments were carried out at Ghazala Experimental Farm, Fac. Agric., Zagazig Univ., Egypt, during the two consecutive seasons of 2016/2017 and 2017/2018 to investigate the effect of different NPK fertilization levels (0.0, 50, 75 and 100 % of recommended rate), Lithovit concentrations (0.0, 2 , 4 and 6 g/ liter) and their combination treatments on growth, yield and its components, volatile oil and some chemical constituents of coriander plant. Plants were foliar sprayed with Lithovit three times at 30, 50 and 70 days after sowing. The statistical layout of this experiment was split- plot experiment included sixteen treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Obtained results demonstrated that the maximum values of plant height, No. of leaves/plant, root length, total dry weight/plant, fruit yield/plant and /fed. and total carbohydrates % were detected when plants were fertilize with N2P2K2 or N3P3K3 and sprayed with Lithovit at 6 g/l. While, the highest No. of branches/plant, No. of inflorescences/plant, volatile oil %, volatile oil yield/plant and /fed., N, P, K percentages and total chlorophyll content in leaf tissues were recorded as coriander plants were fertilized with N3P3K3 and sprayed with 6 g/l Lithovit. The main constituents of Coriandrum sativum fruits as detected by GC/MS were linalool and camphor which increased with treatment of N3P3K3 and Lithovit at 6 g/l compared to control.
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