(Scientific Horizons, 2021)
Яценко, Вячеслав Васильович
The main factors limiting the productivity of vegetables are the
arid climate and uneven rainfall, but the use of absorbents can solve this
problem. The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of
absorbents on the productivity of basil. This study used field and laboratory
measurements, statistical, computational and analytical methods. The study
revealed that absorbent in a form of gel positively influenced the increase
of the leaf area index (+7.26% in Badioryi cultivar, +8.20% in the Rutan
cultivar – leaf area, +34.55% in the Badioryi cultivar, 37.43% in the Rutan
cultivar – leaf area index). Absorbents contributed to a slight decrease of
sugar content (-0.86-2.68% in the Badioryi cultivar, -1.48–2.35% in the Rutan
cultivar) and content (-8.8-13.2%) and yield of the essential oil (-19.6-39.5)
in both cultivars. The activity of APX, CAT, SOD, tended to decrease in
all variants, regardless of the form of the absorbent: APX (-12.8-35.1%),
CAT (-10.9-22.0%), SOD (-11.9-17.0%).