Effect of nitrophos fertilizer on the growth and yield of Nigella sativa
Effect of nitrophos fertilizer on the growth and yield of Nigella sativa
Ch. Muhammad Muslim1, Yahya Karamat2, Muhammad Shabbir Mughal3 and Imtiaz Hussain4
ABSTRACT
Research on the medicinal plants was started by the researchers in the last century in order to allocate different valuable alternative resources to the increasing demands of population especially to those communities totally dependable on forests and other non renewable natural resources. Nigella sativa is a renowned medicinal herb of the world of herbaceous plants because of its multipurpose uses in different disease treatments. The study was conducted to increase the production of Nigella sativa by applying the NP fertilizer. This study was carried with objective to find the optimum doze of NP fertilizer for the growth and maximum yield of Nigella sativa and also to give farmer an easy way to get maximum benefit of his land resources during the rabbi season as compared to the other crops like maize. The study revealed that Nigella sativa shows maximum yield on the application of 275kg/ha of NP fertilizer in the region having similar edaphic, topographic and climatic conditions as in Peshawar.
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March 2009
Vol. 59, Iss. 1
