ISHS Acta Horticulturae 331: WOCMAP I - Medicinal and Aromatic Plants Conference: part 3 of 4
THE POTENTIAL FOR AROMATIC PLANT PRODUCTION WITH PLASTIC MULCH CULTURE IN FLORIDA |
| Author: | A. A. Csizinszky |
| Keywords: | basil, Ocimum basilicum marjoram, Origanum majoranna, parsley, Petroselinum crispum, summer savory, Satureja hortensis, fresh weight, dry matter, mineral concentration |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.1993.331.4 |
| Abstract:
The potential for production of sweet basil, Ocimum basilicum L., common marjoram, Origanum majoranna L., parsley, Petroselinum crispum L. var. neapolitanum, and summer savory, Satureja hortensis L., was investigated in west-central Florida (lat. 27°30'; long. 82°30'). Studies were conducted during winter (Dec.-Jan.) 1988–89, spring (Mar.-Jun.) 1989, and winter-spring (Jan.-May) 1990, on fine sandy soil. Production system was the conventional full-bed polyethylene mulch with furrow irrigation. Plants were grown without pesticides and received 97 N, 42 P and 97 K kg ha-1 (winter 1988–89 and spring 1990) or were planted as a second crop after tomatoes to utilize the residual nutrients (winter-spring 1989). Yields, fresh and dry, depended on plant survival. Basil and parsley had a high survival rate and yield when grown in the winter or as a first crop. Marjoram and summer savory had a high survival rate and yield in the winter 1988–89 only. All four plants had a low survival rate and yield when planted after tomatoes. Disease was not apparent on the plants, but aphids (Aphididae) on basil and parsley, leafminers (Lyriomiza sp.) on basil, thrips (Thribidae) on basil, and whiteflies, (Bemisia sp.) on basil and marjoram were present in large numbers when planted in March. | |
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