The Impact of Compost on Seed Yield and Essential Oil of Black Cumin under Drought Stress Conditions

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Authors

1 Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

2 Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Zabol, Zabol, Iran

Abstract

Nigella sativa L. is an annual species of the Ranunculaceae family whose essential oil is widely used in the medicinal, food and health industries. Drought stress is a major factor limiting plants growth and yield. The application of organic fertilizer is an effective method in the organic culture of medicinal plants. In order to study the impacts of drought stress and compost on the yield and essential oil content of black cumin, an experiment was conducted as split plots based on a randomized complete block design with three replications in the research farm of the University of Zabol. Treatments involved irrigation as the main factor in three levels: 1) the control (without any stress), with irrigation interval of every six days; 2) mild drought stress, with irrigation interval of every nine days; and 3) extreme drought stress, with irrigation interval of every 12 days along with municipal solid waste compost as the second factor which included: no use of compost (control) and compost of 10, 20, and 30 ton/ha. Drought stress had a meaningful impact on seed yield. Thus, seed yield declined as the stress increased. Increasing compost levels also increased seed yield, essence percentage, p-cymene, γ-terpinene, and thymoquinone contents in seed essential oil of black cumin. The highest seed yield (553.61kg/ha), percentage of p-cymene (24.6%) was observed in the compost treatment of 30 ton/ha and the least of them were (345.2kg/ha) and (15.4%) in the treatment without compost (the control) respectively. In general, using 30 ton/ha of compost seems appropriate, because of generates higher yield and essential oil.

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The Impact of Compost on Seed Yield and Essential Oil of Black Cumin under Drought Stress Conditions

Highlights

  • The formation of the essence in black cumin is resistant to drought stress.
  • Essential oil percentage and some of black cumin compounds increase by applying compost.
  • Seed yield reduced due to drought stress.

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