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Evaluation of the effect of a hormonal combination with amino acids on growth parameters and yield in rosemary plants

Rafeef Waleed Khaleed Ahmed; Sala Basim Ismail Mustafa

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Abstract

A factorial experiment was carried out using Randomized Complete Block Design layout (RCBD) at the experimental research station, College of Agriculture Engineering Science – University of Baghdad- Al-Jadriyah, in an open greenhouse during the spring season 2023–2044. The aim was to determine the influence of a hormone combination with amino acids on some growth parameters, yield and chemical composition as well as antioxidant activity of rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.), local variety. The experiment included two factors, each with three levels, and three replicates, where plants were sprayed with the growth regulators benzyl adenine (BA) and kinetin (Kin) at a rate of 50 mg L-1, In addition to glutamic acid and aspartic acid amino acids at equal concentrations, in three successive sprays throughout growth stages. Statistical analysis revealed significant differences for most of the traits studied. The kinetin application showed significant amelioration in some vegetative growth parameters; such as leaf area, leaf width, dry weight of the vegetative total, leaf content of total chlorophyll, in addition to the fresh and dry leaf yield of the plant per unit area. On the other hand, benzyl adenine significantly enhanced the number of branches and leaf thickness, as well as total fresh weight and dry weights of vegetative parts, percentage of total vegetative mass and dry leaf yield. Among amino acids, glutamic acid was the most superior with respect to plant height, leaf thickness, dry vegetative biomass and its percentage as well as fresh and dry leaf yield. Conversely, aspartic acid increased the number of branch and leaf width and thickness, blade fresh weight, and chlorophyll content. Most visible effects on growth traits, yield, chemical composition and antioxidant status including the improvement in synthetic production of volatile oil compounds are the result of the combined activity of growth regulators with amino acids. These results support the use of this mixture to enhance growth and quality of rosemary plants

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Kinetin significantly improved leaf area and width and vegetative dry weight.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
kinetin applicatione1
Outcome
leaf area, leaf width, dry weight of the vegetative totale1
Direction
amelioratione1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

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“The kinetin application showed significant amelioration in some vegetative growth parameters; such as leaf area, leaf width, dry weight of the vegetative total”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Kinetin significantly improved total chlorophyll content.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
kinetin applicatione1
Outcome
leaf content of total chlorophylle1
Direction
amelioratione1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

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“The kinetin application showed significant amelioration in some vegetative growth parameters; such as leaf area, leaf width, dry weight of the vegetative total, leaf content of total chlorophyll”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Kinetin significantly improved fresh and dry leaf yield.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
kinetin applicatione1
Outcome
fresh and dry leaf yield of the plant per unit areae1
Direction
amelioratione1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
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“The kinetin application showed significant amelioration in some vegetative growth parameters; such as leaf area, leaf width, dry weight of the vegetative total, leaf content of total chlorophyll, in addition to the fresh and dry leaf yield of the plant per unit area”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Benzyl adenine significantly increased branch number, leaf thickness and vegetative fresh weight.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
benzyl adeninee1
Outcome
number of branches and leaf thickness, as well as total fresh weighte1
Direction
enhancede1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

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“benzyl adenine significantly enhanced the number of branches and leaf thickness, as well as total fresh weight”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Benzyl adenine significantly increased vegetative dry weight and its proportion of total mass.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
benzyl adeninee1
Outcome
dry weights of vegetative parts, percentage of total vegetative masse1
Direction
enhancede1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

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“benzyl adenine significantly enhanced the number of branches and leaf thickness, as well as total fresh weight and dry weights of vegetative parts, percentage of total vegetative mass”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivesignificant (as stated)measured

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Benzyl adenine significantly increased dry leaf yield.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
benzyl adeninee1
Outcome
dry leaf yielde1
Direction
enhancede1

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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
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“benzyl adenine significantly enhanced the number of branches and leaf thickness, as well as total fresh weight and dry weights of vegetative parts, percentage of total vegetative mass and dry leaf yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Glutamic acid ranked highest for height, leaf thickness and vegetative dry biomass.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
glutamic acide1
Outcome
plant height, leaf thickness, dry vegetative biomasse1
Direction
most superiore1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
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“glutamic acid was the most superior with respect to plant height, leaf thickness, dry vegetative biomass”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Glutamic acid ranked highest for vegetative biomass percentage and fresh and dry leaf yield.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
glutamic acide1
Outcome
its percentage as well as fresh and dry leaf yielde1
Direction
most superiore1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
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“glutamic acid was the most superior with respect to plant height, leaf thickness, dry vegetative biomass and its percentage as well as fresh and dry leaf yield”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspartic acid increased branch number and leaf width and thickness.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
aspartic acide1
Outcome
number of branch and leaf width and thicknesse1
Direction
increasede1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
e1

“aspartic acid increased the number of branch and leaf width and thickness”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Aspartic acid increased blade fresh weight and chlorophyll content.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
aspartic acide1
Outcome
blade fresh weight, and chlorophyll contente1
Direction
increasede1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
e1

“aspartic acid increased the number of branch and leaf width and thickness, blade fresh weight, and chlorophyll content”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1606–1724 · show in text ↑
Intervention effectauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Combined growth regulators and amino acids improved growth, yield, composition and antioxidant status, including volatile oil synthesis.

Taxon
Rosmarinus officinalis L.Salvia rosmarinuse0
Treatment
combined activity of growth regulators with amino acidse1
Outcome
growth traits, yield, chemical composition and antioxidant statuse1
Direction
improvemente1

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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e0

“rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis L.)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 443–485 · show in text ↑
e1

“Most visible effects on growth traits, yield, chemical composition and antioxidant status including the improvement in synthetic production of volatile oil compounds are the result of the combined activity of growth regulators with amino acids.”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 1726–1970 · show in text ↑
Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultpositivebasis n/a

Claim · model-written summary

The authors support use of the mixture to improve rosemary growth and quality.

Taxon
rosemarySalvia rosmarinuse0
Outcome
use of this mixture to enhance growth and qualitye0

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Salvia rosmarinus
Salvia rosmarinus · TaxonMargalob · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“These results support the use of this mixture to enhance growth and quality of rosemary plants”

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N-benzyladenine · growth · Salvia rosmarinus (rosemary)Results agree

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