Shahidullah Niazi1*, Hafizullah Niazi2, Rizwanullah Azimi2, Ajmal Amini2, Zia Ur Rahman Rasikh2, Shakirullah Niazi2, and Mirhatem Niazi3
1,2Department of Horticulture, Laghman University, Laghman 2701, Afghanistan; and 3Department of Animal Science, Nangarhar University, Jalalabad 2601, Afghanistan.
*Correspondence: shahidullah.niazi333@gmail.com (Shahidullah Niazi, Department of Horticulture, Laghman University, Laghman 2701, Afghanistan).
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ABSTRACT
Sweet Thai basil, Ocimum basilicum var. thyrsiflora is a medicinal plant that is widely used in many industries due to its richness in phytochemical contents. The present study was carried out to improve the germination growth and of sweet Thai basil. In the current research sweet Thai basil seeds were treated with different concentrations of chitosan (0, 2, 4 and 6 ml/L). The result showed that treatment at 4 ml/ L chitosan produced seed germination percentage 100, seed germination speed (1.51), vigor index (6.93) taller seedlings (7.69 cm in height), with bigger stem diameter (0.90 mm), leaf area (1.59 cm2/leaf), and root length (3.19 cm). However, 4 ml/L chitosan concentration was best compare to 0, 2 and 4 ml/L concentration of chitosan. On the other hand, it is recommended for the seeds of sweet Thai basil to be treated with 4 ml/L of chitosan with different plant density.
Keywords: Sweet Thai basil, Germination, Growth, Phytochemical, Medicinal plants, and Chitosan.
Citation: Niazi S, Niazi H, Azimi R, Amini A, Rasikh ZUR, Niazi S, and Niazi M. (2023). Effect of different concentrations of chitosan on the germination and growth of sweet Thai basil. Aust. J. Eng. Innov. Technol., 5(6), 255-263. https://doi.org/10.34104/ajeit.023.02550263
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