Effect of Sulphur Treatments on Growth Parameters and Oil Yield of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Effect of Sulphur Treatments on Growth Parameters and Oil Yield of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa L.)

Sulphur is vital in crop life from germination to harvest and its impact on cultivation is undeniable. Its extinction causes several physiological problems in crops and makes them more vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stresses. Nigella sativa (black cumin) is mostly cultivated for its seeds. They ar...

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Published in:Gesunde Pflanzen Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 1355 - 1360
Main Authors: Day, Sibel, Abay, Gizem, Özgen, Yasin, Önol, Burak
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01-08-2023
Springer Nature B.V
Subjects:
Agriculture
Ammonium
Ammonium sulfate
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Clay loam
Clay soils
Climatic conditions
Cultivation
Essential oils
Fatty acids
Germination
Life Sciences
Loam soils
Nigella sativa
Oleic acid
Original Article
Originalbeitrag
Parameters
Plant Pathology
Saponins
Seeds
Soil conditions
Sulfates
Sulfur
Weight
Fatty acids
Yield
Ammonium sulphate
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Summary:Sulphur is vital in crop life from germination to harvest and its impact on cultivation is undeniable. Its extinction causes several physiological problems in crops and makes them more vulnerable to biotic and abiotic stresses. Nigella sativa (black cumin) is mostly cultivated for its seeds. They are rich in fatty acids, essential oils, alkaloids and saponins. Two years experiment was conducted to investigate different sulphur fertilizers doses on black cumin growth parameters and oil yield. Different doses of sulphur (0, 1, 2 and 3 kg S da −1 ) were used in form of ammonium sulphate to black cumin. Different sulphur dose treatments especially 1 kg S da −1 had a significant impact on plant height, number of branches plant −1 , number of seeds pod −1 , seed weight pod −1 , 1000 seed weight, seed protein content, yield, and oleic acid contents of oil. Application of black cumin with the optimum amount of sulphur in soil with high pH helped plants to adsorb sulphate easily and lead to an increase in black cumin yield. The most effective dose was determined as 1 kg S da −1 for black cumin cultivation in clay loam soils and climate conditions of Ankara in Central Anatolia.
ISSN:0367-4223
1439-0345
DOI:10.1007/s10343-022-00793-1