Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.

Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is an annual shrub with a multipurpose crop with great economic potential to increase the income of farmers and processors in some countries worldwide from the export and local markets. Therefore, two successive seasons (2020 and 2021) were conducted to investigate h...

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Main Authors: Sudad K. Al-Taweel, Aws A. Mohammed, R.A.A. Al-Asadi
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Published: University of Basrah 2025-06-01
Series:Maǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ
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description Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is an annual shrub with a multipurpose crop with great economic potential to increase the income of farmers and processors in some countries worldwide from the export and local markets. Therefore, two successive seasons (2020 and 2021) were conducted to investigate how fertilization either organic manure or chemical fertilizer and foliar application of Appetizer (App) and their combination could affect the plant growth, yield, and chemical composition of Roselle plant. The treatments used App. solely at 3 rates (0, 4, 6 g L-1), in interaction with the total dose of organic manure or chemical fertilizer, or with a half dose of both fertilizers. Also, values were tested for each fertilizer applied solely at a total dose and in interaction at a half dose. It was found that spraying Roselle plants with App positively increased all parameters studied over the control. However, such an increase was greatly enhanced when the App. was combined with fertilization. Whereas, the highest records of growth characters, the chemical constituents of roselle plant, ascorbic acid, and carbohydrate resulted from half doses of chemical and organic manure with 4 and 6 g L-1 of App. While the highest values of all yield characters were obtained from the combination of chemical fertilizer at total dose and App at 4 g L-1, respectively, it was discovered, as well, that organic manure applied solely or combined with App gave high values that were so close and superior, in some cases, to those of chemical fertilizer. Hence, organically speaking, it is recommended that if there are fewer harmful and healthier products in agriculture, organic manure, either alone or combined with App, is still of high value for plant yield, especially when integrated with 4g L-1 App.
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spelling doaj-art-e67387f538914f01b0369bdfe63bf1432025-08-20T02:36:12ZengUniversity of BasrahMaǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ1814-58682520-08602025-06-01381Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.Sudad K. Al-Taweel0Aws A. Mohammed1R.A.A. Al-Asadi2Department of Field Crops, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, IraqDepartment of Field Crops, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, IraqMedical and Aromatic Plants Research Unit, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Baghdad, IraqRoselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) is an annual shrub with a multipurpose crop with great economic potential to increase the income of farmers and processors in some countries worldwide from the export and local markets. Therefore, two successive seasons (2020 and 2021) were conducted to investigate how fertilization either organic manure or chemical fertilizer and foliar application of Appetizer (App) and their combination could affect the plant growth, yield, and chemical composition of Roselle plant. The treatments used App. solely at 3 rates (0, 4, 6 g L-1), in interaction with the total dose of organic manure or chemical fertilizer, or with a half dose of both fertilizers. Also, values were tested for each fertilizer applied solely at a total dose and in interaction at a half dose. It was found that spraying Roselle plants with App positively increased all parameters studied over the control. However, such an increase was greatly enhanced when the App. was combined with fertilization. Whereas, the highest records of growth characters, the chemical constituents of roselle plant, ascorbic acid, and carbohydrate resulted from half doses of chemical and organic manure with 4 and 6 g L-1 of App. While the highest values of all yield characters were obtained from the combination of chemical fertilizer at total dose and App at 4 g L-1, respectively, it was discovered, as well, that organic manure applied solely or combined with App gave high values that were so close and superior, in some cases, to those of chemical fertilizer. Hence, organically speaking, it is recommended that if there are fewer harmful and healthier products in agriculture, organic manure, either alone or combined with App, is still of high value for plant yield, especially when integrated with 4g L-1 App. https://bjas.bajas.edu.iq/index.php/bjas/article/view/2538RoselleOrganic FertilizerChemical FertilizerBiostimulantseaweed extractSustainable Agriculture
spellingShingle Sudad K. Al-Taweel
Aws A. Mohammed
R.A.A. Al-Asadi
Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
Maǧallaẗ al-baṣraẗ al-ʻulūm al-zirāʻiyyaẗ
Roselle
Organic Fertilizer
Chemical Fertilizer
Biostimulant
seaweed extract
Sustainable Agriculture
title Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
title_full Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
title_fullStr Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
title_full_unstemmed Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
title_short Producing the organic Roselle crop and improving its growth, fruiting, and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound.
title_sort producing the organic roselle crop and improving its growth fruiting and chemical constituents using a biostimulant compound
topic Roselle
Organic Fertilizer
Chemical Fertilizer
Biostimulant
seaweed extract
Sustainable Agriculture
url https://bjas.bajas.edu.iq/index.php/bjas/article/view/2538
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