Journal of Agriculture & Education Research

Effect of Different Media on Growth and Yield of Desi Mint (Mentha Arvensis)

Abstract

Zubair Ahmed, Muhammad Asghar, Ahmad Farooq, Razia Bibi, Manzoor Ahmad, Farzana Fatima, Waqas Habib, Shahbaz Ahmad

The research was conducted at Ornamental Nursery, Department of Horticulture, The University of Agriculture Peshawar during 2020-21. The study was laid out according to completely randomized design (CRD) with three replicates. Four treatments were used in the experiment. Results obtained for various growth, yield and chemical parameters. Data obtained for different parameters of plants showed significant results. The results showed minimum plant height, leaf diameter, number of leaves, number of branches, fruits per inflorescence, fresh weight of plant, dry weight of plant, root Length of plant, root weight of plant and canopy size/spread were examined in treatment T 0 (Soil) while maximum was noticed in case of T2 (Soil + leaf compost), followed by T0, T1, T2 and T3. Analysis of variance for Mint oil content revealed significant results. The minimum oil content was examined in treatment T 0 (Soil) while maximum was noticed in case of T1 (Soil + Leaf compost), followed by T 0, T1, T2 and T3. Observation regarding Menthol content in plant revealed significant effect on sowing media. Menthol content was minimum in treatment T0 (Soil) while maximum was noticed in case of T2 (Soil+ leaf compost), followed by T 0, T 1, T 2 and T 3.

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