Effect of Different Chemical Fertilizers on Chicory (Cichorium intybus L.)

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  • Saeedeh Khaghani
     Department of Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran
  • Mohammad Javad Shakouri
     Department of Horticulture, Langroud Branch, Islamic Azad University, Langroud
  • Saeedeh Mafakheri
     Department of Horticulture, Karaj Branch, Islamic Azad University, Karaj
  • Mohammad Aslanpour
     Department of Horticulture, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar

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https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2012/v5i1/30960

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Chicory, Mineral Nutrients, Chemical Fertilizer

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Volume 5, Issue 1, January 2012 || Articles

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Khaghani, S., Shakouri, M. J., Mafakheri, S., & Aslanpour, M. (2012). Effect of Different Chemical Fertilizers on Chicory (<I>Cichorium intybus</I> L.). Indian Journal of Science and Technology, 5(1), 1933–1835. https://doi.org/10.17485/ijst/2012/v5i1/30960
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Chicory is a medicinal plant; its flowers and especially leaves and ischolar_mains are used because of their pharmaceutical characteristics such as blood filtration, lenitive and antipyretic. This experiment was conducted in 2008 to study the effects of different chemical fertilizer in dry and semi dry climate of Torbat Jam, Iran, in the form of complete randomized design with three replications. Treatments of the experiment included control, urea (150 kg/ha), NPK as 12-6-40, NPK as 20-20-20, NPK as 28-14-14 and the complete fertilizer at two stages. Results showed that all traits were significantly affected at P≤0.01. The highest total fresh and dried weight of plant and dried weight of ischolar_main were achieved when urea was applied (2050, 416 and 138 kg/ha, respectively); this treatment was most effective.

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