Abstract
The osmotic potential for higher total biomass and inflorescence production of chamomile was identified and the nutrient requirement and extraction of N, P, K and Ca during the growing season was determined. Four levels of osmotic potential (Ψo) were tested: -0.036, -0.054, -0.072, 0.090 MPa from Steiner’s nutrient solution. The experimental arrangement was in randomized complete blocks with three replications, the experimental unit consisted of a pot with one plant. Means were compared using Tukey's test (α = 0.05). The variables evaluated were the number of inflorescences per plant, diameter, dry weight of inflorescence and plant, for which destructive sampling was carried out throughout the crop cycle. Nutrient chemical analyses were performed using standard procedures. The effect of the level of osmotic potential on dry weight and inflorescence production was identified; based on the best treatment, the nutrient requirement was calculated in the treatment with Ψo of -0.072 Mpa. The nutrient requirement (kg) per ton of dried chamomile (branches, stems and inflorescence) was N, 32.00; P, 3.67; K, 39.29 and Ca 7.11, and nutrient extraction in chamomile cultivation was in the order K>N>P>Ca.
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