Biomass production and essential oil of lemon balm cultivated under colored screens and nitrogen

ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of light quality and nitrogen availability on the biomass production, yield and composition of essential oil of lemon balm (Lippia alba). Five doses of N (0; 40; 80; 120 and 160 kg ha-1) were studied, using urea and three light quality condit...

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Veröffentlicht in:Horticultura brasileira 2018-03, Vol.36 (1), p.94-99
Hauptverfasser: Alves, Aglair C, Jesus, Fábio N, Alves, Péricles B, Santos, Hamilton V, Souza, Girlene S, Santos, Anacleto R
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Zusammenfassung:ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of light quality and nitrogen availability on the biomass production, yield and composition of essential oil of lemon balm (Lippia alba). Five doses of N (0; 40; 80; 120 and 160 kg ha-1) were studied, using urea and three light quality conditions obtained with the use of colored shading nets (blue and red), 50% irradiance and under full sun. The experiment was arranged in a 5x3 factorial scheme, in split plots, with seven replicates. After 60 days of cultivation under the shading nets, a higher dry leaf biomass (4.83 g per plant) was observed in the plants under blue net cultivation at a dose of 102 kg ha-1 of N. The plants grown under full sun presented greater amount of neral and geranial, major components of the essential oil of the lemon balm, which give commercial value to the species. The use of colored shading nets does not influence the composition of the essential oil of lemon balm, but increases the concentration of the compounds found in it. Nitrogen does not affect the quality of the essential oil of lemon balm, but it provides higher oil yield (0.27 g per plant) at the dose of 65 kg ha-1 of N. RESUMO Objetivou-se avaliar o efeito da qualidade de luz e da disponibilidade de nitrogênio na produção de fitomassa, rendimento e composição do óleo essencial de erva cidreira (Lippia alba). Estudaram-se cinco doses de N (0; 40; 80; 120 e 160 kg ha-1), tendo como fonte a ureia e três condições de qualidade de luz, obtidas com o uso de malhas fotoconversoras coloridas (azul e vermelha) com 50% de irradiância e sob pleno sol. O arranjo experimental foi em esquema fatorial 5x3, em delineamento em parcelas subdivididas, com sete repetições. Após 60 dias de cultivo sob as malhas, observou-se maior fitomassa seca das folhas (4,83 g per planta) nas plantas submetidas ao cultivo sob malha azul na dose de 102 kg ha-1 de N. As plantas cultivadas sob pleno sol apresentaram maior quantidade de neral e geranial, componentes majoritários do óleo essencial da erva cidreira, que atribuem valor comercial à espécie. O uso de malhas não exerce influência na qualidade do óleo essencial, mas aumenta a quantidade de compostos encontrados no mesmo. O nitrogênio não afeta a qualidade do óleo essencial, mas proporciona maior (0,27g per planta) rendimento de óleo, sob dose 65 kg ha-1 de N.
ISSN:0102-0536
1806-9991
DOI:10.1590/s0102-053620180116