INFLUENCE OF IRRIGATION WITH MAGNETIZED WATER AND BIOFERTILIZERS APPLICATION ON THE GROWTH AND ESSENTIAL OIL CONTENT OF LEMON GRASS PLANTS

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Dep. of Horticulture Sci., Fac. Agric., Menoufia Univ., Shibin El-Kom, Egypt.

Abstract

Abstract: This investigation was carried out at the Experimental Farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, during two successive seasons of 2010 and 2011. This study aimed to investigate the effect of irrigation with magnetic water on the growth and essential oil content of Cymbopogon citratus Stapf., fertilized with biofertilizers (Rhizobacterein or Biogene) in combinations with different levels of urea (46% N) fertilization (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg / fed).

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