Caracterização agronômica de Ocimum gratissimum L (alfavaca-cravo) e Ocimum sp (alfavaca-roxa) cultivadas em casa de vegetação e ambiente externo

Abstract

Plant growth can be monitored over time, through the determination of variables such as dry matter and leaf area, as it is related to the increase in dry matter from the conversion of simple inorganic substances into organic substances, through the process of photosynthesis . From the evaluation of the growth data, techniques for managing the species can be developed, or the causes of variation between plants that grow in different environments can be estimated. As for the agronomic characterization of medicinal plants, despite the rich diversity of plants with therapeutic properties in Brazil and the wide use of natural medicine by populations, there is a need for more studies on the subject. Therefore, an experiment was carried out with the aim of improving knowledge about the cultivation practices of plants of medicinal interest. To evaluate the growth characteristics of basil and purple basil, an experiment was carried out in a greenhouse (50% shade) and outdoors, in full sun (0% shade). The characteristics analyzed were: stem diameter, height, number of leaves, leaf area, root length and dry matter mass. Plants of both species showed higher biomass production under full sun conditions.