). Ocimum tenuiflorum L. syn. Ocimum sanctum , and O. gratissimum L., known as tulsi or holy basil ( Winston and Maimes, 2007 ), is a medicinal herb native to India with a wide distribution over the subcontinent. It is best known for its stress
, schedule crops, and conduct cost–benefit analyses. Materials and Methods Plant material and propagation. Seeds of sweet basil ( O. basilicum ‘Nufar’), holy basil ( O. tenuiflorum ), and lemon basil ( O. × citriodorum ‘Lime’ and O. basilicum ‘Sweet Dani
include β-caryophyllene in hairy basil or O. tenuiflorum L. ( Simon et al., 1990 ) and citral in O. citriodorium Vis. ( Grayer et al., 1996 ; Morales et al., 1993 ; Simon et al., 1990 ). The toxicity of essential oils often varies as a result of
. This was also true for other Ocimum species evaluated in this study, including O. × africanum , O. americanum , and O. tenuiflorum . In field trials reported elsewhere, cinnamon, Thai basils, and ‘Red Rubin’ were identified as being less
. × citriodorum ‘Lime’), and holy basil ( O. tenuiflorum ‘Holy’) 3 weeks after transplanting into nutrient-film technique hydroponic systems containing nutrient solutions with 0.5, 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, or 4.0 dS·m −1 electrical conductivities (ECs). Data were pooled
, O. Putievsky, E. 2002 Breeding of sweet basil ( Ocimum basilicum ) resistant to fusarium wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. basilicum J. Herbs Spices Med. Plants 9 45 51 10.1300/J044v09n02_07 Fenneman, D. Sweat, M. Hochmuth, G. Hochmuth, R
Basil (Ocimum sp.), belonging to the mint family, Lamiaceae (Labiatae), is a popular herb grown for the fresh market or for its dried aromatic leaves, which are used as a spice or in potpourris. In Asian countries, basil, particularly O. tenuiflorum, is better known as a medicinal plant species used for treating ailments ranging from colds to complex diseases such as cancers and diabetes. In the United States, however, it has a limited acceptance as a fresh-market herb. There is much potential for developing basil as a medicinal plant to cater to the growing herbal medicinal products industry. A field trial was therefore conducted to determine optimum date of planting basil in Alabama. Six-week-old seedlings were transplanted from the greenhouse into field plots arranged in a split-plot design with four replications. Planting dates at monthly intervals beginning in April were the main plots and three Ocimum accessions, Ames 23154, Ames 23155, and PI 288779 were sub-plot treatments. The accessions were compared for growth, leaf area development, light interception, canopy cover, and dry matter accumulation and partitioning pattern over planting dates. Ames 23154, with greater canopy cover (98.5%) and photosynthetically active radiation interception (96.1%), also produced higher total plant biomass than other accessions. Accession PI 288779 appeared to partition greater dry matter to leaves, which are the primary source of bioactive compounds in basil. Among planting dates, second (May) date of planting appeared to be optimum for both total biomass and leaf dry matter production. Genotypic variation f or dry-matter partitioning and relationships among agronomic parameters as influenced by planting date will be discussed in this presentation.
resistance from wild basil ( Ocimum americanum ) to sweet basil ( O. basilicum ) Phytopathology 108 114 123 Cohen, Y. Ben Naim, Y. Falach, L. Rubin, A.E. 2017 Epidemiology of basil downy mildew Phytopathology 107 1149 1160 Cohen, Y. Vaknin, M. Ben-Main, Y
and basic chromosome numbers in susceptible O. basilicum accessions and resistant basil species including O. americanum , O. kilimandscharicum , O. gratissimum , and O. tenuiflorum ( Koroch et al., 2010 ; Paton and Putievsky, 1996
may help increase both the environmental and economic sustainability of anthocyanin extract production. Literature Cited Atkin, O.K. Botman, B. Lambers, H. 1996 The causes of inherently slow growth in alpine plants: An analysis based on the underlying