Effect of site conditions and fertilization treatments on morphological traits and mineral content of Aloe vera plants

Authors

  • Basma Boukour Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Rabat, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8204-4135
  • Maria Carmen Florido Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural Chemistry, Higher Technical School of Agronomic Engineering, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7613-8565
  • Antonio Lama-Muñoz Department of Crystallography, Mineralogy and Agricultural Chemistry, Higher Technical School of Agronomic Engineering, University of Seville, Sevilla, Spain
  • Lamiae Amallah Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Tetouan, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9121-0577
  • Fatima Bouazza Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Rabat, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco
  • Habiba Sehlaoui Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Rabat, Mohammed V University of Rabat, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0307-0437
  • Ahmed Douaik Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Tetouan, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7374-4674
  • Abdelali El Mekkaoui Department of Biology, Faculty of Sciences of Tetouan, Abdelmalek Essaadi University, Tetouan, Morocco https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8398-4217
  • Chaouki El Faiz Department of Aromatic and Medicinal Plants. National Institute of Agricultural Research (INRA), Morocco
  • Rachida Hassikou Department of Biology. Faculty of Sciences of Rabat. Mohammed V University of Rabat. Morocco

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5073/JABFQ.2024.097.005

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of various fertilizer treatments on the morphological traits and mineral content of Aloe vera plants. The experiment was conducted in a greenhouse in Rabat, as well as two other fields in Skhirat and Sidi Bettach. The treatments including the ‘no application’, control F0 and three treatments which is compost (Organova) F1, compost combined with humus (Humivital) F2, and nitrogen (ammonitrate) 33% F3. The productivity of biomass was estimated based on the variables of morphological traits and mineral content. The effect of organic and inorganic fertilizers on the different variables of Aloe vera depends on the site. Significant effects were found for the most of the variables such as length, width, dry matter; ash content, manganese Mn, copper Cu, zinc Zn, calcium Ca, potassium K, carbon C, nitrogen N, sulfur S contents. Site effect was significant, with the higher values obtained for length, Width, Dry matter, Ash contents, Ca and N in Skhirat. Site effect was also significant for Mn and Cu in Sidi Bettach, and K in the greenhouse. The effect of the treatment F1 was significantly higher for the length and width of the leaves than F3 and the control F0, in addition F2 was significantly higher for the width of the leaves, nitrogen N and sulfur S contents.

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Published

2024-03-22

Issue

Vol. 97 (2024): Journal of Applied Botany and Food Quality

Section

Plant nutrition

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