A two-year study was conducted to determine plant biomass, plant height, seed yield, fatty acid and essential
oil contents and essential oil composition of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) cultivars across different
irrigation levels in a semiarid climate area of Kayseri, Turkey. The experimental design was a randomized
complete block arranged in split plot arrangement with three replications. The main plots were cultivars
Gurbuz and Aslan, the subplots were irrigation levels 0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%, assigned as S0, S1, S2, S3 and S4,
respectively. Growth season of autumn sowed corianders lasted about 270 days and the plant consumed water
between 265-680 mm according to the applied water level. Coriander is a slightly sensitive plant to water stress
since seed yield response factor of both coriander cultivars were found slightly higher than 1. Higher seed and
essential oil yields were obtained with elevated water application. Water stress caused decrease in coriander
biomass, plant height, seed yield and essential oil yield. Fatty acid and essential oil ratios were not changed
significantly by water stress. Main essential oil component linalool was not changed with changing water
amounts. Non-stable differences in essential oil components were observed between coriander varieties in both
years. In coriander cultivation, timely irrigation with enough water is very crucial to obtain the highest seed
yield and essential oil yield.
Primary Language | English |
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Journal Section | Articles |
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Publication Date | December 15, 2016 |
Published in Issue | Year 2016 Volume: 21 Issue: 2 |
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