Chemical and Biological Technologies in Agriculture

Table 2 Leaf, seed and herb essential oil content and total phenolic content of the dried herbs of A. graveolens in the aqueous extract

From: Chemical components of essential oils and biological activities of the aqueous extract of Anethum graveolens L. grown under inorganic and organic conditions

Treatments	Essential oil content (%)			Phenolic content (mg g⁻¹)
Treatments	Leaf	Seed	Herb	Infusion	Decoction
Control	1.47 ± 0.52^c	5.59 ± 0.34^d	0.65 ± 0.26^b	15.51 ± 0.47^c	15.71 ± 0.45^c
30 kg ha⁻¹ AN	1.33 ± 0.45^d	5.98 ± 0.63^b	0.34 ± 0.33^d	10.19 ± 0.37^g	10.12 ± 0.47^e
60 kg ha⁻¹ AN	0.23 ± 0.02^h	4.63 ± 0.47^h	0.26 ± 0.12^f	18.36 ± 0.35^a	17.85 ± 0.24^a
90 kg ha⁻¹ AN	0.30 ± 0.17^f	5.26 ± 0.61^f	0.26 ± 0.28^f	10.06 ± 0.34^g	10.20 ± 0.60^e
120 kg ha⁻¹ AN	0.30 ± 0.03^f	5.23 ± 0.52^g	0.35 ± 0.45^d	17.28 ± 0.14^b	16.93 ± 0.95^b
7.5 t ha⁻¹ FYM	0.27 ± 0.12^g	4.58 ± 0.16^ı	0.30 ± 0.23^e	12.42 ± 0.38^d	12.38 ± 0.50^d
10 t ha⁻¹ FYM	0.55 ± 0.03^e	5.56 ± 0.53^e	0.64 ± 0.15^b	11.06 ± 0.35^e	11.66 ± 0.53^d
12.5 t ha⁻¹ FYM	1.50 ± 0.01^b	5.91 ± 0.93^c	0.55 ± 0.07^c	10.57 ± 0.34^ef	10.27 ± 0.23^e
15 t ha⁻¹ FYM	1.70 ± 0.08^a	6.18 ± 0.55^a	0.72 ± 0.52^a	10.69 ± 0.23^ef	10.48 ± 0.29^e

AN Ammonium nitrate, FYM Farmyard manure
*There was no significant difference at p < 0.05
Average value of three replicates
Values with different letters in the same column indicate significant differences at p < 0.05

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