IJCRR - 9(17), September, 2017
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Effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Essential Oil (Volatile Oil) of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)
Author: Sunita Jhariya, Aruna Jain
Category: General Sciences
Abstract:Aim: The experiment was intended to find out the effect of Integrated Nutrient Management on Essential oil (Volatile oil) of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.).
Methodology: The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with 8 treatments using chemical fertilizers (NPK), vermicompost and biofertilizers (Azotobacter and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria sp. Pseudomonas strata) in different combinations including one control treatment.
Results: The results indicated that volatile oil percentage and percentage of different compounds i.e. Linalool, Geraniol, a-pinene and B - pinene in volatile oil of Coriandrum sativum L. was recorded significantly higher in T7 treatment compared to control treatment at different growth stages.
Conclusion: From the analysis of results it can be concluded that integrated use of biofertilizers, chemical fertilizers and vermicompost is the best combination for the Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) crop.
Keywords: Biofertilizers, Chemical Fertilizers, Vermicompost, Integrated Nutrient Management, Volatile oil, Coriandrum sativum
DOI: 10.7324/IJCRR.2017.9173
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Introduction
India is known all over the world as"The Home of Spices". The fame of Indian spices is older than the recorded history. The term spice applies to natural plant or vegetable products or mixtures in whole or ground form, which are used for imparting flavor, aroma and piquancy to the food items. Spices are made up of many parts of a plant such as roots, bark, flowers, fruits, leaves etc. with distinct flavor and taste (www.mccormickscienceinstitute.com). Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) an annual herb of the parsley family (Apiaceae), is native to the Mediterranean region and is extensively grown in Bangladesh, India, Russia, central Europe and Morocco and has been cultivated since human antiquity (Small,1997 and Bhuiyan et al., 2009). The plant is grown widely all over the world for seed, as a spice, or for essential oil production (Lawrence, 1993). All part of the plants is edible but the fresh leaves and the dried seeds are the most common parts used in cooking. Coriander contains an essential oil (0.03-2.6%). The essential oil of coriander is also called volatile oil. It has strong effects on the nervous system and is therefore widely used by aroma therapists and herbologists as a sedative, spasmolytic and local anaesthetic. It is also used against many skin complaints, mostly in the form of tea tree oil. The different parts of this plant contain monoterpenes, limpnene, a-pinene, g-terpinene, p-cymene, citronellol, borneol, camphor, coriandrin, geraniol, dihydrocoriandrin, coriandrons A-E, flavonoids and essential oils (Farooq Anwar et al., 2011 and Nadeem et al, 2013). Various parts of this plant such as seed, leaves, flower and fruit, possess antioxidant activity, anti-diabetic activity, anti-mutagenic activity, anthelmintic activity, sedative - hypnotic activity, anticonvulsant activity, diuretic activity, cholesterol lowering activity, protective role against lead toxicity, antifungal activity, anti-feeding activity, anticancer activity, anxiolytic activity, hepatoprotective activity, anti-protozoal activity, anti-ulcer activity, post-coital anti-fertility activity, heavy metal detoxification (Momin et al., 2012). According to Polo and De Bravo (2006) Geraniol has anti-tumor activity against human hepatocarcinoma cell line Hep G2, human pancreatic cancer cells (Jin et al., 2013) and anti-proliferative effects on human colon cancer cells (Carnesecchi et al., 2002). Chen et al., (2015) found that liver cancer cell growth was inhibited by the use of α - pinene. Silva et al., (2012) found that α and β - pinene has antimicrobial activities against bacterial and fungal cells. All parts of the plant contain essential oils that give the green plant a characteristic smell, which is similar to that of bugs. This smell is caused by different aldehydic components of the essential oil present in the green plant.
Material and Methods
The field experiment was conducted in farmer's field at village Raghogarh, Distt. Guna, Madhya Pradesh. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design (RDB) with 8 treatments and three replicas of each, using vermicompost, chemical fertilizers (NPK) and biofertilizers (Azotobacter and Phosphate Solubilizing Bacteria) in different combinations including one control treatment. The treatments were T1 - Biofertilizers (250g Azotobacter + 250g PSB ha-1), T2 - Vermicompost 5t ha-1, T3 -Chemical Fertilizers (60:30:30 kg NPK ha-1), T4 - Biofertilizers + Vermicompost ( 125g Azotobacter + 125g PSB + 5t Vermicompost ha-1 ), T5 - Vermicompost + Chemical Fertilizers [5t Vermicompost ha-1 + 50% NPK ha-1 (RDF)], T6 - Chemical Fertilizers + Biofertilizers [50% NPK ( RDF as 30:15:15 kg per ha-1) + 125g Azotobacter + 125g PSB ha-1], T7 - Biofertilizers + Vermicompost + Chemical Fertilizers [125g Azotobacter + 125g PSB ha-1 + 5t Vermicompost ha-1 + 50% NPK (RDF as 30:15:15 kg ha-1)], T8 -Control (No Treatment).
Estimation of Essential oil (volatile oil)
Estimation of essential oil of Coriandrum sativum was performed on vegetative parts and on harvested dried seeds. The extraction of volatile oil was done by hydrodistilation for 4 hour, using Clevenger's apparatus to know the percentage of volatile oil and analysis of volatile oil was done by using GC -MS (Gas Chromatography - Mass spectrometry) to know the composition and to know the quantity of each component in volatile oil as described by Masada, 1976.
The oil dried over anhydrous sulphate solution, and stored at 4°C up to analysis by GC-MS.
Analysis of essential oil
Analysis of essential oil was done by using Gas Chromatography with Mass Spectrometer as described by James and Martin (1951) to know the composition of oil and the quantity of each composition. Analysis of essential oil for chemical composition was carried out using an Agilent -Technologies 6890 N network gas Chromatographic (GC) system equipped with 5975 inert XL mass selective detector and 7683 B series auto injector Agilent -Technologies. A sample volume of 1.0 µl was injected, applying split mode (split ratio 100:1), into HP-5 MS capillary column (30m x 0.25 mm), film thickness 0.25 m.
The initial column temperature was set at 800C and raised to 2200C by the rate of 40C/ min. The initial and final column temperatures were held for 3 and 10 min, respectively. The operating temperatures for detector and injector were 2200C and 2900C, respectively. The mobile phase used was helium at a flow rate of 1.5 ml/min. An electron ionization (EI) system, with ionization energy (70 eV) was used for GC-MS detection. Mass scanning range was varied over 50 to 550 m/z. the injector and MS transfer line temperature were 2200C and 2900C, respectively. The essential oil compounds were identified on the basis of matching their retention indices in relation to n-alkenes (C9 -C24) and moreover with those of authentic compounds or published data (Minica et al., 2004, Vagionas et al., 2007). Beside the comparison of MS spectral data of the compounds with those from NIST mass spectral library was also applied to authenticate the compounds (Adams, 2001).
Various nutrient schedules influenced the essential oil % and % of different compounds in essential oil (volatile oil) of coriander at different growth stages. (Table and Fig. 1, 2, 3)
The combined application of BF 250g/ha + VC @ 5t/ha + 50% NPK RDF as 30:15:15 kg/ha (T7) was found to be superior when compared to control, in registering the maximum essential oil (%) in vegetative parts of the plant at different growth stages, while in dried seeds after harvest, it was also superior over control, when compared to other treatments it was found non-significant.
The amount of different compounds (α-pinene, β-pinene, Linalool and Geraniol) within the essential oil were also recorded higher in combined application of BF @ 250g + VC @ 5t/ha + 50% NPK RDF as 30:15:15 kg/ha (T7) when compared to control (T8) at different growth intervals.
Discussion
The essential oil % and % of different compounds in essential oil (volatile oil) of Coriander was found maximum in T7 treatment with the application of BF + VC + CF. The better essential oil (%) in plants might be due to increased vegetative growth due to integrated nutrient management that results in better photosynthetic activity and it results in increased volatile oil (%) in Coriander plants at different growth intervals.
The study by Kumar T. Senthil et al. (2009) also revealed that the combined application of nitrogen and phosphorus along with biofertilizers increased the essential oil yield in
Devana (Artimisia pallens Wall). The results are in conformity with Srinivasan et al. (2005) in black pepper, Garg (2007) in fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.), Gharib et al. (2008) in Sweet Marjoram (Majorana hortensis).
Conclusion
The findings revealed that the application of BF 250g/ha + VC @ 5t/ha + 50% NPK RDF was effective and it significantly improved the essential (volatile) oil (%) and percent of different compounds in essential oil of Coriander. Therefore, the nutrient needs can best be met through integrated nutrient management (INM). The concept of INM aims to increase the efficiency of use of all nutrient sources, the soil resources, mineral fertilizers, organic manures and recyclable wastes or biofertilizers. It can be concluded by these findings that biofertilizers and vermicompost along with chemical fertilizers (RDF) should be applied to Coriander for better quality crop, as already reported by Darzi and Hadi (2012) in coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.).
Acknowledgement:
Authors acknowledge the immense help received from the scholars whose articles are cited and included in references of this manuscript. The authors are also grateful to authors / editors / publishers of all those articles, journals and books from where the literature for this article has been reviewed and discussed.
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