F. NEJATZADEH-BARANDOZI1, E. H. SHAHVALADI2 and F. GHOLAMI-BORUJENI3
1Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Khoy Branch, Islamic Azad University, Khoy, Iran
2Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Saveh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Saveh, Iran
3 Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Department of Environmental Health, School of Health, Urmia, Iran
NEJATZADEH-BARANDOZI, F., E. H. SHAHVALADI and F. GHOLAMI-BORUJENI, 2015. Nitrogen fertilization and microelements influences growth index and yield in Dracocephalum (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 21: 266–269
Dracocephalum (Dracocephalum moldavica L.) is a perennial herbaceous plant belonging to the Lamiaceae family, with high essential oil content, and traditionally used as a cardiotonic agent in the folk medicine. This study was conducted in 2010 and 2011 at Iran County, aiming to determine the effects of doses of nitrogen (0, 100, 150, and 160 kg ha−1) and microelements such as Fe, Zn and Mn (0, 50, 50 and 50 kg ha–1) on yield and essential oil content. A completely randomized block design with four replications was adopted. Increased doses of NH4 NO3 and microelements resulted in higher yield and essential oil content.