Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum), a highly valuable medicinal crop, is extremely susceptible to Meloidogyne incognita infestation, leading severe losses in yield and chemo-pharmaceutical quality. Currently, chemical nematicides are the only effective option for disease management. However, high toxicity non-target organisms adverse impact on soil health motivated look ecofriendly alternatives. He...

The aim of this study was to determine the antimicrobial activity essential oils obtained from sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L. cv. ‘Genovese’) cultivated in open field under different shading conditions (red, blue, and pearl nets with a shade index 50% full sunlight exposure (control plants)), harvested at times. (BEOs) all samples determined for four microorganisms, while determinations an ad...

basil plants (ocimum basilicum l.) were sprayed with salicylic acid (1mm) and exposed to ultraviolet-c (uv-c) radiation (40 wm-2) after emergence of six developed leaves. plants were grown for 18 days and exposed to uv-c for 5 mind-1 alternatively. chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and carotenoide were considered for analysis of photosynthetic pigments. the results showed that the photosynthetic pig...

Abstract Basil (Ocimum basilicum L., Lamiaceae) is an herbal species cultivated primarily for culinary and aromatherapy. plant height could reach more than 60 cm, the plants tend to elongate, particularly in low-light environments. Our current study examined potential uses of growth retardant paclobutrazol control sweet basil improve potted basil’s ornamental quality. The treatment tested was c...

The effect of adding 0.05% natural herb extracts obtained from rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis), thyme (Thymbra spicata), and basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) on mackerel balls during 10 months frozen storage (-18oC) were investigated concerning sensory (raw cooked), biochemical (PV- peroxide value, FFA- free fatty acids, TVB-N -total volatile basic nitrogen, TBA- thiobarbituric acid pH) microbiolo...

This study sought to carry out a screening of the polyphenols from the aerial parts of four samples of Ocimum basilicum. HPLC-MS method was used to investigate the presence of phenolic compounds in the studied samples; caftaric, cafeic, chlorogenic, p-coumaric acids and rutin were identified. The total polyphenolic content was determined by using the Folin-Ciocalteu reagent, the flavonoid and t...