Quantifying the effects of hydroponic systems, nutrient solution, and air temperature on growth and development of basil (Ocimum L.) species

dc.contributor.advisor Christopher J. Currey
dc.contributor.author Walters, Kellie
dc.contributor.department Department of Horticulture
dc.date 2018-08-11T08:44:35.000
dc.date.accessioned 2020-06-30T02:59:40Z
dc.date.available 2020-06-30T02:59:40Z
dc.date.copyright Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 UTC 2015
dc.date.embargo 2001-01-01
dc.date.issued 2015-01-01
dc.description.abstract <p>Basil (Ocimum sp.) is the most popular fresh culinary herb. An increased demand for locally grown food is causing greenhouse producers to expand production of hydroponically grown culinary herbs. Greenhouse basil producers often manipulate production parameters however, there is a lack of data characterizing the effect of parameters such as hydroponic production system, cultivar, daily light integral (DLI), nutrient solution concentration, and plant density on growth and development of hydroponically produced basil. Furthermore, the effect of temperature on basil production is not well modeled. Our objectives were to quantify productivity and characterize growth and development of basil cultivars grown in nutrient film technique (NFT) and deep flow technique (DFT) hydroponic systems, quantify the effect of nutrient solution electrical conductivity (EC) on the growth of basil species and cultivars grown under high and low DLIs, quantify the effect of air temperature on growth and development of basil species, and to quantify the effect of plant density and DLI on growth and yield of green and purple sweet basil. This thesis outlines research conducted to fulfill these objectives, the reasoning behind this research, and a discussion of the implications.</p>
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dc.identifier archive/lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/14857/
dc.identifier.articleid 5864
dc.identifier.contextkey 8436051
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.31274/etd-180810-4456
dc.identifier.s3bucket isulib-bepress-aws-west
dc.identifier.submissionpath etd/14857
dc.identifier.uri https://dr.lib.iastate.edu/handle/20.500.12876/29041
dc.language.iso en
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dc.subject.disciplines Agriculture
dc.subject.disciplines Horticulture
dc.subject.keywords Horticulture
dc.subject.keywords deep flow technique
dc.subject.keywords herbs
dc.subject.keywords nutrient film technique
dc.subject.keywords O. basilicum
dc.subject.keywords O. ×citriodorum
dc.subject.keywords O. tenuiflorum
dc.title Quantifying the effects of hydroponic systems, nutrient solution, and air temperature on growth and development of basil (Ocimum L.) species
dc.type thesis en_US
dc.type.genre thesis en_US
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thesis.degree.discipline Horticulture
thesis.degree.level thesis
thesis.degree.name Master of Science
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