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AUTHOR
V. Ascolillo
Coltivazione di officinali con tecniche ecocompatibili
Per valutare l'effetto di alcune pratiche agronomiche adoperate in biologico, su tre piante officinali mediterranee sono stati sperimentati fertilizzanti organici e pratiche di gestione non chimica della flora infestante
Phenological and agronomical evaluation of chamomile in Mediterranean environments
Chamomile (Chamomilla recutita (L.) Rausch.) is an annual crop, known worldwide as one of the major medicinal herbs. Its flower heads are reported in the official Pharmacopoeia of 26 countries. In order to evaluate the suitability of chamomile to a low-input field cropping management into a semiarid Mediterranean environment, a long-term research activity has been carried out in the experimental farm “Sparacia” (Cammarata – AG – Sicily); hereby we report the results obtained on plants grown in self-seeded experimental plots in 2007/08. Plants development was observed from November 2007 up to (visually assessed) flowers appearance. Blooming started in middle February, and in middle April (af…