Hermetia illucens frass improves the physiological state of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and its nutritional value under drought

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dc.abstract.enTo counterbalance the growing human population and its increasing demands from the ecosystem, and the impacts on it, new strategies are needed. Use of organic fertilizers boosted the agricultural production, but further increased the ecological burden posed by this indispensable activity. One possible solution to this conundrum is the development and application of more environmentally neutral biofertilizers. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two doses of Hermetia illucens frass (HI frass) with the commercial cattle manure in the cultivation of basil under drought. Soil without the addition of any organic fertilizer was used as a baseline control substrate for basil cultivation. Plants were grown with cattle manure (10 g/L of the pot volume) or HI frass at two doses (10 and 12.5 g/L). The health and physiological condition of plants were assessed based on the photosynthetic activity and the efficiency of photosystem II (chlorophyll fluorescence). Gas exchange between soil and the atmosphere were also assessed to verify the effect of fertilizer on soil condition. In addition, the mineral profile of basil and its antioxidant activity were assessed, along with the determination of the main polyphenolic compounds content. Biofertilizers improved the fresh mass yield and physiological condition of plants, both under optimal watering and drought, in comparison with the non-fertilized controls. Use of cattle manure in both water regimes resulted in a comparably lower yield and a stronger physiological response to drought. As a result, using HI frass is a superior strategy to boost output and reduce the effects of drought on basil production.
dc.affiliationWydział Rolnictwa, Ogrodnictwa i Biotechnologii
dc.affiliationWydział Nauk o Żywności i Żywieniu
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Agronomii
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Technologii Żywności Pochodzenia Roślinnego
dc.affiliation.instituteKatedra Biotechnologii i Mikrobiologii Żywności
dc.contributor.authorRadzikowska-Kujawska, Dominika
dc.contributor.authorSawinska, Zuzanna
dc.contributor.authorGrzanka, Monika
dc.contributor.authorKowalczewski, Przemysław Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorSobiech, Łukasz
dc.contributor.authorŚwitek, Stanisław
dc.contributor.authorSkrzypczak, Grzegorz Antoni
dc.contributor.authorDrożdżyńska, Agnieszka
dc.contributor.authorŚlachciński, Mariusz
dc.contributor.authorNowicki, Marcin
dc.date.access2025-08-26
dc.date.accessioned2025-08-26T06:52:41Z
dc.date.available2025-08-26T06:52:41Z
dc.date.copyright2023-01-17
dc.date.issued2023
dc.description.abstract<jats:p>To counterbalance the growing human population and its increasing demands from the ecosystem, and the impacts on it, new strategies are needed. Use of organic fertilizers boosted the agricultural production, but further increased the ecological burden posed by this indispensable activity. One possible solution to this conundrum is the development and application of more environmentally neutral biofertilizers. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of two doses of <jats:italic>Hermetia illucens</jats:italic> frass (HI frass) with the commercial cattle manure in the cultivation of basil under drought. Soil without the addition of any organic fertilizer was used as a baseline control substrate for basil cultivation. Plants were grown with cattle manure (10 g/L of the pot volume) or HI frass at two doses (10 and 12.5 g/L). The health and physiological condition of plants were assessed based on the photosynthetic activity and the efficiency of photosystem II (chlorophyll fluorescence). Gas exchange between soil and the atmosphere were also assessed to verify the effect of fertilizer on soil condition. In addition, the mineral profile of basil and its antioxidant activity were assessed, along with the determination of the main polyphenolic compounds content. Biofertilizers improved the fresh mass yield and physiological condition of plants, both under optimal watering and drought, in comparison with the non-fertilized controls. Use of cattle manure in both water regimes resulted in a comparably lower yield and a stronger physiological response to drought. As a result, using HI frass is a superior strategy to boost output and reduce the effects of drought on basil production.</jats:p>
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dc.identifier.doi10.1371/journal.pone.0280037
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203
dc.identifier.urihttps://sciencerep.up.poznan.pl/handle/item/4346
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dc.subject.enbiofertilizer
dc.subject.enphotosynthesis
dc.subject.enchlorophyll fluorescence
dc.subject.enpolyphenols
dc.subject.enantioxidant activity
dc.subject.enminerals
dc.titleHermetia illucens frass improves the physiological state of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and its nutritional value under drought
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