Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an aromatic herb that has been used traditionally as a diverse medicinally herb for curing various diseases including common cold, headache, malaria, heart disease, stomach and kidney disorders. Its essential oil (EO) is used in the manufacturing of cosmetic and pharmaceutical products as well as aroma therapy. Keeping the medicinal as well as economical imp...

The substrate used in seedling production plays a major role the initial plant development. In this sense, objective was to evaluate emergence capacity and establishment of basil seedlings different proportions alternative substrates based on charred rice husk commercial S10®. experiment carried out expanded polyethylene trays, using seeds (Horticeres seeds®), which lasted 28 days. experimental...