VARIABILITY OF MORPHOLOGICAL AND PRODUCTION CHARACTERS IN SOME BASIL GENOTYPES

Abstract

The pharmacological properties of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) make this plant a green pharmacy that has anti-inflammatory, antifungal, antibacterial, antioxidant, wound healing and antiviral properties possessing a wide range of bioactive phytochemicals, including alkaloids, phenols, flavonoids, tannins, saponins, reducing sugars, cardiac glycosides, steroids and glycosides. In this study, 11 genotypes from different areas of the world and a variety obtained at BRGV Buzău cultivated in 2022 in the Teaching Field of the Faculty of Horticulture in Craiova were used. The morphological characters analyzed placed the genotypes in different classes. Considerable variations were observed between individual genotypes, which were predominantly due to the morphological characters of the plant and obviously to the amount of vegetative mass obtained. The most representative character was the production of fresh and dry biomass, highlighting 3 genotypes with a production of over 2000 g/plant and 5 genotypes with over 1000 g/plant.