Chemical composition and in vitro herbicidal activity of five essential oils on Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense [L.] Pers.)
The evaluation of the inhibition effect achieved by essential oils of dill (Anethum graveolens L.), oregano (Origanum vulgare L.), juniper (Juniperus communis L.), sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and winter savory (Satureja montana L.) on seed germination and shoot growth of Johnson grass (Sorghum halepense L.) was tested in laboratory. The chem...
By Ana Matković, Tatjana Marković, Sava Vrbničanin, Marija Sarić Krsmanović, Dragana Božić
Preliminary results of winter savory (Satureja montana L.) cultivated under permeable mulch film in dry farming conditions of South Banat
The aim of study was to investigate development of perennial medicinal plant, Satureja montana L., cultivated in dry farming conditions of South Banat, Serbia, with use of black permeable mulch film. In the first two vegetations, the influence of fertilization and crop density on yields of the aboveground plant part (per plant and per m2) and on th...
By Dragoja Radanović, Ana Matković, Rada Đurović Pejčev, Tatjana Marković, Vladmir Filipović, Snežana Mrđan, Jovica Vasin
PRELIMINARY INVESTIGATION ON EFFICIENCY OF MUCHES AND OTHER MECHANICAL WEEDING METHODS APPLIED IN MENTHA PIPERITA L. CULTIVATION
Peppermint (Mentha x piperita) is a perennial, medicinal and aromatic, cultivated plant species belonging to Lamiaceae family. In this study, survey of 9 organic mulches (straw, chopped pieces of the pine bark, sawdust of acacia, cardboard, dry pine needles, chopped maize sedge, chopped pieces of the acacia bark, herbal composts 1 and 2), 1 biodegr...
By Ana Matković, Tatjana Marković, Vladimir Filipović, Dragoja Radanović, Sava Vrbničanin, Dragana Božić
MULCHING AS A PHYSICAL WEED CONTROL METHOD APPLICABLE IN MEDICINAL PLANTS CULTIVATIONS
Physical methods for weeds suppression in cultivation encompass many methods but our article focuses on application of various mulches. They belong to integrated non-chemical weed management strategies and are very useful in organic farming. Mulching might be performed either by the use of biodegradable mulching materials or by various mulch films....
By Ana Matković, Dragana Božić, Vladimir Filipović, Dragoja Radanović, Sava Vrbničanin, Tatjana Marković
VALERIAN ROOTS (VALERIANA OFFICINALIS L.) PRODUCED IN AUTUMN AND SPRING PLANTING DATE
This paper examines the influence of agro-ecological conditions and plantation periods on the occurrence of planting dates of flower stalks, offering fresh and dried valerian root. The aim of this paper is to solve one of the technological unknowns in primary production of valerian roots, where one group of manufacturers base their production on fa...
By Vladimir Filipović, Milica Aćimović, Vladan Ugrenović, Dragoja Radanović, Tatjana Marković, Vera Popović, Ana Matković
EXPERIMENTAL METHODS APPLICABLE IN CULTIVATION OF MEDICINAL PLANTS
This work summarizes the most commonly used methods of research of weed species in medicinal herbs. The choice of method depends on the type of research that we want to conduct. The methods relating to weed herbs are described in detail for the methods of examination of the weeds’ seed germination, methods for the determination of reserves of...
By Ana Matković, Sava Vrbničanin, Tatjana Marković, Dragana Božić