Abstract

The present study was carried out at the Experimental Farm, Horticulture Department, Faculty ofAgriculture, Suez Canal University during two successive seasons (2012 & 2013). The objective was to study the effectof moringa leaf extract (MLE) spray at 0.0, 2.5, 5 and 10 gm /L on vegetative growth, yield, leaf area, oil percentageand the anatomical leaf structure of sage plant under sandy soil conditions. Spraying with MLE especially at highestconcentration (10gm/L) significantly increased the plant height, number of leaves, number of branches, yield andessential oil percentage in herb. In addition such treatment markedly increased the percentage of most essential oilcomponent and enhancement the characteristic of leaf anatomy of sage plants.

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