Abstract
Menthol mint (Mentha arvensis L.) is a high value aromatic crop. Its essential oil is extensively used in perfumery, cosmetics and pharmaceutical industries. Some metallic elements may modulate the growth, pest population and secondary metabolism in menthol mint plants. The aim of the current study was to investigate the effects of the foliar application (0.5 % aqueous solution) of metallic salts (sodium chloride, calcium chloride, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate and nickel sulfate) on yield, chemical composition of essential oil, whitefly population and soil properties in the rhizosphere of menthol mint. The foliar application of sodium chloride and zinc sulfate significantly increased shoot and oil yields of menthol mint over the control. The foliar application of copper sulfate had harmful effects on the yield of menthol mint. The foliar application of sodium chloride significantly reduced the population of adult whitefly in menthol mint. We concluded that foliar application of sodium chloride could be used as a novel approach to enhance yield and reduce the adult whitefly population without affecting the counts of microflora in the soil rhizosphere of menthol mint.
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