The Main Aspects of Irrigation in Basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) and Oregano (Origanum vulgare) Growing

Bosiljak i origano pripadaju porodici usnača (Lamiaccae), a radi svoga kemijskog sastava i arome često su korišteni u kulinarstvu, medicini i farmaciji. Provedena su brojna istraživanja o utjecaju obroka i norme navodnjavanja na prinos i kvalitetu bosiljka i origana. Prema literaturnim izvorima količina vode dodane navodnjavanjem značajno je utjecala na visinu biljaka bosiljka i origana, masu svježe tvari, prinos ulja, sadržaj klorofila, broj listova po biljci, masu listova te sadržaj i sastav ulja. Vodni stres je smanjio prinos i narušio kvalitetu, a sadržđaj ulja N, P i K u listovima je bio već u tretmanima bez navodnjavanja. Najveći sadržaj ulja zabilježe je na tretmanima bez vodnog stresa izazvan prevelikom ili nedostatnom količinom vode.bosiljak,Basil and oregano belongs to the Lamiaceae family and is considered one of the healthiest spice plants. Because of the chemical compounds and aromatic sense, they are mostly used in culinary, medicine and pharmacy. Many researches have been conducted in order to study the impact of irrigation scheduling on yield and quality of basil and oregano. According to published results the amount of water has considerably impact on plant height, green matter weight, oil yield, chlorophyll content, leaf number/plant, leaf weight and oil compound. Water stress reduces the yield and quality while the N, P and K content in leafs was greater in treatments without irrigation water. The maximum oil content was recorded at irrigation treatment without water stress, meaning drought or excessive amount of water