Response of geranium to soil applications of Azolla and Moringa extracts: effects on growth, essential oil and physiological parameters
Hala S. Abd-Rabbu, Fatma S. Aboud, Khalid A. Khalid · 2026
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Hala S Abd-Rabbu and two colleagues feed geraniums with extracts of Azolla fern and Moringa leaves to see whether natural boosters can beat poor sandy soil. Geranium earns its keep from scented oil, yet sand holds little food or water. Plants got one of two doses of each extract through their irrigation water across the season, with two harvests taken and growth, oil, and leaf chemistry all measured.
Both extracts beat plain water on nearly every trait. The stronger Moringa dose led the field, roughly doubling or tripling height, branching, and biomass. Oil yield and its prized scent parts rose sharply, as did leaf nutrients and protective compounds. The team calls such extracts a green stand in for synthetic fertilizer on desert farms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Hala S. Abd-Rabbu, Fatma S. Aboud, Khalid A. Khalid |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 66 KB |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |