Abstract
Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare) is an important crop of considerable medicinal value, being carminative and stomachic. Fruits are used in the preparation of pickles and for chewing after meals as a digestive adjuvant. The oil of fennel is used to flavor different food preparations perfumery. The objectives of these experiments were to study the effects of organic fertilizers animal manure (sheep) total of Nitrogen 16, Phosphors 5 and Potassium 8 gm.Kg-1 with six levels 0 , 1, 2, 3,4 and 5 ton. h-1 and chemical fertilizer Nitrogen in the form of Urea 46 % N, Phosphors in the form of Mono super phosphate 9 % P and Potassium in the form of Potassium sulphate 43% K with six levels N0P0K0, N18P2K3 ,N36P4K6 ,N54P6K9 ,N72P8K12 and N90P10K15 Kg.h-1 on fruits yield and oil content from FENNEL (Foeniculum vulgare) growth in the silty loam soil plot 1x2 m2 ending with a recommendation for the suitable kind of fertilizer to be used. The following results were emerged : The control treatmentN0P0K0, 0 ton.hectar-1of animal manure gave Fruits yield 1600 Kg.h-1 and the oil 25.22 L.h-1.The treatment 2 ton.h-1 of animal manure gave Fruits yield 4420 Kg.h-1. And the highest quantity of oil 55.23 L.h-1. The treatment N72P8K12 equality balance 4 ton.h -1of animal manure gave Fruits yield 3536 Kg.h-1. The highest quantity of oil 45.44 L.h-1 was reached with the treatment N54P6K9 equality balance 3 ton.h -1 of animal manure.
