TY - SER AU - Almeida, Brígida Resende AU - Assis, Rafael Marlon Alves de AU - Leite, Jeremias José Ferreira AU - Carvalho, Alexandre Alves de AU - Botrel, Priscila Pereira AU - Figueiredo, Felipe Campos AU - Bertolucci, Suzan Kelly Vilela AU - Pinto, Jose Eduardo Brasil Pereira TI - Doses and sources of organic fertilization influence biomass, volatile chemical composition, and phenolic compounds in Lippia gracilis KW - ALECRIM KW - ADUBO ORGÂNICO KW - FERTILIZANTE KW - ANÁLISE QUÍMICA KW - ÓLEO ESSENCIAL N1 - Publicação on-line; 41 ref.; 4 tables; 3 illus.; Summary (En) N2 - ABSTRACT Lippia gracilis has emerged as one of the most important medicinal plants of the genus. Organic farming systems are currently growing substantially, aiming to obtain sustainable and economically viable plant production. Thus, the objective of this study was to assess the effect of different doses and sources of poultry manure on biomass production, photosynthetic pigment levels, phenolic content and volatile chemical composition in L. gracilis. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design in a 2 × 4 factorial arrangement with two sources of poultry manure (quail and chicken) and four doses (0.0, 1.5, 3.0, and 6.0 kg/m2) in 10 l pots. Plants fertilized with quail manure at a dose of 1.5 – 3.0 kg/m2 accumulated more total dry weight, while for chicken manure, the highest total dry weight gains were observed at doses of 3.0 and 6.0 kg/m2. In the chemical analyses of the essential oil, the major chemical constituent identified in all treatments was carvacrol. However, the highest carvacrol content was observed in the control treatment. L. gracilis plants increase their biomass when grown with 1.5 kg/m2 of quail manure or 3.0 to 6.0 kg/m2 of chicken manure. However, fertilization reduces carvacrol levels. Keywords: Alecrim da chapada, Organic fertilization, Growth indices, Chemical analysis, Essential oil UR - http://www.sbpmed.org.br/admin/files/papers/file_pTvMwe86IQEC.pdf ER -