Organic fennel cultivation technology for unheated greenhouses

Fennel (Foeniculum vulgare Mill.) is an aromatic plant which, in climatic conditions of Romania, behaves as a biennial plant.
Fennel is best known for its organoleptic, nutritional, and pharmacological qualities.
The literature abounds in studies on the active principles of this plant, especially its essential oils.
As a vegetable plant, fennel is eaten for its petiole and thickened leaf sheath.
This species is characterized by the fact that the reserve nutrients are deposited in the leaf petiole, which increases in size, acquires specific organoleptic properties and becomes tender.
To cultivate this crop, it is necessary to implement specific management techniques, e.g., covering or mulching.
Still, fewer studies examine the technology of organic cultivation in greenhouses.
The objective of the study is to develop a cultivation technique using organic methods in unheated greenhouses, to produce high-quality products because there is a growing interest in this crop in Romania.

IX South-Eastern Europe Symposium on Vegetables and Potatoes

A. Despa, A. Moloșag, L. Arghir, V. Lagunovschi-Luchian

bulb fennel yield, organic production, direct consumptions, covering, mulching

https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2024.1391.21