Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXII, Issue 1
Written by Mala-Maria STAVRESCU-BEDIVAN, Gina VASILE SCĂEŢEANU, Roxana Maria MADJAR
Although there are many studies on mint species, too few establish the link etween its growth and the environment in which it grows. Between 7 and 22 August 2017, at Ilganii de Sus village (Nufăru ommune, Tulcea County), on Sulina Danube branch, five soil samples taken from the base of some populations of ennyroyal plants (Mentha pulegium L.) were analysed. The sampling points were chosen according to the different abitats encountered at Ilganii de Sus (ruderal sites, grazed pastures, flooded ditches, sandy beaches on the banks of rhipenco channel), with different soil texture. Surrounded by other mint species and cocklebur, pennyroyal can be seen as a otential environmental weed in the study area. We found that the highest values of humus content, potassium and phosphoru levels correspond to a zone located at the western edge of the village, where household waste and poultry manure are deposited. The pH values of soil at Ilganii de Sus varied between 7.30 and 8.57; meanwhile, salts levels indicated a non-saline soil type. As far as we know, this report brings the first data concerning the soil features and environmental conditions for Mentha pulegium in a Romanian landscape.
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