Ammonia and Ammonium Exposure of Basil ( L.) Growing in an Organically Fertilized Peat Substrate and Strategies to Mitigate Related Harmful Impacts on Plant Growth.

Organic pot-based production of basil ( L.) often has lower biomass yield than conventional cultivation. Previous investigations indicate that this growth impairment is related to high ammonium (NH ) concentrations in the growing media released by the mineralization of organic nitrogen (N) fertilizers.