EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF IMPORTED BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa L.) ACCESSIONS CULTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY  IN THANH TRI - HANOI AND TAM DAO - PHU THO

Lê Thị Quỳnh Nga; Nguyễn Văn Tâm; Nguyễn Thị Xuyên; Hoàng Thị Như Nụ; Vũ Hoài Sâm; Tô Minh Tứ; Tô Thị Ngân

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.12757

EVALUATION OF THE ADAPTABILITY OF IMPORTED BLACK CUMIN (Nigella sativa L.) ACCESSIONS CULTIVATED SIMULTANEOUSLY IN THANH TRI - HANOI AND TAM DAO - PHU THO

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Received: 09/05/25 Revised: 14/08/25 Published: 14/08/25

Authors

1. Le Thi Quynh Nga , National Institute of Medicinal Materials
2. Nguyen Van Tam, National Institute of Medicinal Materials
3. Nguyen Thi Xuyen, National Institute of Medicinal Materials
4. Hoang Thi Nhu Nu, National Institute of Medicinal Materials
5. Vu Hoai Sam, National Institute of Medicinal Materials
6. To Minh Tu, National Institute of Medicinal Materials
7. To Thi Ngan, National Institute of Medicinal Materials

Abstract

Black cumin is a valuable medicinal plant species that has not yet been cultivated in Vietnam. A study was conducted to evaluate the adaptability of imported black cumin seed accessions at Thanh Tri - Hanoi and Tam Dao - Phu Tho. Laboratory experiments were conducted with three replications, each involving 100 seeds sown on a single Petri dish. The field evaluation was carried out in an experimental plot with an area of 30 m² at a single location. The results indicated that the imported seeds exhibited germination within 5 to 12 days, with a germination rate ranging from 65.33% to 80.33%. The plant’s growth time until seed harvest lasted approximately 131 days. The number of fruits per plant is 4.00, with an effective fruiting rate of 56.78%, and the number of filled seeds per fruit is 20.13, the thousand-seed weight (P1000) was 2.27 g, and the individual productivity per plant reached about 101.90 mg. Morphological characteristics were described in detail. Green caterpillars and leaf blight have been reported to damage black cumin plants. These findings provide important scientific data and demonstrate that this valuable medicinal germplasm is a promising material for domestication and breeding of black cumin varieties.

Keywords

Adaptability; Black cumin; Morphological characteristics; Thanh Tri; Tam Dao

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