This study aimed to evaluate the effect of different plant densities on the yield characteristics of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) cultivated in the field. The experiment was conducted at the experimental station belonging to UNIOESTE in Marechal Candido Rondon - PR for the period September to December 2010. The design was randomized blocks in a 5x2 factorial arrangement with three replications. The first factor consisted of five plant spacings (0.10, 0.20, 0.30, 0.40, 0.50 m) and the second of two planting spacings (0.20 and 0, 30 m). The smaller spacing between plants and between rows, to provide greater mass production by area.
Ocimum basilicum L.; population density; fresh mass