Lime-induced Fe- deficient soil causes plant Fe-deficiency, which can be overcome with the foliar application of liposomal Fe fertilizers capable of delivering Fe efficiently to plant tissues. In the current investigation, the effect of foliar fertilization of the Fe-liposome (Fe-L) in two concentrations (2.5 and 5 fold diluted) on sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) was studied and vegetative growth, the ferrous/total Fe content, and also essential oil constituents were evaluated. In comparison, the FeSO₄- EDTA and vehicle (citrate buffer) were used. The experiment was conducted in Completely Randomized Design with four treatments and three replications. The sweet basil plants were grown in pots with calcareous loamy soil (pH ∼ 7.6, with an appropriate amount of N, K and P) in a greenhouse. Egg-derived phosphatidylcholine (EPC)/Fe-liposomes (200 nm in diameter and monodisperse size distribution) enhanced the fresh and dry weight, increased total leaf area, and improved chlorophyll, ferrous, and essential oil content of the plants compared to the FeSO₄ fertilizer. Moreover, methyl chavicol was found to be the primary compound in the essential oil using a gad-chromatogram-mass spectroscopy GC–MS. Overall, the Fe-liposome is a superior fertilizer than FeSO₄- EDTA in terms of Fe-delivery and plant recovery.

石灰诱导的缺铁土壤导致植物缺铁，可以通过叶面施用脂质体铁肥来克服，这种肥料能够有效地将铁输送到植物组织中。在目前的研究中，研究了两种浓度（2.5倍和5倍稀释）的铁脂质体（Fe-L）的叶面施肥对甜罗勒（Ocimum basilicum L.）的影响，并营养生长，铁/总铁含量，以及精油成分进行了评估。相比之下，FeSO ₄-使用了EDTA和赋形剂（柠檬酸盐缓冲液）。该实验是在完全随机设计中进行的，共进行了4种处理和3次重复。甜罗勒植物在带有石灰质壤土（pH约为7.6，含有适量的N，K和P）的盆中生长。与FeSO相比，鸡蛋衍生的磷脂酰胆碱（EPC）/铁脂质体（直径200 nm，单分散尺寸分布）增加了鲜重和干重，增加了总叶面积，并改善了植物的叶绿素，亚铁和精油含量₄肥料。此外，使用气相色谱-质谱联用（GC-MS），发现甲基香芹酚是精油中的主要化合物。总体而言，铁脂质体是比FeSO ₄优越的肥料。-EDTA在铁的输送和工厂回收方面。