Effect of nitrogen and nano nitrogen fertilizers on corm colchicine and phenolic compounds of Colchicum speciosum from three regions of Mazandaran

Colchicum speciosum is a medicinal plant rich in colchicine and phenolic compounds. In this study, the effect of different concentrations of nitrogen and nano-nitrogen fertilizers were investigated on phenols and colchicine accumulation in the corm of C.speciosum from three regions in Mazandaran province (Philband, Kelerd and Sangdarka). Five fertilizer treatments were performed. The results showed that all nitrogen and nano-nitrogen treatments caused a significant increase in corm phenol in the plants of the Philband region. Comparison of the mean flavonoids of plants in three regions in different treatments showed that the use of nitrogen and nano-nitrogen fertilizers has significantly reduced flavonoids in plant corms of all studied plants. The results showed that nitrogen fertilizer (1.1 mg / l) caused a significant increase in corm anthocyanin in all three populations. Nitrogen fertilizer with higher concentration also increased anthocyanin to some extent, while nano-nitrogen at different concentrations did not have a significant effect on the amount of anthocyanin in corm. Comparison of corm colchicine in nitrogen and nano-nitrogen treatments with control showed that nitrogen fertilizers in both concentrations decreased and nano-nitrogen fertilizers increased the amount of corm colchicine. The present results showed that the response of plants collected from the three regions to the different fertilizers was not the same.