1- Abas F., Israf N.H., Khozirah D.A., and Kalsom Y.U. 2006. Antioxidant and nitric oxide inhibition activities of selected Malary traditional vegetables. Food Chemistry 95:566-573.
2- Amoli N. 2011. The evaluate of yield and agronomic basil traits in Mazandaran. Proceedings of the Seventh Congress of Iranian Horticultural Science. Isfahan University of Technology. Page 265. (in Persian)
3- Arabaci O., and Bayram E. 2004. The effect of nitrogen fertilization and different plant densities on some agronomic and technologic characteristics of Ocimum basilicum. Journal of Agronomy 3:255-262.
4- Carovic-Stanko K., Salnovic A., Grdisa M., Liber Z., Kolak I., and Satovic Z. 2011. Efficiency of morphological trait descriptors in discrimination of Ocimum basilicum. Plant Biosystems 12:1-8.
5- Chang B.X., Alderson P.G., and Wright C.J. 2005. Effect of temperature integration on the growth and volatile oil content of basil. J. Hort. Sci. Biotech. 80: 593-598.
6- Chris A., Smith K and Sovo P. 2003. Controlling the growth and quality of hydroponically grown Basil (Ocimum Basilicum L.). Acta horticulture.7:16– 19.
7- Darrah H. 1980. The cultivated basils. Independences, MI: Thomas Buckeye Printing Co. 280 pp.
8- DeMasi L., Siviero P., Esposito C., Castaldo D., Siano, F., and Larrata B. 2006. Assessment of agronomic, chemical and genetic variability in common basil. Eur. Food. Res. Technol. 223:273-281.
9- Ekren, S., Sommez C., Ozcakal E., Kurttas Y.S., Bayram E., and Curgulu H. 2012. The effect of different irrigation water levels on yield and quality characteristics of purple basil. Agriculture Water Management 109:155-161.
10- Ghosta U., Hassani A., and Jalili R. 2007. The Study of antifungal activity of essential oils of Thyme, basil and rosemary. Proceedings of Iranian Horticultural Science Congress. Shiraz University. Page 124. (in Persian)
11- Grayer R.J., Kite J.C., Goldstone F.J., Bryan S.E., Paton A., and Putievsky E. 1996b. Intraspecific taxonomy and essential oil chemotypes in sweet basil. Phytochemistry 43:1033-1039.
12- Hemming S., Duesk T., Janse J., and van Noort F. 2008. The effect of diffuse light on crops. Acta Hort. 801:1293-1300.
13- Kashi A. 1996. Vegetable farming. Tehran University Press. 130 pp. (in Persian)
14- Lachowicz K.J., Jone G.P., Briggs D.R., Bienvenu F.E., and Hunter M.M .1997. Characteristics of plants and plant extracts from five varieties of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) grown in Australia. American Chemical Society. 45: 2660-2665.
15- Mirzaei M., and Omidbeigi R. 1386. The evaluate of cultivation, adaptability and active substances in new varieties of purple basil, in a Iran northern climate. Proceedings of Iranian Horticultural Science Congress. Shiraz University. Page 516. (in Persian)
16- Moeini Allishah H., Heidari R., Hassani A., Asadi A. 2006. Effect of water stress on some morphological and biochemical characteristics of purple basil. J. Biol. Sci. 6:763-767.
17- Moghadam M., Omidbeigi R., Salimi A., and Naghavi M.R.2013. Morphological variation basil genus native populations in Iran. Iranian Journal of Horticultural Sciences 44:227-243. (in Persian)
18- Ryan, G.R. 1991. Effects of climate change on plant respiration. Ecological Applications 1:157-167.
19- Sirousmehr A., Arabi J., and Asgharipour M.R. 2014. Effect of drought stress levels and organic manures, essential oil content and some morphological characteristics of sweet basil. Advances in Environ. Biol. 8:880-885.
20- Valladares F., Wright S.J., Lasso E., Kitajima K., and Pearcy R.W. 2000. Plastic phenotypic response to light of 16 cogenerates shrubs from a Panamanian rainforest. Ecology 74:1925-1936.
21- Wierdak R.N., Borowski B., Dzida K. 2011. Yield and chemical composition of basil herb depending on cultivar and foliar feeding with nitrogen. Acta Sci. Poi. Hortorum Cultus 10:207-219.
22- Zargari A. 1995. Medicinal plants. Fifth volume. Fourth Edition. Tehran University Press 974pp. (in Persian)
23- Zheljazkov V., Callaham A., and Cantrells L. 2008. Yield and oil composition of 38 Basil accessions grown in Mississippi. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 56:241-245.
24- Zheljazkov V., Cantrells L., Evans W.B., Ebelhar M.W., and Coker C. 2008. Yield and composition of Ocimum basilicum L. and Ocimum sanctum L. grown at four locations. HortScience 43:737-741.