SEMICOMPOST AND VERMICOMPOST MIXED WITH PEAT MOSS ENHANCE SEED GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LETTUCE AND TOMATO SEEDLINGS

SEMICOMPOST AND VERMICOMPOST MIXED WITH PEAT MOSS ENHANCE SEED GERMINATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF LETTUCE AND TOMATO SEEDLINGS

Peat moss is one the most popular organic substrates used for the production of plantlets in greenhouse; however, this material is imported, expensive and non-renewable. In this study, we evaluated the effect of different ratios of vermicompost (V) and semicompost (S) of cattle manure and pine sawdu...

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Veröffentlicht in:Interciencia 2017-11, Vol.42 (11), p.774-779
Hauptverfasser: Hernández-Rodríguez, Adriana, Robles-Hernández, Loreto, Ojeda-Barrios, Dámaris, Prieto-Luévano, Jesús, González-Franco, Ana Cecilia, Guerrero-Prieto, Víctor
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Sprache:eng
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Animal wastes
Cattle manure
Composting
Germination
Leaf area
Leaves
Mosses
Peat
Plantlets
Root development
Sawdust
Seed germination
Seedlings
Sphagnum magellanicum
Substrates
Tomatoes
Worms
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Zusammenfassung:Peat moss is one the most popular organic substrates used for the production of plantlets in greenhouse; however, this material is imported, expensive and non-renewable. In this study, we evaluated the effect of different ratios of vermicompost (V) and semicompost (S) of cattle manure and pine sawdust, mixed with peat poss (PM), on seed germination and seedling development of lettuce and tomato under greenhouse conditions. Five treatments, including the proportions 1V:2PM, 2V:1PM, 1S:2PM, 2S:1PM, and PM as control, were established under a completely randomized design with four replicates, each represented by a tray with 100 seedlings. Results showed statistical differences among treatments (P
ISSN:0378-1844
2244-7776