The effect of leonardite, vermicompost, farmyard manure on yield and leaf quality of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.)
This study was carried out under greenhouse conditions and investigates the effects of different combinations of fertilizer and soil proportion, (v/v) of leonardite (1:3, 1:4, 1:8), vermicompost (1:3, 1:4, 1:8) farmyard manure (1:3) and control (soil) application on growth and leaf quality of two cultivars of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L. 'Zeybek' and 'Bahargulu'). The garden cress was harvested on the 50th day after seeding.
Yield, scapus length, (cm), leaf width (cm), leaf length (cm), chlorophyll a (mg g‑1 leaf), chlorophyll b (mg g‑1 leaf), the total chlorophyll content (mg g‑1 leaf), colour, dry weight were determined in the harvested plants.
At the end of the study it was determined that garden cress seeds did not germinate in leonardit applications (1:3, 1:4). The highest yield and leaf quality was in vermicompost and farmyard applications, respectively.
The increasing vermicompost rates caused an increase in colour.
Furthermore, colour of farmyard manure is higher than vermicompost (1:4, 1:8).
Akbudak, N. and Zambi, O. (2019). The effect of leonardite, vermicompost, farmyard manure on yield and leaf quality of garden cress (Lepidium sativum L.). Acta Hortic. 1242, 315-320
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1242.44
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1242.44
DOI: 10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1242.44
https://doi.org/10.17660/ActaHortic.2019.1242.44
garden cress, fertilization, harvest, manure, yield
English
1242_44
315-320
- Division Plant Genetic Resources and Biotechnology
- Division Temperate Tree Fruits
- Division Temperate Tree Nuts
- Division Vine and Berry Fruits
- Division Ornamental Plants
- Division Vegetables, Roots and Tubers
- Division Physiology and Plant-Environment Interactions of Horticultural Crops in Field Systems
- Division Protected Cultivation and Soilless Culture
- Division Postharvest and Quality Assurance
- Division Precision Horticulture and Engineering