Influence of vermicompost application in potting media on growth and flowering of marigold crop

سال انتشار: 1392
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
مشاهده: 330

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شناسه ملی سند علمی:

JR_ROWA-3-1_004

تاریخ نمایه سازی: 4 خرداد 1395

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Introduction This paper reports the influence of vermicompostsprepared from cow dung and house hold waste onthe growth and flowering of marigold crop. A total of sevenpotting media were prepared containing soil, cow dungvermicompost and cow dung ? house hold waste vermicompost.The fertility status of soil and vermicomposts wasquantified. In these media, growth and flowering of marigoldplant seedlings was studied for 60 days.Results The results showed that the vermicompostingprocess converted the cow dung and household waste into ahighly stabilized product having C:N ratio20.0. The NPKcontent of vermicomposts was higher than soil. The plantgrown in vermicompost-containing potting media had 2.3times more plant height than control. Results showed thatthe addition of vermicompost, in appropriate quantities, topotting media has significantly positive effects on growthand flowering of marigold seedlings including plant biomass,plant height, number of buds and flowers.Conclusions It was concluded that addition of vermicompost,in appropriate quantities, to potting media hassynergistic effects on growth and yield of marigold.

کلیدواژه ها:

Plant nutrients C:N ratio Trace elements Household solid waste Growth and yield Plant height

نویسندگان

Renuka Gupta

Department of Humanities and Applied Science, YMCA University of Science and Technology, Faridabad 121006, Haryana, India

Anoop Yaday

Department of Environmental Science and Engineering, Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology,Hisar 125001, Haryana, India