Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields
Saber, E., Abd-Elkader, N., Ahmed, M., Khalifa, T. (2019). Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields. EKB Journal Management System, 10(7), 383-387. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.53678
Esraa A. Saber; N. I. K. Abd-Elkader; M. E. M. Ahmed; T. H. H. Khalifa. "Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields". EKB Journal Management System, 10, 7, 2019, 383-387. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.53678
Saber, E., Abd-Elkader, N., Ahmed, M., Khalifa, T. (2019). 'Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields', EKB Journal Management System, 10(7), pp. 383-387. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.53678
Saber, E., Abd-Elkader, N., Ahmed, M., Khalifa, T. Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields. EKB Journal Management System, 2019; 10(7): 383-387. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2019.53678

Comparative Study between Effect of some Growth Media on the Productivity and Quality of Lettuce and Red Cabbage Yields

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering
Article 2, Volume 10, Issue 7, July 2019, Page 383-387  XML PDF (417.99 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2019.53678
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Authors
Esraa A. Saber1; N. I. K. Abd-Elkader1; M. E. M. Ahmed2; T. H. H. Khalifa3
1Soil and Water Dep. - Agri. Fac. - Tanta Uni. Egypt
2Horticulture Dep. - Agri. Fac. - Tanta Uni. Egypt
3Soil, Water and Environ. Res. Inst., ARC. Egypt
Abstract
Two pot experiments were conducted at Soil Improvement and Conservation Research Dep. at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, North Nile Delta, Egypt during winter season 2018/2019. The factorial experiments were carried out in a complete randomized block design (CRBD) to study the effect of peat moss, compost, vermiculite, compost+ peat moss (1:1), peat moss + vermiculite (1:1), compost + vermiculite (1:1) and compost+ peat moss+ vermiculite (1:1:1) on growth, productivity and quality of lettuce (cv .Beqbal) and red cabbage (cv.Naden). The obtained results showed clear variation in the chemical and physical properties of different media after plants harvesting. The chlorophyll content, plant height and head diameter of lettuce and red cabbage values were significantly affected by different growth media. The highest values of these parameters were obtained by the mixture of compost+ peat moss+ vermiculite, while the lowest values were observed in plants grown in vermiculite. On the other hands, the mixture between compost+ peat moss+ vermiculite increased the valid, fresh and dry weights/plant of lettuce by 330.4, 336.8 and 109.8%, respectively, while the corresponding increases of these parameters in red cabbage were 216.4, 173.1 and 43.0%, respectively comparing to vermiculite. Also, this mixture achieved the highest values of NPK percentage for lettuce and red cabbage. In contrast, the lowest values of NPK were recorded with vermiculite media.
Keywords
Substrates; lettuce; Red cabbage; Growth; productivity; peat moss; compost; vermiculite
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