scholarly journals Properties and Importance of Prometheum sempervivoides (Fisch. Ex Bieb.) H. Ohba as Ornamental Plant Naturally Grown in Erzurum

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Fazilet Parlakova Karagöz ◽  
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Halit Karagöz ◽  
Atilla Dursun ◽  
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Agronomy ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 851
Author(s):  
Sonia Cacini ◽  
Sara Di Lonardo ◽  
Simone Orsenigo ◽  
Daniele Massa

Professional peat-free substrates for ornamental plant production are increasingly required by nursery growers. Most promising materials are green compost, coconut coir dust, and woody fibre, used alone or in mixtures. One of the major concerns is pH, usually higher than optimal. In this work, a method based on a three-step procedure was adopted to acidify three organic matrices alone or in mixtures and to individuate the most suitable product, between iron(II) sulphate 7-hydrate and elemental sulphur chips. Firstly, the determination of the buffering capacity by dilution with sulphuric acid was carried out to determine dosages. Afterwards, an incubation trial of 84 (iron(II) sulphate) or 120 days (sulphur chips) was conducted on matrices and substrate mixtures with calculated doses in a climatic chamber maintained at 21 °C. Iron(II) sulphate resulted not suitable because it caused a rapid, but not lasting, pH lowering and an excessive electrical conductivity (EC) increase. Sulphur chips could instead guarantee an adequate and lasting pH lowering. These results were then validated in the open field trial on matrices and substrates. The proposed acidification methodology could be considered in developing new substrates, but the rapidity of pH acidification and EC increase on plant and mineral nutrition should be further investigated.


HortScience ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 641-648 ◽  
Author(s):  
Warren E. Copes ◽  
Haibo Zhang ◽  
Patricia A. Richardson ◽  
Bruk E. Belayneh ◽  
Andrew Ristvey ◽  
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Nine runoff containment basins (RCBs), used directly or indirectly for irrigating plants in ornamental plant nurseries, and one adjacent stream were sampled for water quality between Feb. and July 2013 in Maryland (MD), Mississippi (MS), and Virginia (VA). Triplicate water samples were taken monthly. Analysis was done for 18 water quality variables including nitrate-nitrogen (NO3−-N) and ammonium-nitrogen (NH4+-N), orthophosphate-phosphorus (PO4-P) and total-phosphorus (T-P), potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulfur, aluminum, boron (B), copper (Cu), iron (Fe), manganese, zinc (Zn), pH, total alkalinity (T-Alk), electrical conductivity (EC), and sodium. Additionally, 15 RCBs from 10 nurseries in Alabama (AL), Louisiana (LA), and MS were sampled in 2014 and 2016. Most prevalent correlations (P = 0.01) were between macronutrients, EC, B, Fe, and Zn, but none were prevalent across a majority of RCBs. Water quality parameter values were mostly present at low to preferred levels in all 25 waterways. Macronutrient levels were highest for a RCB that receives fertility from fertigation derived runoff. Water pH ranged from acidic to alkaline (>8). Results of this study show water quality in RCBs can be suitable for promoting plant health in ornamental plant nurseries, but also shows levels will vary between individual RCBs, therefore demonstrates need to verify water quality from individual water sources.


2021 ◽  
Vol 54 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanifeh Syed Hajizadeh ◽  
Seyed Najmedin Mortazavi ◽  
Farzaneh Tohidi ◽  
Hasibe Yildiz ◽  
Murat Helvaci ◽  
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2017 ◽  
Vol 47 (4) ◽  
pp. 377-383
Author(s):  
Girlânio Holanda da Silva ◽  
Lenise Santos Baldini ◽  
Camila Aquino Tomaz ◽  
Rubiana Falopa Rossi ◽  
João Nakagawa

ABSTRACT Belamcanda chinensis is an ornamental plant cultivated as a medicinal herb in its countries of origin: China and Japan. It is propagated by rhizomes and seeds, but little is known on the optimal conditions for its germination. This study aimed to assess germination temperatures and treatments to overcome its seed dormancy. Two experiments were conducted: the first evaluated the effects of constant temperatures of 20 ºC, 25 ºC and 30 ºC (in the dark) and 20-30 ºC with light (8-h photoperiod), while the second one involved the removal of combinations from the seed tegument structure (with and without tegument), with pre-hydration at 7 ºC, 30 ºC or no pre-hydration, in addition to an extra treatment without tegument or pre-hydration. Alternating the temperature results in better effects on the variables evaluated, while, at constant temperatures, there is little or no germination. The removal of the outer tegument structure and from seeds pre-hydrated at 30 ºC accelerates the germination process.


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