USE OF GLIRICIDIA-ENRICHED LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER FOR PRODUCTION OF CAISIM (Brassica juncea L.)

Green biomass is one of major nutrient source and determines the quality of liquid organic fertilizer (LOF), including Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Kunth ex Walp. An experiment was conducted to study the effects of Gliricidia-enriched LOF on growth and yields of caisim, arranged in randomized complete design with three replicates. Treatments consisted of six LOF concentrations, 0%, 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100%. Results indicated that concentration of gliricidia-LOF significantly influenced leaf greenness and shoot fresh weight, but not root to shoot ratio and shoot water content. Concentrations of gliricidia-LOF increased leaf greenness and shoot fresh weight of caisim. The optimum concentration was 70.85% to produce weight of 73 grams caisim per plant. Root to shoot ratio was not significantly different. Although treatments did not affect shoot water content, all caisim water content was on average above 90 %.

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Physiological quality of Gliricidia sepium (Jacq.) Steud. (Leguminosae - Papilionoideae) seeds subjected to different storage conditions

Revista Árvore ◽

10.1590/s0100-67622012000200004 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 36 (2) ◽

pp. 229-235 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Renata Conduru Ribeiro Reis ◽

Claudinéia Regina Pelacani ◽

Cimille Gabrielle Cardoso Antunes ◽

Bárbara França Dantas ◽

Renato Delmondez de Castro

Keyword(s):

Water Content ◽

Seed Viability ◽

Gliricidia Sepium ◽

Storage Conditions ◽

Physiological Processes ◽

Plastic Bags ◽

Starting Point ◽

Cultivated Plant ◽

Physiological Quality

Studies of seed physiological processes represent the starting point for the sustainable utilization of native or cultivated plant species from the caatinga biome for which germination studies are still scarce. In order to determine adequate methods for the conservation of Gliricidia sepium seeds, the physiological quality of propagules exposed to different conditions and times of storage were examined. Recently collected seeds of G. sepium were analyzed immediately, while the other sample was stored for three, six, nine, or twelve months in plastic or paper bags under refrigeration or at room temperature for further analysis. The germination rates of seeds from each storage regime were determined and these rates compared to their water content. It was observed that germination capacity was directly related to changes in seed humidity. Storing seeds in plastic bags yielded the best conservation, mainly when they were stored at low temperatures. However, even at temperatures near 25°C it was possible to prolong seed viability when their water content was controlled through the use of impermeable packing.

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Kadar Serat dan Kadar Air serta Penampakan Fisik Produk Pascapanen Daun Caisim (Brassica juncea L.) yang Ditanam pada Media dengan Penambahan Pupuk Organik Hayati Cair dan Pupuk Anorganik

Bioma Berkala Ilmiah Biologi ◽

10.14710/bioma.14.1.25-32 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 25

Author(s):

Dwi Winarsih ◽

Erma Prihastanti ◽

Endang Saptiningsih

Keyword(s):

Water Content ◽

Brassica Juncea ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Physical Appearance ◽

Fiber Content ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Post Harvest ◽

Good Taste ◽

Range Test

Caisim (Brassica juncea L.) is one of vegetable commodities that has a high commercial value. Many people like it because it has a good taste and it contains several kinds of vitamin and mineral that good for health. This research aims to know the influence of liquid bio organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer addition to post harvest product caisim leaf and know the best combination of fertilizer for post harvest product caisim leafquality. Data analysis used is Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and then continued by test significant different used Duncan Multiple Range Test (DMRT) 95%. The caisim plant that have been harvested then being observed on its fiber content, water content, and physical appearance. The result showed thatthe addition of liquid bio organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer has not influence for water content and physical appearance of caisim leaf, but it has an influence on fiber content. Treatment with basic media with the addition of 1 mL + 2,17 g NPK is the best treatment to increase fiber content of caisim leaf Tosakan variety. Keywords: liquid bio organic fertilizer, caisim, quality of post harvest product

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Water Deficit and Recovery-Induced Changes in Growth, Photosynthetic Characteristics, Antioxidant Enzymes and Yield of Two Tartary Buckwheat Genotypes

International Journal of Agriculture and Biology ◽

10.17957/ijab/15.1692 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (02) ◽

pp. 483-491

Author(s):

Yan Wan

Keyword(s):

Water Content ◽

Plant Height ◽

Water Deficit ◽

Tartary Buckwheat ◽

Seed Number ◽

Branch Number ◽

Node Number ◽

Stem Node ◽

Shoot Ratio ◽

Root To Shoot Ratio

Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum) is an important food crop that is widely adaptable to hostile environments. In this study the responses of two Tartary buckwheat genotypes: drought-susceptible Chuanqiao No. 1 (CQ) and drought-tolerant Jingqiao No. 2 (JQ) in terms of morphology, photosynthesis, physiology and yield to a progressive water deficit and recovery treatment (WD-R) were evaluated. Plants in the well-watered (WW) treatment were watered throughout the experiment. Compared to the WW treatment, water deficit in the WD-R treatment caused decreases in plant height, stem diameter, branch number, stem node number, biomass, seed number, soil water content (SWC), leaf relative water content (RWC), net photosynthesis rate (Pn), intercellular CO2 concentration, stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr) and Fv/Fm in both CQ and JQ plants. Leaf wilting, malondialdehyde content, superoxide dismutase activity, peroxidase activity, initial fluorescence (F0) and root-to-shoot ratio were significantly increased under water stress in the WD-R treatment. Under the WD-R treatment, compared to CQ, JQ maintained higher RWC, SWC, Pn, Gs, WUE, Fv/Fm, plant height, branch number, stem node number, root biomass, stem biomass, leaf biomass, total biomass, root-to-shoot ratio, seed number per plant, and yield, but a lower Tr and F0. By correlation analysis, Gs was positively correlated with leaf RWC and SWC. These differential growth indexes, biochemical traits and physiological responses might be useful for understanding drought-tolerance genotypes that can grow under water-deficit conditions with minimum yield loss. © 2021 Friends Science Publishers

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MORPHOLOGICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDY FOR SUGARCANE EARLY SELECTION TO DROUGHT TOLERANCE

PLANT ARCHIVES ◽

10.51470/plantarchives.2021.v21.no1.269 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 (1) ◽

Author(s):

A. A. Gaber ◽

A. F. Abou-Hadid ◽

Y. A. El- Gabry ◽

M. H. M. Ebid

Keyword(s):

Water Stress ◽

Stress Condition ◽

Agricultural Research ◽

Water Levels ◽

Research Station ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Shoot Fresh Weight ◽

Shoot Ratio ◽

Root Shoot Ratio ◽

Water Stress Condition

In Egyptian sugarcane breeding program, a pot experiment was carried out during 2019 season at Agricultural Research Station, Giza Governorate (latitude 26o 33? N and longitude 31o 12? E), Egypt, to evaluate twenty sugarcane clones, compared with the cultivated variety GT.54-9, under three irrigation water levels IWL (100, 80 and 60% of IWL). The traits FW of the shoot and root, root: shoot ratio, LAI, LAR, Chla, Chlb, Chla: Chlb ratio, carotenoids and proline were assessed. From this study clones 17 had height shoot fresh weight under water stress condition, as same as, clones 1, 18 and 19 had great behavior under water stress. In addition to most of sugarcane tested clones were not affected by increase the degree of water stress from 100 to 80% of IWL. The LAI, Chl.a and Chl.b traits showed the high correlation with shoot fresh weight, whereas, proline had strong relationships with root fresh weight under sugarcane drought stress.

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Foliar Sprays of Citric Acid and Malic Acid Modify Growth, Flowering, and Root to Shoot Ratio ofGazania(Gazania rigensL.): A Comparative Analysis by ANOVA and Structural Equations Modeling

Advances in Agriculture ◽

10.1155/2014/147278 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Majid Talebi ◽

Ebrahim Hadavi ◽

Nima Jaafari

Keyword(s):

Citric Acid ◽

Plant Height ◽

Malic Acid ◽

Foliar Application ◽

Structural Equations ◽

Control Treatment ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Structural Equations Modeling ◽

Shoot Ratio ◽

Root To Shoot Ratio

Foliar application of two levels of citric acid and malic acid (100 or 300 mg L−1) was investigated on flower stem height, plant height, flower performance and yield indices (fresh yield, dry yield and root to shoot ratio) ofGazania. Distilled water was applied as control treatment. Multivariate analysis revealed that while the experimental treatments had no significant effect on fresh weight and the flower count, the plant dry weight was significantly increased by 300 mg L−1malic acid. Citric acid at 100 and 300 mg L−1and 300 mg L−1malic acid increased the root fresh weight significantly. Both the plant height and peduncle length were significantly increased in all applied levels of citric acid and malic acid. The display time of flowers on the plant increased in all treatments compared to control treatment. The root to shoot ratio was increased significantly in 300 mg L−1citric acid compared to all other treatments. These findings confirm earlier reports that citric acid and malic acid as environmentally sound chemicals are effective on various aspects of growth and development of crops. Structural equations modeling is used in parallel to ANOVA to conclude the factor effects and the possible path of effects.

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QUALITY OF FRESH STRAWBERRY (Fragaria sp cv. HOLIBERT ) FROM KETEP MAGELANG CENTRAL JAVA AND ITS STORAGE IN TROPICAL ENVIRONMENT

Jurnal Agroindustri ◽

10.31186/j.agroind.8.1.1-10 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 8 (1) ◽

pp. 1-10

Author(s):

Mohammad Affan Fajar Falah ◽

Putri Yuliastuti ◽

Risma Hanifah ◽

Pujo Saroyo ◽

Jumeri Jumeri

Keyword(s):

Water Content ◽

Physical Parameter ◽

Solid Content ◽

Tropical Environment ◽

Soluble Solid Content ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Central Java ◽

Tropical Conditions ◽

Soluble Solid

Strawberry (Fragaria sp cv Holibert) is a non-climakteric fruit which have high value with high consumer demand. Tropical environment conditions can deteriorate and decrease quality of their fruit. Objective of the research were to identify quality characteristics of fresh strawberry that storages in tropical environment with and without temperature controlled.Strawberry fruit were sampled from mountain area in Ketep, Magelang, Central Java. Several quality parameter were measured include physical parameter (fresh weight, weight loss, skin texture and color) and chemical parameter (water content, soluble solid content, vitamin C and titratable acidity). Then, fresh weight of strawberry were compared with IQS 8026-2014 using control chart. Storage conditions were tropical condition without controlled temperature and controlled temperature at 4 oC and 10 oC. Result shown that chemical parameters of fresh strawberry were optimum at 4 oC storage condition for water content and soluble solid content. Physical parameter of fresh starwberry were better conditions at controlled environment. The standard quality was confirmed with class 1 for weight averages >15-20 g/fruit for best fruit . Tropical conditions were deteriorate quality and shortage shelf life of the strawberry.

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Growth and Yield Responses of Three Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. Saccharata) Varieties to Local-based Liquid Organic Fertilizer

10.31219/osf.io/5ah3w ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Fahrurrozi Fahrurrozi ◽

Zainal Muktamar ◽

Dwatmadji Dwatmadji ◽

Nanik Setyowati ◽

Sigit Sudjatmiko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Leaf Area ◽

Plant Height ◽

Sweet Corn ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Research Station ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Corn Production ◽

Plant Leaf ◽

Shoot Fresh Weight

Solid organic fertilizing for organically sweet corn production should be combined with foliar application to improve fertilizing effectiveness. Each sweet corn variety had different response to particular liquid organic fertilizer (LOF). This experiment aimed to determine growth and yields of three sweet corn varieties to local-based LOF was conducted at CAPS research station (950m above sea level) from March to June 2015, arranged in a factorial completely randomized block design with three replicates. The first factor was three sweet corn varieties, i.e. Talenta, Jambore and Asian Honey, and the second factor was five LOF concentrations,i.e. 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 ppm, respectively. Results indicated that sweet corn varieties significantly affected plant height, plant leaf area, root fresh-weight,weight of husked ears, weight of unhusked ears, but did not affect diameterof unhusked ear and shoot fresh weight. LOF concentrations did not affect all observed parameters. So did the interaction between varieties and LOF concentrations, except on shoot fresh-weight. Asian Honey variety had the highest plant height, plant leaf area, roots fresh-weight, weight of husked ears, and weight of unhusked ears. There were no different in plant diameter and shoot fresh weight among the tested varieties. Further research should be focused on the use of higher concentration of local-based LOF to provide effective complementary organic fertilizing in sweet corn production.

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Growth and Yield Responses of Three Sweet Corn (Zea mays L. var. Saccharata) Varieties to Local-based Liquid Organic Fertilizer

10.31227/osf.io/tkzcj ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

Fahrurrozi Fahrurrozi ◽

Zainal Muktamar ◽

Dwatmadji Dwatmadji ◽

Nanik Setyowati ◽

Sigit Sudjatmiko ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Leaf Area ◽

Plant Height ◽

Sweet Corn ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Growth And Yield ◽

Research Station ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Corn Production ◽

Plant Leaf ◽

Shoot Fresh Weight

Solid organic fertilizing for organically sweet corn production should be combined with foliar application to improve fertilizing effectiveness. Each sweet corn variety had different response to particular liquid organic fertilizer (LOF). This experiment aimed to determine growth and yields of three sweet corn varieties to local-based LOF was conducted at CAPS research station (950 m above sea level) from March to June 2015, arranged in a factorial completely randomized block design with three replicates. The first factor was three sweet corn varieties, i.e. Talenta, Jambore and Asian Honey, and the second factor was five LOF concentrations, i.e. 0, 25, 50, 75, and 100 ppm, respectively. Results indicated that sweet corn varieties significantly affected plant height, plant leaf- area, root fresh-weight, weight of husked ears, weight of unhusked ears, but did not affect diameter of unhusked ear and shoot fresh- weight. LOF concentrations did not affect all observed parameters. So did the interaction between varieties and LOF concentrations, except on shoot fresh-weight. Asian Honey variety had the highest plant height, plant leaf-area, roots fresh-weight, weight of hussked ears, and weight of unhusked ears. There were no different in plant diameter and shoot fresh weight among the tested varieties. Further research should be focused on the use of higher concentration of local-based LOF to provide effective complementary organic fertilizing in sweet corn production.

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Morphological and germination physiognomies of Carissa carandas seedlings influenced by seed storage at ambient conditions

Journal of Applied and Natural Science ◽

10.31018/jans.v9i3.1436 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 1767-1771

Author(s):

Deepika Deepika ◽

K. Vanajalatha

Keyword(s):

Morphological Characteristics ◽

Storage Period ◽

Seed Storage ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Ambient Conditions ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Shoot Ratio ◽

Carissa Carandas ◽

Vigour Index ◽

Root To Shoot Ratio

The present study was taken up to know the morphological and germination physiognomies of karonda (Carissa carandas) seeds influenced by seed storage period at ambient conditions (26 ⁰C temperature and 55 % RH). Seeds were subjected to store at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60 days at room temperature (26⁰C). Germination percentage and various morphological characteristics viz., vigour index, fresh weight of shoot and root, dry weight of shoot and root, root to shoot ratio were recorded. Among stored seeds 10 days old seeds recorded highest germina-tion percentage (57 %) and 60 days old seeds recorded lowest germination (20.33 %). At the end (90 days after sowing) 10 days old seeds again possessed higher fresh weight of root (0.300 g) and shoot (1.240 g), dry weight of root (0.103 g) and shoot (0.487 g), root to shoot ratio (0.212) and vigour index (1772.70 cm) among stored seeds. These physiological observations were quite similar with the freshly harvested seed which found maximum values for all the parameters owing to higher moisture content. Karonda seeds showed good viability upto10 days thereafter its value declined and it reached minimum after 60 days of storage.

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Effects of organic fertilization on production and postharvest quality of coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)

Research Society and Development ◽

10.33448/rsd-v9i9.6912 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 9 (9) ◽

pp. e266996912

Author(s):

Sara Beatriz da Costa Santos ◽

Solange de Sousa ◽

Vênia Camelo de Souza ◽

George Rodrigo Beltrão da Cruz ◽

Thiago de Sousa Melo ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Aerial Part ◽

Organic Fertilizer ◽

Dry Weight ◽

Positive Control ◽

Negative Control ◽

Postharvest Quality ◽

Fresh Weight ◽

Organic Fertilization ◽

Organic System

This work compares the productivity and postharvest quality of C. sativum produced in organic and conventional systems. We used a randomized block experiment with five treatments and six repetitions each. Treatments comprised a negative control (C-: without fertilization), three doses of bovine manure as organic fertilization (35, 70, and 105 kg of N ha -1, named T35, T70, and T105 respectively), and a positive control (C+: 70 Kg of N ha -1 of conventional fertilization). We evaluated the morphometry, productivity, and physical-chemical characteristics of all plants used. The effect of organic fertilizer doses was analyzed using polynomial regressions. The differences among negative control, the positive control, and the organic fertilization with 70 Kg of N ha -1 of manure were tested with orthogonal contrasts. The doses of N used in organic fertilization influence the water and protein activity of C. Sativum leaves, promoting their decrease. The contrasts influenced the productivity, total fresh weight, fresh weight of the aerial part, dry weight of the aerial part, dry weight of the root, the total dry weight, water activity, titratable acidity, soluble solids, carotenoids, total chlorophyll, chlorophyll b, C. sativum was influenced by comparisons. The conventional production system using ammonium sulfate as the source of nitrogen promoted higher productivity and better postharvest quality in the culture of C. sativum. The period of implementation of bovine manure hampered the organic system. We suggest the fertilization with bovine manure before sowing, providing the necessary time for its mineralization during the cultivation cycle.

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