scholarly journals Intercropping Vicia sativa L. Improves the Moisture, Microbial Community, Enzyme Activity and Nutrient in Rhizosphere Soils of Young Kiwifruit Plants and Enhances Plant Growth

Horticulturae ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 335
Author(s):  
Qiuping Wang ◽  
Cheng Zhang ◽  
Jiaohong Li ◽  
Xiaomao Wu ◽  
Youhua Long ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Microbial Community ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Vicia Sativa ◽  
Rhizosphere Soils

Drought, low nutrition, and weeds have become the major limiting factors of young kiwifruit orchards. In this study, the effects of intercropping Vicia sativa L. on the moisture, microbe community, enzyme activity, and nutrients in rhizosphere soils of young kiwifruit plants and their growth were investigated. The results show that intercropping V. sativa could effectively enhance soil moisture by 1.39–1.47 folds compared with clean tillage. Moreover, intercropping V. sativa could significantly (p < 0.01) increase the microbial community, enzyme activity and nutrient of kiwifruit rhizosphere soils, and improve plant height, stem girth, leaf number, maximum leaf length, maximum leaf width, and chlorophyll content of young kiwifruit plants by 43.60%, 18.68%, 43.75%, 18.09%, 21.15%, and 67.57% compared to clean tillage, respectively. The moisture, microbial quantity, enzyme activity, and nutrients in rhizosphere soils of young kiwifruit plants exhibited good correlations with their plant height, stem girth, leaf number, maximum leaf length, maximum leaf width, and chlorophyll content. This study highlights that intercropping V. sativa in young kiwifruit orchard can be used as an effective, labor-saving, economical and sustainable practice to improve the moisture, microbial community, enzyme activity, and nutrient of soils, and enhance kiwifruit plant growth and control weeds.

scholarly journals Plant growth promoting bacteria Bacillus subtilis promote growth and physiological parameters of Zingiber officinale Roscoe

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 66-71
Author(s):  
D Jabborova ◽  
Y Enakiev ◽  
Khurshid Sulaymanov ◽  
Dilbar Kadirova ◽  
Ahmad Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Zingiber Officinale ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Zingiber Officinale Roscoe ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Growth Promoting

Ginger (Zingiber officinale Roscoe) is an important medicinal crop grown for its aromatic rhizome which is used as a spice, food, flavouring agent and medicine. It has been characterised for its hypoglycemic, hypotensive, antioxidant and antibiotic properties. This study was conducted to determine the impact of plant growth-promoting potential of bacterial strain Bacillus subtilis L2 on plant growth and physiological properties of ginger. The experiment was carried out in randomised block design with three replications in pot experiments. The plants were grown in greenhouse conditions for three months. The results showed that at 8 and 12 weeks after planting (WAP) bacterial inoculation increased plant height, leaf length, number of leaves per plant and leaf width. Inoculation with B. subtilis L2 significantly increased plant height by 16, 20 and 18% compared to control at 4, 8 and 12 WAP. At 8 and 12 WAP, leaf length significantly raised by B. subtilis L2 as compared to uninoculated control. B. subtilis L2 significantly increased the number of leaves per plant and leaf width by 30 and 21% respectively when comparing with non-inoculated plants at 8 WAP. The percentage increase in chlorophyll content resulted from the inoculation with B. subtilis L2 over the control was 10.5%, 15.5% and 18.4% at 4, 8 and 12 WAP respectively. It is concluded that there is a significant positive effect of inoculation with B. subtilis L2 on the growth of ginger. B. subtilis L2 strain can be used as a potential agent or bio-fertiliser for stimulation of ginger growth.

scholarly journals Morphological Features Growth and Development of Dendrobium sp. Orchid as Influenced by Nutrient Spray

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 309-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
MI Kabir ◽  
MG Mortuza ◽  
MO Islam
Keyword(s):  
Leaf Area Index ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Total Leaf Area ◽  
Area Index ◽  
Total Leaf

The experiment was conducted to see the effect of nutrient spray on morphophysiological feature and growth of three orchid varieties namely Dendrobium Red Bull, D. Kasim Gold and D White 5 N. Results revealed that the morphophysiological and growth attributes significantly varied among the cultivars. D Red Bull showed the highest plant height, leaf length, leaf area and stem diameter among the varieties. D. White 5 N was superior in leaf number and total leaf area and D. Kasim Gold was superior in leaf area index and leaf width to the other varieties. On the other hand, the trend of increasing in leaf length, leaf width, leaf area index, leaf number, leaf area and total leaf area was the highest for N:P:K as 10:25:30. Plant height and stem diameter was maximum for N:P:K as 15:20:20. In conclusion, low level of nitrogen and high level of phosphorus and potassium was suitable for leaf length, leaf width, leaf area index, leaf number, leaf area and total leaf area while high level of nitrogen and low level of potassium was suitable for plant height and stem diameter. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/jesnr.v5i1.11598 J. Environ. Sci. & Natural Resources, 5(1): 309-318, 2012

scholarly journals KORELASI FENOTYPE DAN HASIL JAGUNG MANIS (Zea mays saccharata, Sturt) DI KECAMATAN RUMBAI PEKANBARU

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
SURTINAH SURTINAH
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Environmental Design ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Experimental Garden

The purpose of this research is to know the relationship between vegetative growth with sweet corn produced in experimental garden of Faculty of Agriculture Unilak. The environmental design used was a complete randomized design with 20 replications. Data analysis using correlation analysis. The parameters observed were plant height, leaf number, leaf length, leaf width, weight of cob weighing, cob weight without cornhusk, length of cob weighing, length of cob without cornhusk. The results showed that plant height, leaf number, and leaf width were significantly correlated with unbalanced cob weight, and correlated significantly with the length of cobs weighing and length of cobs without cornhusk. Plant height, leaf number, and leaf width did not give a significant correlation to the weight of cobs weighing. Weight of cobs weighing with unobstructed weight of cobs without real correlated weight, and long cobs without weight with weightlessness showed no real correlation.

scholarly journals Growth, Nutrient Uptake and Yield of Wheat as Influenced by Foliar Sprays of Cattle Urine and Nitrogen

2021 ◽  
pp. 29-41
Author(s):  
S. V. Khatate ◽  
A. V. Patil ◽  
A. B. Jadhav ◽  
D. H. Phalke ◽  
S.T. Pachpute
Keyword(s):  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Interaction Effect ◽  
Foliar Spray ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Higher Plant ◽  
Significant Interaction Effect ◽  
Foliar Sprays ◽  
Spike Number

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of levels of nitrogen and foliar sprays of cattle urine on growth, yield, nutrient uptake and quality of wheat in Inceptisol at Division of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry and Animal Husbandry and Dairy Science, College of Agriculture, Pune during Rabi (November) 2018. The experiment was conducted with three levels of nitrogen (0, 75 and 100%) through urea and five levels of cattle urine spray (CUS) (0, 2.5, 5, 7.5 and 10%) (20, 40 and 60 days after sowing (DAS)) replicated thrice in Factorial Completely Randomized Design. Application of 75% N through urea recorded higher plant height, number of tillers, number of functional leaves, leaf length, leaf width, chlorophyll content. However, application of 7.5% cattle urine foliar sprays (at 20, 40, 60 DAS) recorded significantly higher plant height, number of tillers, number of functional leaves, leaf length, leaf width, chlorophyll content. Further, similar both the treatments recorded significantly higher spike length, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, test weight of wheat. Interaction effect of 75% N through urea along with 7.5% cattle urine foliar sprays (at 20, 40, 60 DAS) recorded significantly higher plant height, number of tillers, number of functional leaves, leaf length, leaf width, chlorophyll content at 30, 50 and 70 DAS of wheat. Significant interaction effect with similar treatment were also recorded significant results for spike length, number of spikelets per spike, number of grains per spike, test weight of wheat. Application of 75% N through urea recorded significantly higher grain (80.03 g pot-1) and straw (100.00 g pot-1) yield of wheat. While foliar spray of cattle urine @ 5% recorded significantly higher grain (72.06 g pot-1) and straw (92.41 g pot-1) yield of wheat. Significant interaction effect among combine application of 75% N through urea along with foliar spray of cattle urine @ 7.5% taken at 20, 40 and 60 DAS reported significantly higher grain (87.67 g pot-1) and straw (114.50 g pot-1) yield of wheat. Nitrogen (3.08 gm pot-1), phosphorus (1.12 gm pot-1) and potassium (3.72 gm pot-1) uptake by wheat was found significantly higher with the application of 75% N through urea than 100% N application. While three foliar spray of cattle urine @7.5% taken at 20, 40 and 60 DAS recorded significantly nitrogen (3.15 gm pot-1), phosphorus (1.09 gm pot-1) and potassium (3.54 gm pot-1) uptake by wheat. But interaction effect for combined application was found non significant for the uptake of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium.

scholarly journals RESPON PERTUMBUHAN TANAMAN SELADA (Lactuca Sativa L) TERHADAP VOLUME AIR DAN KONSENTRASI LARUTAN NUTRISI GOOD-PLANT SECARA HIDROPONIK

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 43-51
Author(s):  
Nuryulsen Safridar, Sri Handayani
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Lactuca Sativa ◽  
Leaf Age ◽  
Treatment Plant ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Plant Nutrients ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Water Volume ◽  
Nutrient Concentrations ◽  
Lactuca Sativa L

This study aims to determine the volume of water and the concentration of the nutrient solution and the right good plant to plant growth of lettuce (lactuca sativa L). This research has been carried out in the garden experiment Jabal Ghafur Faculty of Agriculture, University of Sigli. Runs from February to April 2017. This study used a raft floating hydroponics system. Research using completely randomized design (CRD) factorial pattern that is factor of the volume of water and nutrient concentration factor of good-plant. Treatment of the water volume (V) consists of three levels ie (V1) 4 liters of water, (V2) 8 liters of water and (V3) 12 liters of water. Good treatment-plant nutrient concentrations (N) consists of three levels ie (N1) 600 ppm (N2) of 800 ppm and (N3) 1000 ppm, with three replications so overall deplore 27 experimental unit. The volume of water very significant effect on plant height and leaf length aged 10, 20 and 30 days after planting, leaf number aged 20 and 30 days after planting, heavy wet stover age 30 HST, significantly affect the amount of leaf age 10 HST. Good-plant nutrients very significant effect on plant height ages of 20 and 30 days after planting, leaf number and length of leaf age 30 HST, significant effect on plant height HST age 10, age 20 HST leaf length, weight of wet age 30 HST stover.  Keywords: lettuce, hydroponics, water volume and concentration of good-plant nutrients

scholarly journals Pertumbuhan Vegetatif dan Kadar Gula Biji Jagung Manis (Zea mays saccharata, Sturt) di Pekanbaru

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-78 ◽  
Author(s):  
Surtinah Surtinah ◽  
Seprita Lidar
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Polynomial Regression ◽  
Sugar Content ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Design Environment ◽  
Corn Seed ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Corn Kernels

Research conducted an experiment using a completely randomized design environment with four replications, and the design of treatment used is six varieties of sweet corn. Analysis of data using polynomial regression, the parameters measured were plant height, leaf number, leaf length, leaf width, and sugar beans, followed by analyzing the relationship between the growth of plants with a sugar content of sweet corn kernels. The results showed that leaf width gives a weak relationship to the sugar content of sweet corn seed, and leaf length, number of leaves and plant height had a close relationship to the sugar content of sweet corn kernels.

scholarly journals Keragaman Karakter Morfologis Garut (Marantha arundinaceae L.)

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tintin Suhartini ◽  
NFN Hadiatmi
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Morphological Characteristics ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Food Material ◽  
Leaf Colour ◽  
White Colour ◽  
Stem Leaf ◽  
Qualitative Characteristics

<p>Morphological Characteristics Variability of Arrowroot (Marantha arundinaceae L.). The arrowroot has been recognized by most society member of Indonesia as a source of potential foodstuf. The arrowroot has low glicemic index, and high carbohydrate content, high quality of flour and can replace position of wheat flour as food material and industry. Evaluation and characterization are needed to get informations of superior characteristic of arrowroot as source of genetic variability to develop promising new arrowroot varieties. The result showed that the morphological characteristic of 20 arrowroot accecions were not different on the qualitative characteristics. The characteristics of leaf colour, stem and stalk leaf colour, and white colour of tuber were not different among arrowroot accecions. The quantitative characteristics of tuber or rhizomes type (tuber length and tuber circle), plant height, number of tiller/hill, total leaf/main stem, leaf length and leaf width among accecions had low variability. The tuber weight per hill had positive correlation with plant height, number of leaf, tuber length and tuber circle and negative correlation with leaf length, leaf width and stalk length leaf.</p><p> </p><p><strong>Abstrak</strong></p><p>Garut (Marantha arundinaceae L.) merupakan sumber pangan yang potensial bagi sebagian masyarakat di Indonesia. Garut memiliki indeks glikemik rendah dan kandungan karbohidrat tinggi. Tepung garut dapat menggantikan terigu sebagai bahan makanan dan industri. Evaluasi dan karakterisasi garut perlu dilakukan untuk memperoleh informasi sifat-sifat unggul untuk dapat digunakan dalam perakitan varietas unggul. Hasil evaluasi 20 aksesi garut yang dikarakterisasi menunjukan tidak ada perbedaan morfologis sifat kualitatif. Warna daun, pelepah dan tangkai daun, bentuk daun, bentuk dan warna umbi memiliki kesamaan antaraksesi. Karakter kuantitatif pada bentuk umbi (panjang dan lingkar umbi), tinggi tanaman, jumlah anakan/rumpun, jumlah daun pada batang utama, panjang dan lebar daun antar aksesi plasma nutfah garut memiliki keragaman yang sempit. Hasil analisis menunjukkan bahwa bobot umbi per rumpun berkorelasi positif dengan tinggi tanaman, jumlah daun, panjang, lingkar umbi, dan berkorelasi negatif dengan panjang daun, lebar daun, dan panjang tangkai daun.</p>

scholarly journals Inheritance of Fruit, Foliar, and Plant Habit Attributes in Capsicum

2008 ◽  
Vol 133 (3) ◽  
pp. 396-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
John R. Stommel ◽  
Robert J. Griesbach
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Leaf Shape ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Fruit Color ◽  
Broad Sense ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Broad Sense Heritability ◽  
Narrow Sense ◽  
Narrow Sense Heritability ◽  
Plant Habit

Considerable diversity exists in Capsicum L. germplasm for fruit and leaf shape, size, and color as well as plant habit. Using F1, F2, and backcross generations developed from diverse parental stocks, this report describes the inheritance patterns and relationships between unique foliar characters and diverse fruit and plant habit attributes. Our results demonstrate that pepper fruit color, shape, and fruit per cluster were simply inherited with modifying gene action. Broad-sense heritability for fruit color and shape and fruit per cluster was high, whereas narrow-sense heritability for these characters was moderate to low. Although fruit clustering was simply inherited, the number of fruit per cluster exhibited a quantitative mode of inheritance. High fruit counts per cluster were linked with red fruit color and anthocyanin pigmented foliage. Fruit shape was linked with immature fruit color and inherited independently of mature fruit color. Leaf color, length, and plant height were quantitatively inherited. Leaf shape did not vary, but leaf length varied and was positively correlated with leaf width. Broad-sense heritability for leaf characters, including leaf length, leaf width, and leaf color, was high. With the exception of leaf width, which exhibited low narrow-sense heritability, high narrow-sense heritability for leaf characters denoted additive gene action. Plant height displayed high broad-sense heritability. Moderate narrow-sense heritability suggested that additive effects also influence plant height. Analysis of segregating populations demonstrated that red and orange fruit color can be combined with all possible leaf colors from green to black. These results provide new data to clarify and extend available information on the inheritance of Capsicum fruit attributes and provide new information on the genetic control of leaf characters and plant habit.

scholarly journals Productivity of Selected African Leafy Vegetables under Varying Water Regimes

Agronomy ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (6) ◽  
pp. 916
Author(s):  
Innocent Maseko ◽  
Bhekumthetho Ncube ◽  
Samson Tesfay ◽  
Melake Fessehazion ◽  
Albert Thembinkosi Modi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Water Stress ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Dietary Diversity ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Leafy Vegetables ◽  
Leaf Number ◽  
Water Regimes ◽  
Content Index ◽  
African Leafy Vegetables

African leafy vegetables (ALVs) are nutrient dense and can contribute to crop and dietary diversity, especially in water-stressed environments. However, research on their productivity under limited water availability remains scant. The objective of the study was to evaluate growth, physiology and yield responses of three ALVs (Vigna unguiculata, Corchorus. Olitorius and Amaranthus cruentus) and a reference vegetable (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) to varying water regimes [30%, 60% and 100% of crop water requirement (ETc)]. Field trials using a randomised complete block design, replicated three times, were conducted over two summer seasons, 2015/16 and 2016/17. Leaf number, plant height, chlorophyll content index (CCI), chlorophyll fluorescence (CF), and yield were measured in situ. For A. cruentus and C. olitorius, water stress (30% ETc) was shown to produce a lower yield, although leaf number, plant height and chlorophyll content index were unaffected, while for B. vulgaris, leaf number and yield were reduced by water stress. For V. unguiculata, CF, CCI, plant height, leaf number, and yield were not affected by water stress, indicating its suitability for production in water scarce environments. Using 60% ETc was suitable for the production of A. cruentus, C. olitorius and B. vulgaris var. cicla, whereas 30% ETc is recommended for V. unguiculata. The yield results of V. unguiculata indicate that it performs better, while the yield of A. cruentus and C. olitorius is comparable to that of B. vulgaris under similar conditions, indicating potential for marginal production.

scholarly journals Line×tester analysis in lilium×formolongi: identification of superior parents for growth and flowering traits

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-187
Author(s):  
R Rai ◽  
J Shrestha ◽  
JH Kim
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Gene Action ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Stem Diameter ◽  
Leaf Width ◽  
Days To Flowering ◽  
Flower Diameter ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Almost All

An experiment was carried out using eight double cross F1s (DCF1s) as lines and two testers to obtain sixteen Line ×Tester hybrids for the evaluation of major growth and flowering traits thereby to understand the breeding potentiality of the parental lines. The performance of growth and flowering traits of all twenty-six genotypes were evaluated in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The analysis of variance (ANOVA) showed all the genotypes were significantly different for all agro-morphological traits under study. The estimated general combining ability (GCA) effects showed that parent 5(P5), were superior for plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf length, days to flowering and attitude of floral axis followed by parent 2(P2) for leaf length, leaf width, days to flowering and attitude of floral axis and parent7 (P7) for number of flower, flower diameter, bud length and attitude for floral axis. Likewise; tester 1 found to be best combiner with significant GCA effect for almost all growth and flowering traits (except number of leaves). The plant height, leaf width, number of flower and attitude of floral axis showed prevailing additive gene action while stem diameter, number of leaves, leaf length, days to flowering, flower diameter and bud length indicated predominance of dominance gene action. We can conclude that parent P5, parent P2 and parent P7 can be used as good mother lines and the tester 1, as good donor for the seed production. SAARC J. Agri., 17(1): 175-187 (2019)

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