scholarly journals Performance of spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) in modular vertical green walls under various media and nutrients

2020 ◽  
pp. 410-414
Author(s):  
D DHANASEKARAN
Keyword(s):  
Visual Quality ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Foliar Nutrition ◽  
Size Index ◽  
Chlorophytum Comosum ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Green Walls ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Spider Plant

An investigation was carried out to study the performance of various media and nutrients for spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) in modular vertical walls under vertical green walls in the Department of Horticulture, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar (Tamil Nadu) during 2018 to 2020. The experiment comprised of four media viz., coco peat, greenosil, perlite and vermiculite and their combinations and two nutrients viz., foliar nutrition (Grosure NPK 19:19:19 and @ 1% twice (30 and 90 days after planting)) and fertilizer stick (Greenstix sticks were inserted to the modular containers @ one per container at 30 and 90 days after planting). Results revealed that, among the media, plants grown under vermiculite showed better performance in exhibiting maximum values for plant height (24.9 cm), number of leaves (21.6), leaf length (23.8 cm), leaf width (2.43), leaf area (30.9 cm2), shoot weight (15.1 g plant-1), root weight (3.4 g plant-1), biomass (18.4 g plant-1), size index (24.7 cm), and visual quality (9.08). However, among the nutrients, plants inserted with fertilizer stick recorded highest values for plant height (20.9 cm), number of leaves (18.8), leaf length (20.9 cm), leaf width (2.21), leaf area (30.2 cm2), shoot weight (14.8 g plant-1), root weight (3.24 g plant-1), biomass (18.1 g plant-1), size index (22.5 cm), and visual quality (8.49). compared with foliar nutrition. The interaction between media and nutrients was significant and plants grown under vermiculite and containers inserted with fertilizer stick showed superior performance in exerting maximum values for all the characters than other treatment combinations.

scholarly journals Morphological Changes of Mexican Native Succulent Plants in a Vertical Greenery System Compared with Pot Conditions

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 304-309
Author(s):  
Carlos Efraín Reyes-González ◽  
José Pablo Torres-Morán ◽  
Blanca Catalina Ramírez-Hernández ◽  
Liberato Portillo ◽  
Enrique Pimienta-Barrios ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Morphological Traits ◽  
Morphological Changes ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Chlorophytum Comosum ◽  
Green Walls ◽  
Succulent Plants ◽  
Spider Plant

Adaptation parameters as leaf width, leaf length, mesophyll thickness, number of adaxial and abaxial stomata, and biomass were measured in eight stonecrop species (Crassulaceaae), spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum), and maria’s heart (Peperomia tepoztecoana) in vertical greenery system (VGS) and containers (POT). Statistical significance among parameters was probed by t test and principal component analysis was performed to detect global morphological changes. Mexican gem (Echeveria elegans), graptosedum (× Graptosedum ‘Vera Higgins’), lavender scallops (Kalanchoe fedtschenkoi), coppertone sedum (Sedum nussbaumerianum), ghost plant (Graptopetalum paraguayense), and jelly-beans (Sedum rubrotinctum) were the species that did not change significantly their morphological traits during growth in the VGS. This provides evidence of the potential for these species to be used in green walls or any VGS while maintaining their characteristic shape and beauty. Graptopetalum (Graptopetalum macdougalli), gray sedum (Sedum griseum), maria’s heart, and spider plant showed changes in its morphology during growth in the VGS when compared with growth in POT, indicating a lower potential for adaption to VGS.

scholarly journals Adaçayı ve Dağ Çayında Tuz Stresi Üzerine Selenyum Uygulamalarının Etkileri

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (sp2) ◽  
pp. 29
Author(s):  
Mahmut Çamlıca ◽  
Gülsüm Yaldız ◽  
Ferit Özen ◽  
Abdurrahman Başol ◽  
Halit Aşkın
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Fresh Leaf ◽  
Leaf Weight ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Different Doses ◽  
Number Of Branches ◽  
Fresh Root

Sage and mountain sage belong to Lamiaceae family which have commercial importance from medicinal and aromatic plants in Turkey. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of different doses of selenium in salinity conditions on the morphological characteristics of sage (Salvia officinalis L.) and mountain tea (Sideritis sp.). Four different doses of selenium (5, 10, 20, 40 mg/l) were applied in without salinity (0) and salinity (250 mM NaCl/l) medium. The experiment was carried out in the split plot design with three replications in the climate chamber room of the department of field crops. When the examined properties were evaluated; plant height changed between 15.56-23.85 cm, number of branches 10.50-12.78 number/plant, number of leaves 52.78-92.00 number/plant, fresh leaf weight 2.48-7.51 g/plant, dry leaf weight 0.48-3.32 g/plant, fresh root weight 1.52-7.16 g/plant, dry root weight 0.19-1.24 g/plant, root length 26.18-36.07 cm, fresh shoot weight of 1.13-7.15 g/plant and dry shoot weight 0.13-0.38 g/plant. In mountain tea, the properties were determined for plant height as 3.26-5.93 cm, for number of branches as 2.50-6.33 number/plant, for number of leaves as 28.22-91.14 number/plant, for fresh and dry leaf weights as 2.42-11,03 and 0.45-1.91 g/plant, for fresh and dry root weights as 0.71-3.97 and 0.18-0.74 g/plant, for root length as 14.78-33.26 cm, for fresh and dry shoot weights as 0.29-2.28 and 0.12-0.41 g/plant were determined. As a result of this study, 5 mg/l selenium application in salinity conditions in both plants has reached high values in terms of fresh leaf weights. In addition to this, it was found that selenium applications in salinity conditions had positive effects on dry leaf weight in sage and fresh root and fresh shoot weights in mountain tea. As a result of correlation analysis, positive correlations were found between dry leaf weight and other characteristics especially in mountain tea in terms of traits examined in both plants.

scholarly journals PENGGUNAAN MEDIA ALTERNATIVE (DIAPERS) TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN PRODUKSI TANAMAN CABAI

Jurnal Agrium ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 34
Author(s):  
Safrizal Safrizal ◽  
Nazimah Nazimah ◽  
Rina Resssi
Keyword(s):  
Dry Weight ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Household Waste ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Plant Canopy ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Different Response

Red chili is a major vegetable both in Indonesia and abroad due to its benefits to the needs of nutrition and health through cooking spices. Utilization of home garden yard is an effective way to cultivate pepper plants. On the other hand, every household produces household waste which is difficult to decompose for instance diapers, so that it can cause environmental pollution in long-term. This study was conducted to investigate the role of planting media such as diapers of on chili growth. The results showed that the use of diapers of diapers as planting media gave no significant different to plant height at 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 week after application.  It also did not increase the number of leaves at the age of 1, 7, 10, 13 and 16 week after application.  There were no changes in leaf length at ages 1, 4, 7, 10 and 16 week after application. It also happened to also its leaf width at ages 1, 4, 7, 10, 13 and 16 week after application and number of branches at ages 1, 4, 7, 13 and 16 week after aplication. However, it showed a significant different to the number of leaves at age 4 week after planting and its leaf length at age 13 week after planting.   The interaction of using diapers as planting media gave significantly different response to root number, root length, wet root weight and plant canopy, and dry weight roots and plant canopy.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Leaf Extract of Pawpaw (Carica papaya (L.)) in the Control of Root-knot Nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) in Garden Egg (Solanum melongena (L.))

2020 ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
I. Umar ◽  
M. B. Aji ◽  
A. Haruna
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Carica Papaya ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Nematode Population ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Root Knot Nematode ◽  
Leaf Powder ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Gall Index ◽  
Shoot Weight

The root-knot nematode Meloidogyne javanica is one of the most important soil borne pathogen affecting Garden eggplant in Nigeria. The study was conducted in the Screen house of Department of Crop Protection, Modibbo Adama University of Technology in 2013 to evaluate the effect of (Pawpaw) Carica papaya leaf powder for the control of root-knot nematode M. javanica on Garden egg. The experiment consisted of five treatments replicated three times in a Completely Randomized Design in the screen house. C. papaya powder at different levels 50 g, 40 g, 30 g, 20 g and control which received no treatment were incorporated into fifteen  (15) separate pots of 20cm diameter containing 4 kg sterilized soil. Data collected on plant height (cm), number of leaves, fresh shoot weight (g), fresh root weight, dry root weight (g), gall index and final nematode population. The result indicated that Garden eggplant amended with 50 g C. papaya recorded higher growth parameters, plant height (33.75 cm), number of leaves (29.00), fresh shoot weight (145.40 g), gall index (1.33) and the least final nematode population (160.50), whereas the control recorded the least growth parameters, plant height (10.20cm), number of leaves (9.33), fresh shoot weight (9.76 g) and highest gall index (5.0) and final nematode population (1063.87). It can then concluded that Carica papaya powder when used as an amendment was effective in controlling M. javanica in garden egg under screenhouse and has the potential for use as a nematicide in the future. This study recommends that C. papaya leaf powder should be put to field trials to ascertain its efficacy in controlling M. javanica on garden egg.

scholarly journals Effect of Pre-Sowing Treatments on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Silver Butterfly Tree (Bauhinia rufescens)

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 344-354
Author(s):  
J. A. Opoku ◽  
J. N. Amissah ◽  
M. E. Essilfie ◽  
J. C. Norman
Keyword(s):  
Seed Germination ◽  
Seedling Growth ◽  
Growth Regulator ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Germination Rate ◽  
Germination Percentage ◽  
Hot Water ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Shoot Weight

Three experiments were conducted in a plastic greenhouse at the Sinna Garden of the Crop Science Department of the University of Ghana, Legon, Accra to investigate into pre-sowing treatment (water treatment, growth regulator, and sulphuric acid scarification and water soaking) effects on seed germination and seedling growth of Bauhinia rufescens from October to December, 2011 and January to April, 2012, respectively. The experimental design used was complete randomized design. There were 4 treatments in experiment 1, 7 in experiment 2 and 6 in experiment 3. Each experiment was replicated five (5) times. The results showed that Bauhinia rufescens seeds soaked in hot water at 65 0 C for 60 minutes gave the highest mean germination rate, tallest plant height and highest number of leaves per plant at 49 days after soaking. It also had the widest stem diameter, highest fresh shoot and root weight, highest fresh root and dry root weight and number of roots per seedling. Seeds soaked in 500 ppm Gibberelic acid(GA3) produced the highest number of leaves per plant and tallest plants at 49 DAS. Seeds soaked in 750 ppm GA3 had the highest number of leaves per plant at 49 DAS and highest fresh shoot weight. Seeds soaked in 1000 ppm Promalin differed significantly from 500 ppm GA3 and the control in germination percentage. Seeds soaked in 1000 ppm Promalin differed significantly from 500 ppm GA3 and the control in germination percentage. Acid scarified seeds for 60 minutes plus soaking in tap water for 24 hours differed significantly from the seeds treated withother growth regulator rates plus 24 hours soaking in germination percentage. Acid scarified seeds for 45 minutes plus soaking in tap water for 24 hours had the tallest plant and highest number of leaves per plant at 49 DAS, widest stem diameter, highest fresh shoot and root weight and dry shoot weight. Soaking seeds in hot water at 65 0 C for 60 minutes and/or in acid (H2SO4) for 45 minutes plus soaking in tap water for 24 hours is recommended as pre-sowing treatment for Bauhinia rufescens for maximum mean germination rate and vigorous vegetative growth of seedlings.

scholarly journals How Do Foliar Application of Melatonin and L-Tryptophan Affect Lettuce Growth Parameters Under Salt Stress?

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 960-964
Author(s):  
Fatih Hancı ◽  
Gizem Tuncer
Keyword(s):  
Salt Stress ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Growth Parameters ◽  
Total Surface Area ◽  
Leaf Length ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
External Application ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Lettuce Growth ◽  
Number Of Leaves

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of exogenous Melatonin (100, 300 and 500 µM) and L-tryptophan (125, 250, 375 ppm) applications on some growth parameters of lettuce plants grown under salt stress. The study was carried out under semi-controlled greenhouse conditions in spring (March/April) season. The exogenous applications to lettuce plants were carried out two times as foliar spraying. Salt stress was generated by adding NaCl (0 mM, 100 mM, 200 mM) to irrigation water. The complete randomized design was used with three replications in this experiment. At the end of the study, it was found that the highest doses of exogenous applications had the highest effect on the parameters of the number of leaves, salinity necrosis, fresh leaf weight, fresh root weight, and total surface area of lettuce plants under 200 mM salinity condition. When the effects of the subtract on these values were compared, the effect of melatonin was found to be more pronounced. Leaf width, leaf length, and leaf surface temperature values were not affected by the external application. These values only changed depending on salt concentration. As a result of the study, it was concluded that the application of 500 µM melatonin significantly increased salt tolerance in lettuce plants. However, in order to reach a more general conclusion, the dose ranges and genotype/variety numbers should be increased.

Benomyl and acephate applications increase survival of sugar maple seedlings during their first growing season in northern Pennsylvania

1994 ◽  
Vol 24 (6) ◽  
pp. 1107-1111 ◽  
Author(s):  
G.R. Stanosz
Keyword(s):  
Sugar Maple ◽  
Pathogenic Fungi ◽  
Systemic Fungicide ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Systemic Insecticide ◽  
Water Control ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Major Factors

A study was conducted to determine the contributions of pathogenic fungi and insects to the mortality of sugar maple (Acersaccharum Marsh.) seedlings during their first season of growth. Replicated plots were located in four northern Pennsylvania stands in which the anthracnose pathogen, Disculacampestris (Pass.) von Arx, and the pear thrips, Taeniothripsinconsequens (Uzel), were associated with sugar maple seedlings. Survival was quantified for new seedlings treated with water (control), the systemic fungicide benomyl, the systemic insecticide acephate, or both, during May through August 1990. Treatment affected mean survival (p < 0.001), which was approximately 2–3 times higher in plots treated with benomyl and acephate than in plots treated with water only. Treatment with the fungicide, insecticide, or both also generally increased the percentage of seedlings bearing leaves (p < 0.001), the number of leaves per seedling bearing leaves (p < 0.001), shoot weight (p = 0.015), and root weight (p = 0.018). Diseases caused by fungi and damage from insects may be the major factors affecting survival of new sugar maple seedlings.

scholarly journals GROWTH OF Schizolobium amazonicum (Huber ex Ducke) SEEDLINGS INOCULATED WITH ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI

FLORESTA ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 49 (4) ◽  
pp. 651
Author(s):  
Alyce Vanessa Nunes De Andrade ◽  
Jhonata Santos Santana ◽  
Jeferson Pereira Da Silva ◽  
Thayllon Ferro Rodrigues da Silva ◽  
Yasmim Maria Wolfart Lima ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Mycorrhizal Fungi ◽  
Arbuscular Mycorrhizal ◽  
Tropical Soils ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Gigaspora Margarita ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Almost All

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) occur in large numbers of plant species, especially in tree plants, and are present in almost all tropical soils. Their inoculation enables faster seedling growth and a higher survival rate in the nursery, thereby anticipating the transplant to the field. Despite these advantages, there is little information available on the efficiency obtained from the combination of different mycorrhizal species. In view of this, this work had the objective to evaluate the development of Paricá (Schizolobium amazonicum) seedlings from the association with different combinations of AMF species: Rhizoglomus clarus, Claroideoglomus etunicatum and Gigaspora margarita, isolated and combined under greenhouse conditions. The design was completely randomized, with seven treatments and fifteen replications, totaling one hundred and five experimental units. Three evaluations were carried out during the experiment at 30, 60, 90 days after sowing. The evaluated variables were plant height (H), stem diameter (SD), number of leaves (NL), fresh shoot weight (FSW), dry shoot weight (DSW) fresh root weight (FRW), dry root weight (DRW), height/diameter ratio (H/D) and Dickson Quality Index (DQI). It was found that there was a significant response of the treatments studied at a 5% probability level for most of the evaluated parameters. The results obtained in the present work allowed to conclude that the use of a mixed inoculation of Rhizoglomus clarus + Gigaspora margarita promoted better development and growth in Paricá plants under greenhouse conditions.

LEAF COLOR SEGMENTATION AND POT VOLUME INFLUENCE ON THE CO2 ABSORPTION EFFICIENCY IN TWO COMMON GREEN-WALL PLANTS

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (3) ◽  
pp. 3-12
Author(s):  
Har’el Agra ◽  
Daphna Uni ◽  
Rael Horwitz ◽  
Tamir Klein ◽  
Leon Blaustein
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Assimilation ◽  
Photosynthetic Performance ◽  
Absorption Efficiency ◽  
Co2 Absorption ◽  
Green Wall ◽  
Chlorophytum Comosum ◽  
Green Walls ◽  
Carbon Dioxide Co2 ◽  
Gas Exchange System ◽  
Spider Plant

ABSTRACT Green walls can improve indoor air-quality by reducing concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO2) and other air pollutants. Our study focused on the spider plant, Chlorophytum comosum, and devil’s ivy, Epipremnum aureum, both common green-wall plants that have been found to be efficient CO2 absorbers. Both species have multiple variants with varying degrees of leaf green-white segmentation. Since photosynthesis depends on the concentration of leaf chlorophylls, we hypothesized that green variants are more efficient carbon absorbers than green-white variants. In addition, we tested the hypothesis that the photosynthetic rate of plants is affected by pot volume, as suggested by previous studies. We used a portable gas exchange system to determine the rate of photosynthesis of the study plants. No evidence was found for better photosynthetic performance in the green vs. green-white variants of each species. In fact, our results suggest the opposite. It was observed that a spider plants assimilated carbon more efficiently when grown in a larger pot volume. In conclusion, our study shows that in terms of carbon assimilation, green-white variants of spider plants are the better choice for indoor green walls. Their efficiency can be improved dramatically by increasing pot volume.

scholarly journals Initial sunflower development (Helianthus annus L.) subject to increasing doses of nitrogen and potassium

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (10) ◽  
pp. 21
Author(s):  
D. Riva ◽  
R. H. R. P. Ribeiro ◽  
R. V. Xavier ◽  
L. S. F. Lima ◽  
V. S. Sousa
Keyword(s):  
Plant Height ◽  
Aerial Part ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Fresh Weight ◽  
Pet Bottles ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Helianthus Annus ◽  
Number Of Leaves ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Shoot Weight

The present study was carried out in the greenhouse of the IFMT Campus Confresa-MT, from April 20 t0 June 06, 2018, the trial containing 10 treatments with 4 repetitions, 5 treatments submiited to increasing doses of nitrogen and 5 treatments submiited to increasing doses of potassium, For doses of N 0,20,40,60 and 80 kg ha-1 were and for doses of K, 0,10,20,30,40 k ha‑1 the fertilizations were made with. 7,14 and 21 days after the emergence of the plants. The experiment was installed in 2 Lt, 2 dcm³ pet bottles. The characteristics evaluated were stem diameter (DC), number of leaves (NF), plant height (AP), fresh shoot weight (MPFA), fresh root weight (MFR), it was observed that statistically all treatments had a significant difference at 1% probability, plus some hypotheses that can be described that in the evaluation number of leaves at increasing doses of potassium, the control had a higher average result. Light, standardized doses of ferti-irrigation etc. nevertheless an extremely importante result for the discussion and for carrying out experiments in the fututre, however the best answers were if obtained in the variables fresh weight of the aerial part (MFPA) and fresh mass of the root (MFR), in the future we may have more results, with the repetition of the experimente and see the difference between them.

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