Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude amendments above 10% may harm height and chlorophyll while increasing biomass.
- Taxon
- kale, radish and tomato
Brassica oleracea var. viridis
Raphanus sativus
Solanum lycopersicume1 - Outcome
- vermicompost amendments above 10% may adversely affect plant height and leaf chlorophyll content, while enhancing overall biomass productione0
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Verbatim
e0“These results show that vermicompost amendments above 10% may adversely affect plant height and leaf chlorophyll content, while enhancing overall biomass production”
e1“kale, radish and tomato”
Title
Calderon Elsa; G. Mortley Desmond Journal of Soil Science and Environmental Management 2021. doi:10.5897/jssem2021.0873
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Intervention effect Vermicompost significantly increased kale height.
- Intervention effect Vermicompost significantly increased radish height.
- Intervention effect Vermicompost had no significant effect on tomato height.
- Intervention effect Leaf chlorophyll increased with amendment except in kale at the highest level.
- Intervention effect Kale fresh and dry weight increased with vermicompost.
- Intervention effect Radish tap root yield was highest at 15% vermicompost.
- Observation Stem diameter was highest in the final measurement weeks.
- Intervention effect Phenolic content tended to decrease as vermicompost rose.
- Intervention effect Kale vitamin C rose to 10% amendment then declined.
- Observation Radish vitamin C declined steadily.