Abstract
Abstract The source of nutrition available to plants can affect yield quantity and quality. Incorrect use of synthetic fertilizers can cause serious damage to the soil, the ecosystem, and quality of produce. Field experiments were conducted for two consecutive winter seasons from 2003 to 2005 in an Alfisol at Umiam, Meghalaya, India to study the effect of type of fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of broccoli in comparison with synthetic fertilizer (Control). Yields with some organic materials were higher than those produced with synthetic fertilizer. Use of solid organic materials and compost teas, in some cases, enhanced yield and quality, and reduced input costs. Application of organic materials reduced soil acidity, and improved the organic matter and available nutrients of the soil. Use of organics in vegetable production appears to provide an alternative to conventional methods. Key Words: Brassica oleracea antioxidantsascorbic acidfibercompost teasorganicsoil fertilitysugarsyntheticyield
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Claim · model-written summary
Broccoli yields with some organic materials were higher than those with synthetic fertilizer.
- Taxon
- Broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicat0 - Treatment
- some organic materialse1
- Outcome
- Yieldse1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- synthetic fertilizere1
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e1“Yields with some organic materials were higher than those produced with synthetic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Solid organic materials and compost teas, in some cases, enhanced broccoli yield and quality.
- Taxon
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- solid organic materials and compost tease1
- Outcome
- yield and qualitye1
- Direction
- enhancede1
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e1“Use of solid organic materials and compost teas, in some cases, enhanced yield and quality”
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Solid organic materials and compost teas, in some cases, reduced input costs.
- Taxon
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- solid organic materials and compost tease1
- Outcome
- input costse1
- Direction
- reducede1
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e1“Use of solid organic materials and compost teas, in some cases, enhanced yield and quality, and reduced input costs”
Claim · model-written summary
Application of organic materials reduced soil acidity.
- Taxon
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- organic materialse1
- Outcome
- soil aciditye1
- Direction
- reducede1
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e1“Application of organic materials reduced soil acidity”
Claim · model-written summary
Application of organic materials improved the organic matter and available nutrients of the soil.
- Taxon
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- organic materialse1
- Outcome
- organic matter and available nutrients of the soile1
- Direction
- improvede1
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e1“Application of organic materials reduced soil acidity, and improved the organic matter and available nutrients of the soil”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that use of organics in vegetable production appears to provide an alternative to conventional methods.
- Taxon
- BroccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Outcome
- alternative to conventional methodse1
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t0“Broccoli”
e1“Use of organics in vegetable production appears to provide an alternative to conventional methods”
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