Abstract
The effects of vermicompost (VC) on substrate chemical and physical properties, and nutrient uptake and growth of muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) seedlings were investigated in a greenhouse experiment during the spring season of 2013. Five treatments were applied combining VC with burnt rice hulls (BRH) or coconut husk (CH) with VC at 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% (v/v). The results demonstrated that there was a significant increase in pH, electrolyte conductivity, total porosity, aeration porosity, bulk density and macronutrients of substrates with increasing VC mixture proportion, while water holding capacity, mass wetness and Zn, Mn and Cu contents were significantly reduced. Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30% significantly increased germination rate, stem diameter, leaf area and shoot weight, but not volume and weight of roots of muskmelon seedling. VC amendment did not affect the Cu and Zn contents in the shoot but significantly influenced N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations in the shoot. In conclusion, VC at 20% or 30% mixed with BRH and CH gave optimum conditions for muskmelon seedling performance.
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Claim · model-written summary
Increasing vermicompost proportion significantly increased substrate pH, electrolyte conductivity and total porosity.
- Treatment
- increasing VC mixture proportione0
- Outcome
- pH, electrolyte conductivity, total porositye0
- Direction
- increasee0
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e0“there was a significant increase in pH, electrolyte conductivity, total porosity, aeration porosity, bulk density and macronutrients of substrates with increasing VC mixture proportion”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing vermicompost proportion significantly increased substrate aeration porosity, bulk density and macronutrients.
- Treatment
- increasing VC mixture proportione0
- Outcome
- aeration porosity, bulk density and macronutrients of substratese0
- Direction
- increasee0
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e0“there was a significant increase in pH, electrolyte conductivity, total porosity, aeration porosity, bulk density and macronutrients of substrates with increasing VC mixture proportion”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing vermicompost proportion significantly reduced substrate water holding capacity and mass wetness.
- Treatment
- increasing VC mixture proportione0
- Outcome
- water holding capacity, mass wetnesse0
- Direction
- reducede0
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e0“with increasing VC mixture proportion, while water holding capacity, mass wetness and Zn, Mn and Cu contents were significantly reduced.”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing vermicompost proportion significantly reduced substrate Zn, Mn and Cu contents.
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e0“with increasing VC mixture proportion, while water holding capacity, mass wetness and Zn, Mn and Cu contents were significantly reduced.”
Claim · model-written summary
VC mixture rates up to 30% significantly increased germination rate, stem diameter and leaf area.
- Taxon
- muskmelon
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Cucumis meloe0 - Treatment
- Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30%e0
- Outcome
- germination rate, stem diameter, leaf areae0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30% significantly increased germination rate, stem diameter, leaf area and shoot weight, but not volume and weight of roots of muskmelon seedling.”
Claim · model-written summary
VC mixture rates up to 30% significantly increased shoot weight.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30%e0
- Outcome
- shoot weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30% significantly increased germination rate, stem diameter, leaf area and shoot weight, but not volume and weight of roots of muskmelon seedling.”
Claim · model-written summary
VC mixture rates up to 30% did not significantly increase root volume and weight.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30%e0
- Outcome
- volume and weight of rootse0
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Verbatim
e0“Addition of VC mixture rate up to 30% significantly increased germination rate, stem diameter, leaf area and shoot weight, but not volume and weight of roots of muskmelon seedling.”
Claim · model-written summary
VC amendment did not affect shoot Cu and Zn contents.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Organ / stage
- shoote0
- Treatment
- VC amendmente0
- Outcome
- Cu and Zn contentse0
- Direction
- did not affecte0
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e0“VC amendment did not affect the Cu and Zn contents in the shoot”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
VC amendment significantly influenced shoot N, P and K concentrations.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- VC amendmente0
- Outcome
- concentrations in the shoote0
- Qualifier
- N, P, Ke0
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Verbatim
e0“VC amendment did not affect the Cu and Zn contents in the shoot but significantly influenced N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations in the shoot.”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
VC amendment significantly influenced shoot Ca, Mg and Fe concentrations.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- VC amendmente0
- Outcome
- concentrations in the shoote0
- Qualifier
- Ca, Mg, Fee0
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Verbatim
e0“VC amendment did not affect the Cu and Zn contents in the shoot but significantly influenced N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations in the shoot.”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
VC amendment significantly influenced shoot Mn concentrations.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- VC amendmente0
- Outcome
- Mn concentrationse0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“VC amendment did not affect the Cu and Zn contents in the shoot but significantly influenced N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Fe and Mn concentrations in the shoot.”
t0“muskmelon”
Claim · model-written summary
VC at 20% mixed with BRH and CH gave optimum muskmelon seedling conditions.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- VC at 20%e0
- Outcome
- seedling performancee0
- Direction
- optimume0
- Qualifier
- mixed with BRH and CHe0
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Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“VC at 20% or 30% mixed with BRH and CH gave optimum conditions for muskmelon seedling performance.”
Claim · model-written summary
VC at 30% mixed with BRH and CH gave optimum muskmelon seedling conditions.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Treatment
- 30% mixed with BRH and CHe0
- Outcome
- seedling performancee0
- Direction
- optimume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“VC at 20% or 30% mixed with BRH and CH gave optimum conditions for muskmelon seedling performance.”
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