Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different vermicomposts and their dosages on chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L.) plants in pot culture experiment. A total of five potting media were prepared containing soil and vermicompost. Soil fortified with 10 and 20 % vermicompost was used as potting media. The fertility status of soil and vermicomposts was quantified. In these potting media, growth, yield and biochemical parameters of chickpea plants were studied up to 90 days. The results showed that the fortification of soil with vermicompost significantly stimulated the chickpea plant growth. The plant height, plant shoot biomass, number of pods and photosynthetic pigments were significantly higher in vermicompost-fortified experiments, whereas vermicompost fortification had no significant effect on chickpea seed germination as it was ≈100 % in all experiments. Total chlorophyll content in chickpea leaves was in the range of 0.437–1.07 mg/g. Similarly, carotenoid content was minimum in control and maximum in 20 % vermicompost containing potting media. It was concluded that if soil is fortified with appropriate quantities of vermicompost, the chickpea production per unit area could be enhanced significantly.
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Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly increased chickpea height and shoot biomass.
- Taxon
- chickpea
Cicer arietinumt0 - Treatment
- vermicompost-fortifiede0
- Outcome
- plant height, plant shoot biomasse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“The plant height, plant shoot biomass, number of pods and photosynthetic pigments were significantly higher in vermicompost-fortified experiments”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly increased chickpea pod number.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- vermicompost-fortifiede0
- Outcome
- number of podse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“The plant height, plant shoot biomass, number of pods and photosynthetic pigments were significantly higher in vermicompost-fortified experiments”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly increased chickpea photosynthetic pigments.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- vermicompost-fortifiede0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmentse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“The plant height, plant shoot biomass, number of pods and photosynthetic pigments were significantly higher in vermicompost-fortified experiments”
t0“chickpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost had no significant effect on chickpea seed germination, which was approximately 100% in all experiments.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinume0
- Treatment
- vermicompost fortificatione0
- Outcome
- chickpea seed germinatione0
- Direction
- no significant effecte0
- Value
- ≈100 %e0
- Comparator
- all experimentse0
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Verbatim
e0“vermicompost fortification had no significant effect on chickpea seed germination as it was ≈100 % in all experiments”
Claim · model-written summary
Chickpea leaf chlorophyll content ranged from 0.437 to 1.07 mg/g.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinume0
- Organ / stage
- leavese0
- Outcome
- Total chlorophyll contente0
- Value
- 0.437–1.07 mg/ge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Total chlorophyll content in chickpea leaves was in the range of 0.437–1.07 mg/g”
Claim · model-written summary
Carotenoids were lowest in control and highest in 20% vermicompost medium.
- Taxon
- chickpeaCicer arietinumt0
- Treatment
- 20 % vermicompost containing potting mediae0
- Outcome
- carotenoid contente0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“carotenoid content was minimum in control and maximum in 20 % vermicompost containing potting media”
t0“chickpea”
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