Abstract
34 4 Abstract: The effects of vermicompost of an animal manure origin on the growth and flowering of Tagetes erecta grown under glasshouse conditions were determined. Marigold seeds were germinated, transplanted into media and grown-on for 150 days. The traditional base medium (control) was a mixture of 70% farm soil and 30% sand (v/v). Treatments were either vermicompost incorporated at 10, 20, 30, 40, 50 and 60% into the base medium. Vermicompost had significant (P<0.05) positive effects on flower numbers, leaf growth and shoot fresh and dry weights compared to both control amended media. Plant performance was the best at the 60% vermicompost medium. Results indicated that vermicompost had significant effect on photosynthetic pigments (p<0.05). The highest content of Chl. (a), total Chl. a+b, Carotenoids and total pigments was achieved in 60% vermicompost.
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Vermicompost significantly increased flower numbers relative to control media.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erecta
Tagetes erectat0 - Treatment
- Vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- flower numberse0
- Direction
- positive effectse0
- Comparator
- control amended mediae0
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e0“Vermicompost had significant (P<0.05) positive effects on flower numbers, leaf growth and shoot fresh and dry weights compared to both control amended media”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly promoted leaf growth relative to control media.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- Vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- leaf growthe0
- Direction
- positive effectse0
- Comparator
- control amended mediae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Vermicompost had significant (P<0.05) positive effects on flower numbers, leaf growth and shoot fresh and dry weights compared to both control amended media”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly increased shoot fresh and dry weights relative to control media.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- Vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- shoot fresh and dry weightse0
- Direction
- positive effectse0
- Comparator
- control amended mediae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Vermicompost had significant (P<0.05) positive effects on flower numbers, leaf growth and shoot fresh and dry weights compared to both control amended media”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant performance was best in 60% vermicompost medium.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 60% vermicompost mediume0
- Outcome
- Plant performancee0
- Direction
- beste0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Plant performance was the best at the 60% vermicompost medium”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly affected photosynthetic pigments.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- photosynthetic pigmentse0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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e0“vermicompost had significant effect on photosynthetic pigments (p<0.05)”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Chlorophyll a and total chlorophyll a+b were highest in 60% vermicompost.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 60% vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- Chl. (a), total Chl. a+be0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The highest content of Chl. (a), total Chl. a+b, Carotenoids and total pigments was achieved in 60% vermicompost”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
Claim · model-written summary
Carotenoids and total pigments were highest in 60% vermicompost.
- Taxon
- Tagetes erectaTagetes erectat0
- Treatment
- 60% vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- Carotenoids and total pigmentse0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest content of Chl. (a), total Chl. a+b, Carotenoids and total pigments was achieved in 60% vermicompost”
t0“Tagetes erecta”
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