Abstract
A pot experiment was carried out in a net shade in Impala Research Station, North East District of Botswana, to investigate the response of Ethiopian mustard (Brassica carinata A. Braun) to different levels of vermicompost. The experiment treatments comprised of pure soil (Treatment 1 (T1)) and homogeneous mixture of vermicompost and sandy loam soil (T2 = 25% VC, T3 = 50% VC, T4 = 75% VC and T5 = 100% VC). In each pot, two plants were raised and the data of parameter measured were collected from them. The results showed that increasing the dosage of vermicompost, significantly increased number of leaves, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area and leaf weight. The performance of Ethiopian mustard did not differ significantly at a range between 50% VC and 100% VC in all measured parameters. Leaf length, leaf width and leaf area reached higher values at 75% VC. This suggest that level 75% VC can be used in a potting medium when growing Ethiopian mustard as a leafy vegetable.
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Claims 4
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing vermicompost significantly increased leaf number, plant height and leaf dimensions and weight.
- Taxon
- Ethiopian mustard
Brassica carinatat0 - Treatment
- increasing the dosage of vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- number of leaves, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area and leaf weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
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Verbatim
e0“The results showed that increasing the dosage of vermicompost, significantly increased number of leaves, plant height, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area and leaf weight.”
t0“Ethiopian Mustard”
Claim · model-written summary
Measured performance did not differ significantly from 50% to 100% vermicompost.
- Taxon
- Ethiopian mustardBrassica carinatae0
- Outcome
- performance of Ethiopian mustarde0
- Direction
- did not differe0
- Comparator
- 50% VC and 100% VCe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The performance of Ethiopian mustard did not differ significantly at a range between 50% VC and 100% VC in all measured parameters.”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf length, width and area were higher at 75% vermicompost.
- Taxon
- Ethiopian MustardBrassica carinatat0
- Treatment
- 75% VCe0
- Outcome
- Leaf length, leaf width and leaf areae0
- Direction
- highere0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Leaf length, leaf width and leaf area reached higher values at 75% VC.”
t0“Ethiopian Mustard”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 75% vermicompost in mustard potting medium.
- Taxon
- Ethiopian mustardBrassica carinatae0
- Outcome
- level 75% VC can be used in a potting mediume0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“This suggest that level 75% VC can be used in a potting medium when growing Ethiopian mustard as a leafy vegetable.”
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