Abstract
Broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica Plenck) growth and yield are impacted in warmer climates, especially during the dry season. Broccoli gives low yield and quality although it is heat-tolerant cultivars. Zeolite is an organic material recognized as suitable for dry season plant growth because it can adsorb cations, nutrients and water and release on demand from the plant. Application of zeolite in the soil may improve broccoli growth and yield during the dry season. The trial preparation followed a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with four replications involving five amounts of zeolite at 0, 1.56, 3.12, 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 using broccoli cultivar ‘Top Green’. Results showed that zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved growth and yield parameters including plant width, stem diameter, time to 50% flowering and harvest, head diameter and head weight better than the other treatments. Application of zeolite at 6.24 t ha-1 gave high total broccoli yield of 8.45 t ha-1 but not significantly different (p?0.05) from 4.68 t ha-1 that gave 7.89 t ha-1. Results indicated that application of zeolite at 4.68 t ha-1 was optimal for reducing drought stress and enhancing effective growth and yield of broccoli.
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Claim · model-written summary
Zeolite at 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved broccoli plant width and stem diameter relative to the other treatments.
- Taxon
- broccoli
Brassica oleracea var. italicat0 - Treatment
- zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- plant width, stem diametere0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- the other treatmentse0
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e0“zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved growth and yield parameters including plant width, stem diameter, time to 50% flowering and harvest, head diameter and head weight better than the other treatments”
t0“broccoli”
Claim · model-written summary
Zeolite at 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved broccoli time to 50% flowering and harvest relative to the other treatments.
- Taxon
- broccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- time to 50% flowering and harveste0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- the other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved growth and yield parameters including plant width, stem diameter, time to 50% flowering and harvest, head diameter and head weight better than the other treatments”
t0“broccoli”
Claim · model-written summary
Zeolite at 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved broccoli head diameter and head weight relative to the other treatments.
- Taxon
- broccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicat0
- Treatment
- zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- head diameter and head weighte0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- the other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“zeolite applications of 4.68 and 6.24 t ha-1 improved growth and yield parameters including plant width, stem diameter, time to 50% flowering and harvest, head diameter and head weight better than the other treatments”
t0“broccoli”
Claim · model-written summary
Zeolite at 6.24 t ha-1 gave a high total broccoli yield of 8.45 t ha-1.
- Taxon
- broccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicae0
- Treatment
- zeolite at 6.24 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- total broccoli yielde0
- Direction
- highe0
- Value
- 8.45 t ha-1e0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Application of zeolite at 6.24 t ha-1 gave high total broccoli yield of 8.45 t ha-1”
Claim · model-written summary
Zeolite at 4.68 t ha-1 gave a total broccoli yield of 7.89 t ha-1, not significantly different from the 6.24 t ha-1 rate.
- Taxon
- broccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicae0
- Treatment
- 4.68 t ha-1e0
- Outcome
- total broccoli yielde0
- Direction
- not significantly differente0
- Value
- 7.89 t ha-1e0
- Comparator
- 6.24 t ha-1e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Application of zeolite at 6.24 t ha-1 gave high total broccoli yield of 8.45 t ha-1 but not significantly different (p?0.05) from 4.68 t ha-1 that gave 7.89 t ha-1”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that zeolite at 4.68 t ha-1 was optimal for reducing drought stress and enhancing growth and yield of broccoli.
- Taxon
- broccoliBrassica oleracea var. italicae0
- Outcome
- optimal for reducing drought stress and enhancing effective growth and yielde0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of zeolite at 4.68 t ha-1 was optimal for reducing drought stress and enhancing effective growth and yield of broccoli”
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