Abstract
Seedling is the most important starting material for muskmelon production. Healthy seedling production can be addressed by finding appropriate seedling substrates. Blue crab shell powder (BCSP) has been used as a substrate additive to increase the growth and yield of agricultural produce. This research aimed to investigate the impact of using BCSP on the alteration of EC, pH, leaf greenness, and growth of Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 seedlings. The substrates making up the treatments were 5, 10, and 15% BCSP, and peat moss was used as a control. Four treatments replicated three times were laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The results showed that increasing EC and pH were attributed by increasing the BCSP. After 9 days of watering, a reduction of EC was found. On the contrary, pH in 15% BCSP adding treatment was gradually increased and reached the highest point at day 9. Alteration of EC and pH affected leaf greenness. The highest point of leaf greenness was found on day 1, consistent with increasing EC. Final growth was most significant for seedlings grown in peat moss (control) and tended to decrease as the percent BCSP increased. These are indicative that essential elements in BCSP resulted in leaf greenness appearance. It was growing of pH impact growths of seedlings. Reduction of the amount of BCSP might provide favorable conditions around root environments for the seedling development of muskmelon with healthy growth.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
Substrate EC and pH increased as BCSP increased.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- BCSPe0
- Outcome
- EC and pHe0
- Direction
- increasinge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“increasing EC and pH were attributed by increasing the BCSP”
t0“Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
EC declined after nine days of watering.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215Cucumis melot0
- Outcome
- ECe0
- Direction
- reductione0
- Qualifier
- After 9 days of wateringe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 9 days of watering, a reduction of EC was found”
t0“Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
The 15% BCSP substrate had rising pH through day 9.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 15% BCSPe0
- Outcome
- pHe0
- Direction
- gradually increasede0
- Qualifier
- day 9e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“pH in 15% BCSP adding treatment was gradually increased and reached the highest point at day 9”
t0“Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf greenness peaked on day 1 alongside increasing EC.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- ECe0
- Outcome
- leaf greennesse0
- Direction
- highest pointe0
- Qualifier
- day 1e0
Not reportedCompoundSetting
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The highest point of leaf greenness was found on day 1, consistent with increasing EC”
t0“Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 Seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Seedling growth was greatest in peat moss and declined with higher BCSP proportion.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- BCSPe0
- Outcome
- Final growthe0
- Direction
- decreasee0
- Comparator
- peat mosse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Final growth was most significant for seedlings grown in peat moss (control) and tended to decrease as the percent BCSP increased”
t0“Cucumis melo var. Hamigua TA215 Seedlings”
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