Abstract
Nine different compositions of growing media were evaluated for growing tomato and capsicum in two consecutive years (2020 and 2021). Experiments were conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) under rain shelter (poly house) with three replications. The growing media were Cocopeat, FYM+Cocopit+Perlite, FYM+ Cocopit+Vermiculite, FYM+Perlite, FYM+Soil, FYM+Vermiculite, Vermicompost+Perlite, Vermicompost +Soil and Vermicompost+Vermiculite. There were significant (P<0.05) differences in the observed parameters like number of seedlings emergence, number of seedling establishment, number of leaves, seedling height and diameter of seedling stem among the tested growing media. The highest seedling emergence of tomato and sweet pepper were recorded in cocopeat as a growing media. After 30 days after seed sowing (DAS) in tomato, the highest number of seedling (103.5) were found in Cocopeat and the tallest seedling height (19.92 cm) was found in Vermicompost+ perlite. Similarly, in Capsicum (40DAS), the highest number of seedling (83.5) were found for the growing media Cocopeat only, followed by Vermicompost + Perlite (78) and the tallest seedling height (13.89 cm) was found in Vermicompost+Vermiculite grown seedlings. The good root plug formation was found for the use of cocopeat. Therefore, use of vermicompost or FYM in the mixed form with cocopeat or the soil as a growing media would be sustainable technology for commercial seedling production of vegetables.
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Claim · model-written summary
Growing media significantly differed in emergence, establishment, leaves, height and stem diameter.
- Taxon
- tomato
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- tested growing mediae0
- Outcome
- number of seedlings emergence, number of seedling establishment, number of leavese0
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Verbatim
e0“Nine different compositions of growing media were evaluated for growing tomato and capsicum in two consecutive years (2020 and 2021). Experiments were conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) under rain shelter (poly house) with three replications. The growing media were Cocopeat, FYM+Cocopit+Perlite, FYM+ Cocopit+Vermiculite, FYM+Perlite, FYM+Soil, FYM+Vermiculite, Vermicompost+Perlite, Vermicompost +Soil and Vermicompost+Vermiculite. There were significant (P<0.05) differences in the observed parameters like number of seedlings emergence, number of seedling establishment, number of leaves, seedling height and diameter of seedling stem among the tested growing media”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat produced the highest tomato seedling count at 30 DAS, 103.5.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Cocopeate0
- Outcome
- number of seedlinge0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 103.5e0
- Qualifier
- 30 days after seed sowinge0
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Verbatim
e0“After 30 days after seed sowing (DAS) in tomato, the highest number of seedling (103.5) were found in Cocopeat”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost+ perlite produced the tallest tomato seedlings at 19.92 cm.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- Vermicompost+ perlitee0
- Outcome
- seedling heighte0
- Direction
- talleste0
- Value
- 19.92 cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“After 30 days after seed sowing (DAS) in tomato, the highest number of seedling (103.5) were found in Cocopeat and the tallest seedling height (19.92 cm) was found in Vermicompost+ perlite”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat produced the highest Capsicum seedling count at 40 DAS, 83.5.
CapsicumNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“in Capsicum (40DAS), the highest number of seedling (83.5) were found for the growing media Cocopeat only”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost + Perlite yielded 78 Capsicum seedlings.
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Verbatim
e0“in Capsicum (40DAS), the highest number of seedling (83.5) were found for the growing media Cocopeat only, followed by Vermicompost + Perlite (78)”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost+Vermiculite yielded the tallest Capsicum seedlings at 13.89 cm.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Similarly, in Capsicum (40DAS), the highest number of seedling (83.5) were found for the growing media Cocopeat only, followed by Vermicompost + Perlite (78) and the tallest seedling height (13.89 cm) was found in Vermicompost+Vermiculite grown seedlings”
Claim · model-written summary
Cocopeat gave good root plug formation.
- Taxon
- tomatoSolanum lycopersicumt0
- Treatment
- cocopeate0
- Outcome
- good root plug formatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The good root plug formation was found for the use of cocopeat”
t0“Tomato and Sweet Pepper”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend mixed vermicompost or FYM with cocopeat or soil for commercial vegetable seedlings.
Verbatim
e0“use of vermicompost or FYM in the mixed form with cocopeat or the soil as a growing media would be sustainable technology for commercial seedling production of vegetables”
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