Abstract
This study was conducted to explore the effect of vermicompost on the growth and physiological parameters of the tomato plant (Solanum lycopersicum L.). The experiment was carried out in a complete random block design. In the initial nursery phase, different percentages (20, 30, and 40%) of vermicompost/compost were used, and the mixture containing 15% of each was evaluated in the cell plug trays. In the transplanting phase, seedlings randomly selected based on their superior growth performance from treatments involving 20% compost/vermicompost, as well as the mixture were subsequently transplanted into pots filled with organic soil. Plants were monitored until the flowering stage, and measurements were taken at different growth stages of the plant, such as shoot length, stem diameter, number of leaves, root length, fresh and dry weight of the plant. Moreover, some physiological parameters, such as chlorophyll and carotenoid contents, were assessed. An ANOVA using SPSS was used to process the data collected from the experiment. The results showed that vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively. These findings highlight the potential of vermicompost as a potential nutrient source for crop production.
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Vermicompost significantly increased shoot length by 54 versus control.
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- tomato plants
Solanum lycopersicume0 - Treatment
- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- shoot lengthe0
- Direction
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- Value
- 54e0
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- controle0
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e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
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Vermicompost significantly increased stem diameter by 38 versus control.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- stem diametere0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 38e0
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- controle0
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e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
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Vermicompost significantly increased leaves number by 38 versus control.
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- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
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- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- leaves numbere0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 38e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
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Vermicompost significantly increased root length by 70 versus control.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- root lengthe0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 70e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
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Vermicompost significantly increased contents of chlorophyll a by 44 versus control.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
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- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- contents of chlorophyll ae0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 44e0
- Comparator
- controle0
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e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost significantly increased carotenoid by 69.5% versus control.
- Taxon
- tomato plantsSolanum lycopersicume0
- Treatment
- vermicompost treatmentse0
- Outcome
- carotenoide0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Value
- 69.5%e0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“vermicompost treatments induced a significant increase in shoot length, stem diameter, leaves number, root length, contents of chlorophyll a and carotenoid of tomato plants compared to the control, with an improvement of 54, 38, 38, 70, 44, and 69.5%, respectively”
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