Abstract
A field experiment was carried out during summer season of 2004 to assess the effect of growth media, size and weight of seed and depth of seed sowing on the growth and quality of seedlings of Physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.). The analysis of data revealed that germination percentage (80.5%), final seedling stand before transplanting (75.6%), seedling height (90.50 cm), number of branches per seedling (1.93), collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone. Seedlings grown on polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) recorded least values of all these parameters. Cost of nursery raising based on 5000 seedlings (Rs. 7660) was highest under polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) while net returns (Rs. 6120) and benefit: cost ratio (1:21) was highest under raised seedbed of soil alone followed by raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio). Negative net returns (Rs 1315) and benefit: cost ratio (-0.17) were recorded under polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio). Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm depth produced significantly superior seedlings in terms of growth and quality parameters over the normal seeds sown at 5 to 6 cm depth. Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm depth also improved economics of nursery raising over normal seeds sown at 5-6 cm depth.
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Claims 18
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds had the highest germination percentage, 80.5%.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)
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Jatropha curcast0 - Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- germination percentagee0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 80.5%e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“germination percentage (80.5%), final seedling stand before transplanting (75.6%), seedling height (90.50 cm), number of branches per seedling (1.93), collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds had higher final seedling stand, 75.6%.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- final seedling stand before transplantinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 75.6%e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“final seedling stand before transplanting (75.6%), seedling height (90.50 cm), number of branches per seedling (1.93), collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced higher seedling height, 90.50 cm.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- seedling heighte0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 90.50 cme0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“seedling height (90.50 cm), number of branches per seedling (1.93), collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced more branches per seedling, 1.93.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- number of branches per seedlinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 1.93e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“number of branches per seedling (1.93), collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced higher collar diameter, 2.61 cm.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- collar diametere0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 2.61 cme0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“collar diameter (2.61 cm), root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced longer total roots, 608 cm per seedling.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- root total length per seedlinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 608 cme0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“root total length per seedling (608 cm), leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced greater leaf area, 10597 cm2 per seedling.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- leaf area per seedlinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 10597 cm2e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“leaf area per seedling (10597 cm2), total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced greater total dry weight, 164.2 g per seedling.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- total dry weight per seedlinge0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 164.2 ge0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total dry weight per seedling (164.2 g), total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced higher total chlorophyll, 2.92 mg/g of tissue.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- total chlorophyll contente0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 2.92 mg/g of tissuee0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“total chlorophyll content (2.92 mg/g of tissue) and quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil plus FYM seedbeds produced higher Dickson quality index and sturdiness quotient.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient)e0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“quality index (Dickson’s quality index and sturdiness quotient) of seedlings were significantly higher under raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) closely followed by raised seedbed of soil alone”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Polythene bags with soil plus FYM gave the lowest values of the measured seedling traits.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- all these parameterse0
- Direction
- leaste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Seedlings grown on polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio) recorded least values of all these parameters”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Polythene bags with soil plus FYM had the highest nursery cost, Rs. 7660 per 5000 seedlings.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- Cost of nursery raisinge0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- Rs. 7660e0
- Qualifier
- based on 5000 seedlingse0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Cost of nursery raising based on 5000 seedlings (Rs. 7660) was highest under polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil-only seedbeds had the highest net returns, Rs. 6120.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
- Outcome
- net returnse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- Rs. 6120e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“net returns (Rs. 6120) and benefit: cost ratio (1:21) was highest under raised seedbed of soil alone followed by raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Raised soil-only seedbeds had the highest benefit:cost ratio, 1:21.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- raised seedbed of soil alonee0
- Outcome
- benefit: cost ratioe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 1:21e0
- Comparator
- raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“net returns (Rs. 6120) and benefit: cost ratio (1:21) was highest under raised seedbed of soil alone followed by raised seedbed of soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Polythene bags with soil plus FYM had negative net returns of Rs 1315.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- net returnse0
- Direction
- Negativee0
- Value
- Rs 1315e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Negative net returns (Rs 1315) and benefit: cost ratio (-0.17) were recorded under polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Polythene bags with soil plus FYM had a benefit:cost ratio of -0.17.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Treatment
- polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)e0
- Outcome
- benefit: cost ratioe0
- Direction
- decreaseinferrede0
- Value
- -0.17e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Negative net returns (Rs 1315) and benefit: cost ratio (-0.17) were recorded under polythene bags filled with soil + FYM mixture (3:1 ratio)”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm produced significantly superior growth and quality to normal seeds sown at 5 to 6 cm.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Material
- Bold seedse0
- Treatment
- sown at 3 to 4 cm depthe0
- Outcome
- growth and quality parameterse0
- Direction
- superiore0
- Comparator
- normal seeds sown at 5 to 6 cm depthe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm depth produced significantly superior seedlings in terms of growth and quality parameters over the normal seeds sown at 5 to 6 cm depth”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm improved nursery economics over normal seeds sown at 5-6 cm.
- Taxon
- physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)Jatropha curcast0
- Material
- Bold seedse0
- Treatment
- sown at 3 to 4 cm depthe0
- Outcome
- economics of nursery raisinge0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- normal seeds sown at 5-6 cm depthe0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Bold seeds sown at 3 to 4 cm depth also improved economics of nursery raising over normal seeds sown at 5-6 cm depth”
t0“physic nut (Jatropha curcas Linn.)”
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