ISHS Acta Horticulturae 898: V International Symposium on Seed, Transplant and Stand Establishment of Horticultural Crops
GARDEN COMPOST AS A SUBSTRATE FOR VEGETABLE TRANSPLANT PRODUCTION |
| Authors: | M. Ghanbari Jahromi, A. Aboutalebi |
| Keywords: | tomato, cucumber, seedling, container media, compost, peat moss |
| DOI: | 10.17660/ActaHortic.2011.898.19 |
| Abstract:
The effect of garden compost (obtained from garden wastes and cow manure) on growth and stand establishment of tomato and cucumber was evaluated. Garden compost was mixed with a peat-based growing media (Kimia, Pardis Production, Iran) at rates of 0, 10, 20, 40, 60 and 100% by volume. Garden compost increased Electrical conductivity (EC) and pH, which were slightly higher than the acceptable EC and PH ranges. Cucumber and tomato seeds were planted in complete random-ized design with 10 replications. Different substrates had significant effect on transplant characteristics. The best qualities of tomato and cucumber transplant were obtained from 60% compost and 100% compost treatments, respectively. The mean comparison between 100% compost and 100% peat treatments indicated that there were no remarkable differences among them. Therefore, garden compost can be replaced with peat or it can be used in mixes for transplant production. | |
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