Is Tea Waste A Promising Co-substrate for Optimizing The Cultivation, Growth, and Yield of Charleston Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.)?

Year 2024, Volume: 55 Issue: 3, 183 - 192, 29.09.2024

Arzu Karataş

https://doi.org/10.17097/agricultureatauni.1516367

Abstract

To address growing concerns about sustainable agriculture and waste management, this study aimed to explore the viability of tea waste as an eco-friendly alternative substrate for cultivating Charleston peppers (Capsicum annuum), with the goal of optimizing plant growth and yield while reducing soil dependence, lowering cultivation costs, and repurposing agro-industrial waste. Six different substrate combinations were evaluated: 1) Tea waste, 2) Tea waste + Manure, 3) Tea waste + Soil, 4) Manure + Soil, 5) Tea waste + Manure + Soil, and 6) Tea waste + Manure + Soil + Perlite. Data were analyzed using both multivariate and univariate analyses to assess significant differences among treatments. Notably, significant differences in stem diameter were observed among plants grown on different substrates (one-way MANOVA, p <.05). However, plant height and chlorophyll content remained unaffected by substrate type. Although leaf structure exhibited considerable variation across treatments, no significant difference in dry matter content was observed. These results demonstrate that tea waste, especially when combined with other materials, is a promising sustainable substrate for Charleston pepper cultivation, potentially reducing soil dependence and agro-industrial waste.

Keywords

Pepper, Organic substrate, Manure, Tea waste substrate, Perlite

Çay atığı, Çarliston biberi (Capsicum annuum L.) yetiştiriciliğinde, büyüme ve verimi optimize etmek için umut verici yardımcı bir substrat mıdır?

Abstract

Sürdürülebilir tarım ve atık yönetimi konusundaki artan endişelere yanıt olarak, bu çalışma, Çarliston biberi (Capsicum annuum) yetiştiriciliğinde çay atığının çevre dostu alternatif bir substrat olarak kullanılabilirliğini araştırmayı ve bu sayede bitki büyümesini ve verimini optimize ederek toprağa bağımlılığı azaltmayı, yetiştirme maliyetlerini düşürmeyi ve tarımsal sanayi atıklarını yeniden değerlendirmeyi amaçlamıştır. Bu amaçla, altı farklı substrat kombinasyonu değerlendirilmiştir: 1) Çay atığı, 2) Çay atığı + Gübre, 3) Çay atığı + Toprak, 4) Gübre + Toprak, 5) Çay atığı + Gübre + Toprak ve 6) Çay atığı + Gübre + Toprak + Perlit. Elde edilen veriler, uygulamalar arasında anlamlı farklılıkları değerlendirmek amacıyla hem çok değişkenli hem de tek değişkenli analizler kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Farklı substratlarda yetiştirilen bitkiler arasında gövde çapında anlamlı farklılıklar gözlenmiştir (tek yönlü MANOVA, p <.05). Ancak, bitki boyu ve klorofil içeriği substrat tipinden etkilenmemiştir. Yaprak yapısı uygulamalar arasında önemli farklılıklar göstermesine rağmen, kuru madde içeriğinde anlamlı bir fark gözlenmemiştir. Bu sonuçlar, özellikle diğer materyallerle kombine edildiğinde çay atığının, Çarliston biberi yetiştiriciliği için toprak bağımlılığını ve tarımsal sanayi atıklarını potansiyel olarak azaltabilecek sürdürülebilir bir substrat olduğunu göstermektedir.

Keywords

Biber, Organik substrat, Gübre, Çay atığı substratı, Perlit

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