The Effects of Peat and Sand Amended Spent Mushroom Compost on Growing of Tomato

Abstract

In this study, the effects of peat and sand amended spent mushroom compcst SMC on grov ı ing of tomato Lycopersicon escelantum Mili. cv.H 2274. were investigated, and 100% Peat and SMC, mixtures of SMC with 25%, 50%, 75% Peat, and 50% SMC + 25% Peat + 25% Sand and 50% Peat + 25% SMC + 25% Sand were used as growing media. Plant growing in SMC mixing with peat and sand was compared with 100 % Peat as control. 25% P + 75% SMC was ascertained the most appropriate mixture for plant growing in SMC mixtures. Shoot and root dry weights of control was found higher than other treatments. There was no statistical difference among 100% SMC, 50% Peat + 50% SMC and 75% Peat + 25% SMC whereas sand significantly negatively affected plant growth P< 0.01 .

Keywords

• Spent mushroom compost, peat, sand, plant growth medium, tomato

Peat ve Kum Kar ıştı rı lm ış Atı k Mantar Kompostunun Domates Bitkisinin Gelişimi Üzerine Etkisi

Abstract

Bu araşt ı rmada, peat ve kum kar ışt ı rı lmış atı k mantar kompostunun domates bitkisinin Lycopersicon escelantum Mili. cv.H 2274. geli ş imi üzerine etkisi ara şt ı rı lmışt ı r. Araştı rmada, yetiştirme ortam ı olarak %100 Peat ve % 100 AMK at ı k mantar kompostu , % 25, % 50 ve % 75 oranlar ı nda peat ile karışt ı rı lm ış AMK ve % 50 AMK+%25 Peat+%25 Kum, °/050 Peat+/o25 AMK+%25 Kum kar ışı mları kullan ı lm ışt ı r. Kontrol olarak % 100 Peat'teki bitki geli şimi esas al ı nmışt ı r. %25 Peat+%75 AMK n ı n at ı k mantar kompostlu kar ışı mlar içerinde en uygun kar ışı m olduğ u saptanm ışt ı r. Kontrolde, tepe ve kök kuru ağı rl ı kları diğer uygulamalardan daha yüksek bulunmu ştur. ' /0100 AMK, %50 Peat + %50 AMK ve % 75 Peat + % 25 AMK kar ışı mları aras ı nda istatistiksel olarak fark bulunamazken, kum ilavesi bitki gelişimini negatif olarak etkilemiştir P

Keywords

• At ı k mantar kompostu, peat, kum, bitki yeti ştirme ortam ı , domates

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