Organic Transplant Production of Some Winter Vegetable Crops in Float

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate the feasibility of using cattle manure and pigeon manure on seedling production of some winter vegetables as leaf cabbage, white cabbage, red cabbage and cauliflower in organic system compared to conventional system in float. Shoot length (cm), root length (cm), leaf number, root/shoot rate, shoot fresh weight (g), shoot dry weight (g), shoot dry matter rate (%), root fresh weight (g), root dry weight (g) and root dry matter rate (%) were investigated in seedlings at the planted stage. Finally, while the seedlings grown in conventional system have higher and heavier shoots, but root length, root/shoot rate, dry matter rate of root and shoot values were found higher in organic system, also. There isn’t any stastistical difference for leaf number in plots. Organic float system was found better than comventional system for vigour seedling criters (root/shoot rate, dry matter accumulation etc.).

Keywords

• Floating system, Organic vegetable transplant production, Winter vegetable crops.

Float Sistemde Bazı Kışlık Sebze Türlerinin Organik Fide Üretimi

Öz

Float sistemde yaprak lahana, beyaz lahana, kırmızı lahana, çin lahanası ve karnabahar gibi bazı kışlık sebze türlerinin organik fide üretiminde çiftlik gübresi ve güvercin gübresi gibi doğal kaynaklı gübreler, konvansiyonel sistemle karşılaştırmalı olarak yetiştirilmiştir. Dikim aşamasına gelen fidelerde gövde uzunluğu (cm), kök uzunluğu (cm), yaprak sayısı, kök/gövde oranı, gövde yaş ağırlığı (g), gövde kuru ağırlığı (g), gövde kuru madde oranı (%), kök yaş ağırlığı (g), kök kuru ağırlığı (g) ve kök kuru madde oranı (%) değerleri incelenmiştir. Sonuçlar, konvansiyonel üretimde yetiştirilen fidelerin daha uzun ve daha ağır gövdelere sahip olduğunu ancak kök uzunluğu, kök/gövde oranı, gövde ve kökteki kuru madde oranı açısından organik yetiştirilen bitkilerin daha yüksek değerler içerdiğini ortaya koymuştur. Yaprak sayısı açısından uygulamalar arasında önemli bir farklılık olmamıştır. Pişkin fide ölçütleri (kök/gövde oranı, kuru madde birikimi gibi) açısından organik yetiştiricilik, konvansiyonel yetiştiriciliğe göre avantajlı bulunmuştur.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Float sistem, Kışlık sebze, Organik sebze fidesi üretimi

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