Effects of Different Vermicompost and Soil Moisture Levels on Pepper (Capsicum annuum) Grown and Some Soil Properties

Abstract

Pot capacity (PC) is defined as optimum moisture level of the pot-soil for irrigation in greenhouse experiments, is not same field capacity (FC) defined for field conditions. In this study, vermicompost was applied to different levels (0%, 0.75%, 1.5%, 2.25% w/w) for a sandy loam soil. Pepper was grown in greenhouse conditions. The irrigations were carried out at the levels of 80% PC and FC. Yield and some yield components were determined after 70 days from sowing. Effects of vermicompost were also, investigated on soil field capacity, wilting point and dispersion ratio. The differences found for plant height, weight, root weight, yield, leaf chlorophyll content were statistically significant. In addition, vermicompost applications provided to reduction of dispersion ratio. 

Keywords

• Dispersion ration,Field capacity,Pot capacity,Vermicompost,Yield components

Farklı Düzeylerde Vermikompost ve Sulama Uygulamalarının Bazı Toprak Özellikleri ve Biber (Capsicum annuum) Gelişimi Üzerine Etkileri

Öz

Sera denemelerinde sulamaya ilişkin optimum nem düzeyi olarak yapılan saksı kapasitesi tanımlaması, normal arazi koşullarındaki tarla kapasitesinin tam karşılığı değildir. Vermikompostun farklı düzeylerinin %0, %0.75, %1.5, %2.25 (w/w) uygulanmış olduğu kumlu tın bir toprak kullanılarak gerçekleştirilen sera çalışmasında; tarla kapasitesi ve saksı kapasitesinin yaklaşık %80’i düzeylerindeki günlük sulama koşulları altında biber (Capsicum annuum) yetiştirilmiştir. Biber fidelerinin dikiminden 70 gün sonrası verim ve bazı verim bileşenleri ile yaprak klorofil (SPAD) içeriği belirlenmiş, ayrıca vermikompostun toprağın tarla kapasitesi, solma noktası ve dispersiyon oranı üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Biber bitki boyu, toprak üstü yaş ağırlığı, kök yaş ağırlığı ve verim ile yaprak klorofil içeriğinde sulama düzeylerinin neden olduğu farklılıkların istatistiksel olarak önemli olduğu ve vermikompost uygulamalarının dispersiyon oranlarının azalmasını sağladığı bulunmuştur.  

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Saksı kapasitesi,Tarla kapasitesi,Vermikompost,Dispersiyon oranı,Verim bileşenleri

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