Abstract
ABSTRACT: The objectives of the study were to analyze the effect of sawdust mulch on the: (1) soil characteristics; (2) growth and flower yield of the anthurium cv. 'Apalai'. Assay was conducted in a totally randomized design in subdivided plots, with five treatments and eight replications. The treatment consisted of five volumes of sawdust 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80L m-2, distributed over the bed, every three months. Soil, plants and flower stalks were evaluated during two years. Soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, bulk density and water retention conditions were improved, while the leaf area of plants and the yield of flower stalks were increased when the soil were mulched with sawdust. In addition to increasing soil organic matter, however, no change occurred in the level of nutrients in plants. Sawdust also improved the dimension of flower stalks. Application of 40L m-2 of sawdust every three months is recommended.
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Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust mulch improved soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, bulk density and water retention.
- Treatment
- sawduste1
- Outcome
- Soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, bulk density and water retention conditionse0
- Direction
- improvede0
AnthuriumNot reportedComparator
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e0“Soil temperature, moisture, organic matter, bulk density and water retention conditions were improved”
e1“mulched with sawdust”
t0“anthurium”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust mulch increased anthurium leaf area and flower stalk yield.
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e0“the leaf area of plants and the yield of flower stalks were increased when the soil were mulched with sawdust”
t0“anthurium”
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Sawdust did not change plant nutrient levels.
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e0“no change occurred in the level of nutrients in plants”
e1“Sawdust also improved”
t0“anthurium”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust improved flower stalk dimensions.
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e0“Sawdust also improved the dimension of flower stalks”
t0“anthurium”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend applying 40L m-2 sawdust every three months.
- Treatment
- 40L m-2 of sawdust every three monthse0
- Outcome
- Application of 40L m-2 of sawdust every three monthse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“Application of 40L m-2 of sawdust every three months is recommended”
t0“anthurium”
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