Abstract
Different agricultural substrates were evaluated for growth and productivity of cucumber under pot culture for kitchen gardening. Several agricultural substrates such as leaf compost, compost, perlite, and coconut compost were used in with silt in several combinations. Seeds were sown in plastic pots of 9-L capacity and filled with growing substrates in various combinations. The study consisted of eight treatments; each treatment had four replicates. Use of different growing media alone or in combination significantly enhanced plant growth and productivity, compared to control. Results showed that maximum germination, plant growth, emergence percentage, gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomass, root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contents, and chlorophyll concentration and yield was noted in the plants grown in leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination. In case of proline contents, all treatment combinations showed non-significant; but, NPK status varied because of the presence of organic matter in substrates that ultimately enhanced the nutrient uptake of cucumber plants. Although all media either alone or in combination positively influenced different studied parameters of cucumber, but, leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) combination was the best. Therefore, leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination could be considered suitable for the cucumber cultivation in the form of kitchen gardening.
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Claim · model-written summary
Growing media significantly enhanced cucumber plant growth and productivity compared with control.
- Taxon
- cucumber
Cucumis sativust0 - Treatment
- different growing media alone or in combinatione0
- Outcome
- plant growth and productivitye0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Comparator
- controle0
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Verbatim
e0“Use of different growing media alone or in combination significantly enhanced plant growth and productivity, compared to control.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf compost, perlite and silt gave maximum cucumber germination, growth and emergence.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combinatione0
- Outcome
- germination, plant growth, emergence percentagee0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“maximum germination, plant growth, emergence percentage, gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomass, root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contents, and chlorophyll concentration and yield was noted in the plants grown in leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf compost, perlite and silt maximized cucumber gas exchange, shoot and root length and biomass.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combinatione0
- Outcome
- gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomasse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum germination, plant growth, emergence percentage, gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomass, root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contents, and chlorophyll concentration and yield was noted in the plants grown in leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf compost, perlite and silt maximized cucumber root biomass, leaf number and leaf minerals.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combinatione0
- Outcome
- root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contentse0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum germination, plant growth, emergence percentage, gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomass, root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contents, and chlorophyll concentration and yield was noted in the plants grown in leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Leaf compost, perlite and silt maximized cucumber chlorophyll concentration and yield.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combinatione0
- Outcome
- chlorophyll concentration and yielde0
- Direction
- maximume0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum germination, plant growth, emergence percentage, gas exchange attributes, shoot/root length, shoot fresh and dry biomass, root fresh and dry biomass, no. of leaves, leaf mineral contents, and chlorophyll concentration and yield was noted in the plants grown in leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination.”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
Proline content did not differ significantly across substrate treatments.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativust0
- Treatment
- all treatment combinationse0
- Outcome
- proline contentse0
- Direction
- non-significante0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“In case of proline contents, all treatment combinations showed non-significant”
t0“cucumber”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK status varied with substrate organic matter, which enhanced cucumber nutrient uptake.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Outcome
- nutrient uptake of cucumber plantse0
- Direction
- enhancede0
- Qualifier
- presence of organic matter in substratese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK status varied because of the presence of organic matter in substrates that ultimately enhanced the nutrient uptake of cucumber plants.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend leaf compost, perlite and silt for cucumber kitchen gardening.
- Taxon
- cucumberCucumis sativuse0
- Outcome
- leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination could be considered suitablee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Therefore, leaf compost + perlite + silt (1:1:1) media combination could be considered suitable for the cucumber cultivation in the form of kitchen gardening.”
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