Abstract
Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Two cultivars of Swiss chard, Star 1801 and Fordhook giant, were planted in 200 cavity trays using a hygromix commercial growing medium incorporated with fertilizer treatments at different rates of bioslurry: no incorporation (control), 50% bioslurry, 100% bioslurry, 200% bioslurry and the recommended rate of 2:3:4 (30) NPK fertilizers. In the glasshouse the experiments were arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) which was replicated three times. At four weeks after germination, ten (10) seedlings per treatment were destructively sampled randomly to determine the plant growth and biological mass parameters: i) Seedling height, shoot and root height; ii) Seedling mass; iii) Fresh shoot and fresh root mass as well as their dry mass; iv) Nutrient content of leaves. The results indicated that fertilization with 100%Bioslurry produced significantly taller seedlings and shoot height, while the shortest seedlings were obtained from the recommended inorganic fertilizer. Fertilization with 200%Bioslurry and the control treatment produced significantly higher biological yield compared to other treatments. The interaction between fertilizer treatments, cultivar and season indicated that summer season performed better compared to winter in seedling growth and development, and Fordhook giant fertilized with 100% and 200% bioslurry was superior compared to Star 1801. Fertilization with 50% bioslurry resulted in seedlings with higher sodium, while the seedlings grown in the control treatment showed higher copper content. The highest manganese was obtained from the seedlings fertilized with the inorganic fertilizer. It is therefore, concluded that fertilization with bioslurry at 100% and 200% bioslurry application rates enhanced the growth and quality of Swiss chard seedlings. Key words: Bioslurry effluent, seedling growth, Swiss chard, cultivars, biological yield
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Claims 10
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilization with 100% bioslurry produced significantly taller Swiss chard seedlings and shoot height.
- Taxon
- Swiss chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0 - Organ / stage
- seedlingse1
- Treatment
- 100%Bioslurrye1
- Outcome
- seedlings and shoot heighte1
- Direction
- tallere1
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e1“The results indicated that fertilization with 100%Bioslurry produced significantly taller seedlings and shoot height, while the shortest seedlings were obtained from the recommended inorganic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilization with 200% bioslurry produced significantly higher Swiss chard biological yield than other treatments.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Treatment
- 200%Bioslurrye2
- Outcome
- biological yielde2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e2“Fertilization with 200%Bioslurry and the control treatment produced significantly higher biological yield compared to other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
The control treatment produced significantly higher Swiss chard biological yield than other treatments.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Treatment
- control treatmente2
- Outcome
- biological yielde2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e2“Fertilization with 200%Bioslurry and the control treatment produced significantly higher biological yield compared to other treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Summer season performed better than winter for Swiss chard seedling growth and development.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Treatment
- summer seasone3
- Outcome
- seedling growth and developmente3
- Direction
- bettere3
- Comparator
- wintere3
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e3“The interaction between fertilizer treatments, cultivar and season indicated that summer season performed better compared to winter in seedling growth and development”
Claim · model-written summary
Fordhook giant fertilized with 100% and 200% bioslurry was superior to Star 1801.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Material
- Fordhook giante4
- Treatment
- 100% and 200% bioslurrye4
- Outcome
- superior compared to Star 1801e4
- Direction
- superiore4
- Comparator
- Star 1801e4
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e4“Fordhook giant fertilized with 100% and 200% bioslurry was superior compared to Star 1801”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilization with 50% bioslurry resulted in Swiss chard seedlings with higher sodium.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- seedlingse5
- Treatment
- 50% bioslurrye5
- Outcome
- sodiume5
- Direction
- highere5
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e5“Fertilization with 50% bioslurry resulted in seedlings with higher sodium, while the seedlings grown in the control treatment showed higher copper content”
Claim · model-written summary
Control-treated Swiss chard seedlings had higher copper content.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- seedlingse5
- Treatment
- control treatmente5
- Outcome
- copper contente5
- Direction
- highere5
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e5“Fertilization with 50% bioslurry resulted in seedlings with higher sodium, while the seedlings grown in the control treatment showed higher copper content”
Claim · model-written summary
Inorganic fertilizer gave Swiss chard seedlings the highest manganese.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- seedlingse6
- Treatment
- inorganic fertilizere6
- Outcome
- manganesee6
- Direction
- higheste6
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e6“The highest manganese was obtained from the seedlings fertilized with the inorganic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
The recommended inorganic fertilizer gave the shortest Swiss chard seedlings.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise0
- Organ / stage
- seedlingse1
- Treatment
- recommended inorganic fertilizere1
- Outcome
- shortest seedlingse1
- Direction
- shorteste1
- Setting
- Glasshousee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Glasshouse experiments to evaluate the effect of bioslurry effluent on seedling growth of Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris L) were conducted in summer 2017 and winter 2018 at Dohne Agriculture Development Institute, Stutterheim, Eastern Cape, South Africa”
e1“The results indicated that fertilization with 100%Bioslurry produced significantly taller seedlings and shoot height, while the shortest seedlings were obtained from the recommended inorganic fertilizer”
Claim · model-written summary
Authors recommend bioslurry at 100% and 200% application rates to enhance growth and quality of Swiss chard seedlings.
- Taxon
- Swiss chardBeta vulgaris subsp. vulgarise7
- Treatment
- 100% and 200% bioslurry application ratese7
- Outcome
- growth and quality of Swiss chard seedlingse7
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e7“It is therefore, concluded that fertilization with bioslurry at 100% and 200% bioslurry application rates enhanced the growth and quality of Swiss chard seedlings”
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