Enriched Zeolite as a Substrate Component in the Production of Pepper and Tomato Seedlings

Marković, A.; Takač, Adam; Ilin, Žarko

doi:10.17660/actahortic.1995.396.38

Cited by 17 publications

(12 citation statements)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Unclassified

Order By: Relevance

“…It can, hence, indirectly increase the availability of certain biogenic elements and provide more favourable ambient conditions for plant root and nutrient uptake from the soil. There are different applications of zeolite in agriculture (Markovic et al, 1995;Polat et al, 2004).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of natural zeolites and organic fertilisers on the characteristics of degraded soils and yield of crops grown in Western Serbia

Glišić¹,

Milošević²,

Glišić³

et al. 2008

Land Degrad Dev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Soils with unfavourable characteristics (pronounced acidity, disturbed structure, compaction, exhaustion, tiredness, etc.) cover a considerable area of Serbia. Specific crops, the fruit ones in particular, are being grown on these soils, yielding, however, considerably lower yields. The paper presents results of two-year studies on the effect of natural zeolites, organic fertilisercattle manure and mineral NPK fertiliser (15:15:15) on soil properties and fruit yield and fruit properties of strawberry and blackberry plants grown on shallow eroded vertisol.The results have shown that the chemical properties of the soil improved with the natural zeolite 'Agrozel' (1 kg m À2 ) þ Manure (1 kg m À2 ) treatment-resulting in a 0Á94-unit acidity decrease and a 0Á58% humus content increase at a 0-20 cm soil depth. Positive but less pronounced changes were also detected at greater soil depths. The strawberry and blackberry cultivation in these soils using the above substances gave rise to a yield increase. In the second year of study, strawberry and blackberry yields increased by 13Á15% and 6Á27%, respectively. Basic chemical properties of strawberry and blackberry fruits (soluble solids and total acid contents) were not significantly affected by zeolite and organic fertiliser additions to the soil.

show abstract

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The effect of natural zeolites and organic fertilisers on the characteristics of degraded soils and yield of crops grown in Western Serbia

Glišić¹,

Milošević²,

Glišić³

et al. 2008

Land Degrad Dev

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…According to different researchers, the admixture of zeolite into a peat substrate has positive influence on the yield of vegetables [14,68]. Ashraf [69] states, after admixture of zeolite into perlite and pumice not only the features of substrate improves but also the yield of tomatoes increases.…”

Section: Effect Of Peat and Peat-zeolite Substrates On Productivity Amentioning

confidence: 99%

Effect of Different Growing Substrates on Physiological Processes, Productivity and Quality of Tomato in Soilless Culture

Jankauskienė¹,

Brazaitytė²,

Viškelis³

2015

Soilless Culture - Use of Substrates for the Production of Quality Horticultural Crops

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…growing medium substrate for a long period due to its good physical and chemical characteristics (Markovich et al, 1995). They have a rigid three-dimensional crystal structure with voids and channels of molecular size and high cation exchange capacity (CEC) arising from substitution of Al for Si in the silicon oxide tetrahedral units that constitute the mineral structure (Ayan, 2002;Pickering et al, 2002).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Growth of Scots Pine and Silver Birch Seedlings on Different Nursery Container Media

Tilki

MEMISOGLU

2014

Not Bot Hort Agrobot Cluj

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Peat has been the most common growing medium in tree nurseries, either alone or as a component of growing media mixes. However, as a result of increasing costs and decreasing amount of peat, seedling-growers are seeking more local growing medium components. In this study, container seedlings of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) and silver birch (Betula pendula Roth) were grown in pure peat and peat mixtures containing perlite and zeolite. Physical parameters (height, shoot diameter, root dry weight, shoot dry weight, total dry weight) were measured along with several morphological parameters (sturdiness quotient, height/diameter, shoot/root ratio). The zeolite additive in peat changed some media properties, and significant relation was established between some morphological attributes of seedlings and some medium properties in both species. On average, the seedlings grew best in pure peat, but zeolite additions to peat did not affect some morphological parameters negatively. The results suggest that zeolite has potential to be used as a component of peat based growing medium mixtures, and addition of zeolite to peat container medium in proportions of 10% by volume in Scots pine and up to 20% in silver birch was shown to be a feasible material for growing Scots pine and silver birch seedlings.

show abstract

Enriched Zeolite as a Substrate Component in the Production of Pepper and Tomato Seedlings

Cited by 17 publications

References 0 publications

The effect of natural zeolites and organic fertilisers on the characteristics of degraded soils and yield of crops grown in Western Serbia

The effect of natural zeolites and organic fertilisers on the characteristics of degraded soils and yield of crops grown in Western Serbia

Effect of Different Growing Substrates on Physiological Processes, Productivity and Quality of Tomato in Soilless Culture

Growth of Scots Pine and Silver Birch Seedlings on Different Nursery Container Media

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About