Impact of Compost Tea Types Application on Germination, Nodulation, Morphological Characters and Yield of Two Lentil Cultivars

Abstract

Introduction Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik.) is a beneficial winter legume crop that has been globally cultivated as an important food source for over 8,000 years (Cokkizgin & Shtaya, 2013 and Mitiku, 2016). Lentil provide a considerable portion of the nutrition of the people in the African countries. From the nutritional view, lentil seeds contains about 22-31% protein, 60-65% total carbohydrate, 0.6% fat, 4% fiber and 2.1% ash. Moreover, because the symbiotic nitrogen fixation attribute, lentil plants can be grown in rotation with cereal crops in order to reduce demand for nitrogenous fertilizers. On the other hand, lentil straw contains about 10.2, 4.4, 50, 1.8, 12.2 and 21.4% moisture, protein, carbohydrate, fat, ash and fiber, respectively, which increase interest for potential using it as forage for animal

Effect of Priming on Brassica rapa subsp. chinensis (Bok Choy) Seeds Germination

“…Low concentrations of compost leachate could induce a hormesis effect for seed germination enhancement (Bona et al, 2022). For instance, compost and vermicompost tea improved germination, seedling vigour, and characteristics (Ali et al, 2018). The compost particle size of compost also influenced lentils' germination and seedling traits by promoting their cell division (Ali et al, 2018).…”

“…For instance, compost and vermicompost tea improved germination, seedling vigour, and characteristics (Ali et al, 2018). The compost particle size of compost also influenced lentils' germination and seedling traits by promoting their cell division (Ali et al, 2018). Biochar leachate improved germination performance (Bieser et al, 2022), and vermicompost leachate boosted the germination percentage of aged rapeseed seeds without NaCl (Benazzouk et al, 2019).…”