Production of Some Indoor Plants Using Natural Local Media

Saadawy, F. M.; Rezk-Alla, B. B.; El-Fouly, Amal

doi:10.21608/jpp.2005.237945

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“…Besides, supporting results to our ones were obtained, as well by Saadawy et al (2005) who found that planting schefflera in the broad bean straw medium gave the highest K %, whereas the highest contents of total chlorophyll, total carbohydrates, N and P were obtained by planting in the bagasse compost one Likewise, Abdel-Fattah et al (2008) on Schefflera actinophylla, revealed that using a mixture of sand + FYM+ chicken manure (1:1:1, v/v/v) maximized pigments content, N, P and K percentages, as well as Fe, Mn and Zn contents (ppm) in the leaves. Khan et al (2014) indicated that the contents of chlorophyll a, b and carotenoids were the highest in plants treated with 2% EM solution.…”

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Improving Growth of Schefflera Arboricola Endl. Cv. Gold Capella Plant Grown in Sandy Soil by Some Natural, Organic and Biotic Additives Under Various Water Regimes Treatments

Shahin,

Ahmed,

Khider

2023

Scient. J. of Flowers and Ornament. Plants

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A pot experiment was conducted under plastic house conditions at the Nursery of Bot. Gardens Res. Dept., Hort. Res. Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt during 2021 and 2022 seasons to study the effects of planting in the following media: sand (S) alone as control (M0), S + bentonite (B) at 3:1, v/v ratio (M1), S + organic compost (OC) at 3:1, v/v ratio (M2), M2 + 10 ml/l EM biostimulant (M3), S + B + OC at 2:1:1, v/v/v ratio (M4) and M4 + 10 ml/l EM biostimulant (M5), irrigation frequencies at thrice a week, twice a week and once a week and their interactions on growth and chemical composition of the dwarf umbrella tree (Schefflera arboricola Endl.) transplants. The obtained results indicated that in both seasons amending the sand with either bentonite or organic compost or both improved the mean values of various growth traits over control means in most cases both seasons, with the prevalence of M4 and M5 mixtures, which gave the highest values compared to the control. The plants irrigated thrice or twice a week had better growth than those irrigated once a week, with the dominance a week water treatment, which recorded in most growth characteristics. It was also, noticed that the various single and combined treatments raised chlorophyll a, b, carotenoids, total carbohydrates, N, P, K and proline concentrations in the leaves, with some exceptions relative to control, but the superiority was M4 or M5 mixture, with irrigating thrice or twice a week and their interactions, which acquired the utmost high concentrations over the other individual and combined treatments. Accordingly, it can be recommended to culture Schefflera arboricala Endl. transplants in a mixture of sand + bentonite + organic compost (2:1:1, by volume), with 10 ml/l EM biostimulant and irrigating them either thrice a week (when water is available) or twice a week (at water shortage) to get the best growth appearance and high quality of potted Schefflera plants.

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“…Supporting results to our findings were also gained by Saadawy et al (2005) who declared that the bagasse compost medium resulted in the tallest schefflera plants, the highest No. leaves and the heaviest fresh and dry weights of shoots and roots.…”

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Improving Growth of Schefflera Arboricola Endl. Cv. Gold Capella Plant Grown in Sandy Soil by Some Natural, Organic and Biotic Additives Under Various Water Regimes Treatments

Shahin,

Ahmed,

Khider

2023

Scient. J. of Flowers and Ornament. Plants

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“…Components of the growing medium and irrigation water quantity suitable for maximum growth are considered the major effective factors on growth performance and quality of foliage ornamental plants. This truth was documented by the experimental results of Saadawy et al (2005) on schefflera, Shahin et al (2007) on Agave americana cv. Marginata, Abdel-Fattah et al (2008) on schefflera, El-Sayed and El-Shal (2008) on schefflera, El-Sayed et al (2009) on Nephrolepis exaltata, Shahin et al (2009) on tuberose, Saadawy et al (2011) on Ficus 'Hawaii', Shahin et al (2012) on Schefflera, El-Sayed et al (2013) on Euonymus japonicus cv.…”

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“…Besides, the well composted organic wastes usually improve texture and structure of the growing mixtures, electrical conductivity (EC), pH, organic matter and organic carbon contents, fertility and cation exchange capacity (CEC), plus improving total porosity and the water holding capacity (WHC) of the mixture, consequently water and nutrient available for the plants (Farhain et al, 2022). In this regard, Saadawy et al (2005) found that potting medium of bagasse compost significantly gave the tallest schefflera plants, the highest No. leaves, the heaviest fresh and dry roots weight.…”

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Determining the Most Suitable Growing Medium and Irrigation Water Amount Needed for the Production of Some Foliage Ornamental Plants

Basher,

Mohamed,

Shahin

2023

Scient. J. of Flowers and Ornament. Plants

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Two separate factorial experiments arranged in a completely randomized design replicated thrice were conducted in a plastic house at the Tropical Farm of Kom Ombo district, Aswan Governorate, during 2021 and 2022 seasons to study the effect of growing mixture included sand (S) alone as a control, S + loam, S + farmyard manure (FYM) compost and S + River Nile weed (RNW) compost (each mixture was tested either at 1:1 or 2:1 volumetric ratio), water amounts of 200, 300 and 400 ml/plant (pot) and their interactions on vegetative and root growth, chemical composition, dry matter production and water use efficiency of two foliage pot-plants, common handling in Egypt, named Dracaena marginata Lam. 'Bicolor' and Schefflera actinophylla (Endl.) Harms. The results showed that mean values of various vegetative and root growth characters of both plant species were significantly improved due to planting in the different growing mixtures used in the study with the dominance of planting in S + FYM compost (1:1, v/v) medium which gave the highest means of all investigated parameters in the two seasons. Planting in S + loam (1:1, v/v) and in S + RNW compost (1:1, v/v) mixture occupied the 2 nd and 3 rd rank, respectively, whereas planting in the sand amended with either loam or RNW compost at a ratio of (2:1, v/v) attained the least improvement. Increasing the amount of irrigation water from 200 ml to either 300 or 400 ml/plant significantly raised values of different growth traits to maximum, with non-significant differences between these two levels in most cases during both seasons. So, increasing water volume from 300 ml to 400 ml did not cause any extra improvement in growth parameters. Hence, combining between planting in S + FYM compost (1:1, v/v) growing medium and irrigation with either 300 or 400 ml water/plant recorded the maximum means of growth parameters over all the other combinations in the two seasons. A similar trend was also obtained concerning concentrations of chlorophyll a, b, carotenoids, N, P and K in the leaves of the two studied plants. Likewise, production of dry matter was maximized by planting in S + FYM compost (1:1, v/v) mixture, elevating irrigation water quantity to either 300 or 400 ml/plant and their interactions. Thus, the best water use efficiency (WUE) was achieved also by the interactions previously stated. From these findings, it can be advised to plant both Dracaena marginata 'Bicolor' and Schefflera actinophylla plant species in the sand fortified with FYM compost at equal volumetric ratio and irrigated them with H.I. Basher et al. 44only 300 ml of water/plant, once every other day during the active growing season to get the best growth performance and picturesque foliage pot-plants.

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Production of Some Indoor Plants Using Natural Local Media

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Improving Growth of Schefflera Arboricola Endl. Cv. Gold Capella Plant Grown in Sandy Soil by Some Natural, Organic and Biotic Additives Under Various Water Regimes Treatments

Improving Growth of Schefflera Arboricola Endl. Cv. Gold Capella Plant Grown in Sandy Soil by Some Natural, Organic and Biotic Additives Under Various Water Regimes Treatments

Determining the Most Suitable Growing Medium and Irrigation Water Amount Needed for the Production of Some Foliage Ornamental Plants

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