The Effect of Phosgreen Fertilization on the Growth and Phosphorus Uptake of Lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Abstract

The effect of Phosgreen fertilizer on the growth, development and biometric traits of lettuce was determined in comparison to superphosphate on two selected horticultural media. The aim of the experiment was to evaluate the effect of Phosgreen on the basis of the reaction of tested plants. Lettuce was grown on two horticultural media: mineral soil and deacidified peat. This study determined phosphorus content and uptake as a phosphorus fertilizer effect on different horticultural media. Lettuce developed and grew better on deacidified peat. Based on this study, it can be concluded that struvite is a phosphorus fertilizer with great potential and warrants further testing. A significant increase in lettuce head mass, number of leaves and rosette width under the influence of struvite was found compared to control conditions. The increase in rosette mass compared to the control was approximately 54%. The width of the rosette increased by circa 32% due to the use of Phosgreen compared to the control and by 3% compared to superphosphate. Both P content and uptake by lettuce under Phosgreen was comparable to that under superphosphate. Cu, Zn, Pb and Cd content in lettuce leaves under Phosgreen fertilization was comparable to that under superphosphate. © 2022 Friends Science Publishers

Effect of struvite (Crystal Green) fertilization on soil element content determined by different methods under soybean cultivation

“…In our study, struvite fertilization did not have a more significant effect on seed yield and phosphorus uptake than that seen in other studies 15 , 34 , 35 but it did have an effect on seed phosphorus content. Despite the lack of significant differences, greater values of seed yield and P uptake can be attributed mainly to the greater amount of Mg contained in Crystal Green fertilizer and its synergistic effect on P uptake 36 .…”

“…Struvite also contains some heavy metals, as wastewater contains a significant amount of such elements; however, these occur within acceptable limits, as has been proved in our own research 12 . Experimental data from various plant species proves that struvite fertilization results in similar plant yields to those achieved with mineral fertilization 7 , 8 , 12 – 15 .…”

“…Phosphorus recovery comprised phosphorus minerals precipitation from sewage sludge as struvite (magnesium ammonium phosphate hexahydrate, MgNH 4 PO 4 6H 2 O). Struvite contains N (2%), P (24%) and Mg (10%) and is characterized by a low heavy metal content compared to triple superphosphate 7 , 15 . From the chemical point of view, it is not pure struvite.…”

The effect of struvite fertilization (Crystal Green) on the nutritional value of soybean

“…Most agricultural elds are P-poor and are rapidly depleting P supplies, which is a serious global problem [23][24][25] . Balance disturbance of elements in the soil can change the dynamics of other nutrients in plant parts by affecting their uptake and assimilation 26 .…”

Effect of removing the spring flush and phosphor-nitrogenous fertilizing on fruit yield and quality of the late fruiting of cactus pear Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill

“…In the system production of cactus pear, several authors reported that nitrogen and phosphorus fertilizing (N-P fertilizing) affect positively fruit yield and size in not scozzolaturated plants. Moreover, treatments providing high amounts of nitrogen and phosphorus affect more fruit yield and size than other treatments of fertilization [11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18]. Some other authors indicated that mineral fertilization of cactus pear improved fruit yield.…”