Utilization of waste wool as substrate amendment in pot cultivation of tomato, sweet pepper, and eggplant

• Autorzy: Gorecki R. S. , Gorecki M. T.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Sheep wool can be a waste products of sheep husbandry. Its safe utilization evokes several serious problems. Therefore, it was of interest to check out the usefulness of wool as a fertilizer and/or substrate. The aim of the experiments reported in this paper was to evaluate the effect of the washed sheep wool used as an amendment to peat-based growing substrate on growth and yield of tomato, sweet pepper, and eggplant. The layer of wool was spread on 5 cm thick strata of substrate and covered with the same substrate at a rate of 10 g wool per 1 dm3 of substrate. Plants were grown individually in containers. It was stated that the addition of wool caused up to 33% higher yields, especially for tomato and pepper. Wool amendment caused changes in nutrients content of substrate and leaves. Thus, sheep wool can serve as a valuable and environmentally friendly fertilizer.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

utilization; waste wool; substrate; organic substrate; pot cultivation; tomato; sweet pepper; eggplant; Lycopersicon esculentum; Solanum melongena; Capsicum annuum; yield

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Polish Journal of Environmental Studies
• Rocznik: 2010
• Tom: 19
• Numer: 5
• Opis fizyczny: p.1083-1087,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Gorecki R. S.

• Research Institute of Vegetable Crops, Konstytucji 3-go Maja 1/3, 96-100 Skierniewice, Poland

autor

Gorecki M. T.

• Depatrment of Zoology, Institute of Zoology, Poznan University of Life Sciences, Wojska Polskiego 71C, 60-625 Poznan, Poland

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