Effect of Growth Regulators on the Growth, Chlorophyll Development and Productivity of Euphorbia Lathyris L: A Hydrocarbon Yielding Plant

Garg, Jolly; Kumar, Ankit

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“…There was no significant increase in organic carbon percentage, soil pH, or other soil elements, and there was a decrease in exchangeable aluminum when the soils were mixed. Higher mean values of all plant parameters measured on plants grown on mixed soils can be attributed to a change in soil texture, which affects other physical properties such as water availability, infiltration rate, and aeration and to some extent chemical properties [27,28]. The mixed soil of Stockpile 1 was classified as loam soil (Table 1).…”

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The Impact of the Quality of Coal Mine Stockpile Soils on Sustainable Vegetation Growth and Productivity

2016

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Stockpiled soils are excavated from the ground during mining activities, and piled on the surface of the soil for rehabilitation purposes. These soils are often characterized by low organic matter (SOM) content, low fertility, and poor physical, chemical, and biological properties, limiting their capability for sustainable vegetation growth. The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of stockpile soils of differing depth and quality on vegetation growth and productivity. Soils were collected at three different depths (surface, mid, and deep) as well as mixed (equal proportion of surface, mid and deep) from two stockpiles (named Stockpile 1: aged 10 and Stockpile 2: 20 years) at the coal mine near Witbank in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. Soils were amended with different organic and inorganic fertilizer. A 2ˆ4ˆ5 factorial experiment in a completely randomized blocked design with four replications was established under greenhouse conditions. A grass species (Digiteria eriantha) was planted in the pots with unamended and amended soils under greenhouse conditions at 26-28˝C during the day and 16.5-18.5˝C at night. Mean values of plant height, plant cover, total fresh biomass (roots, stems and leaves), and total dry biomass were found to be higher in Stockpile 1 than in Stockpile 2 soils. Plants grown on soils with no amendments had lower mean values for major plant parameters studied. Soil amended with poultry manure and lime was found to have higher growth rate compared with soils with other soil amendments. Mixed soils had better vegetation growth than soil from other depths. Stockpiled soils in the study area cannot support vegetation growth without being amended, as evidenced by low grass growth and productivity in this study.

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Section: The Effect Of Stockpile Soil Depth On Plant Parametersmentioning

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The Impact of the Quality of Coal Mine Stockpile Soils on Sustainable Vegetation Growth and Productivity

2016

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“…Different biotic and abiotic factors may affect crop production (Orcutt and Nilsen, 2000). Soil provides most of our necessities through the plant and animal communities which develop on it (Garg and Kumar, 2012). Soil ensures physical support for plant growth and development by supplying necessary water and nutrient elements.…”

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Growth and yield performance of Aloe vera grown in different soil types of Bangladesh

Chowdhury

Rahman

Nahar

et al. 2018

J Bangladesh Agric Univ

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Plant requires suitable soil for higher yield, quality growth and desired crop productivity that differ with soil characteristics, availability of the nutrient elements and overall soil fertility. Aloe vera, a documented medicative plant, is used for numerous medical and cosmetic applications since very beginning of the civilization. An experiment was conducted in Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh to find out the most appropriate soil for A. vera cultivation. Seven types of soils viz., acid, calcareous, non-calcareous, charland, saline, peat and acid sulphate were collected from different locations of Bangladesh. Eighteenth month old Aloe vera seedlings were collected from Shomvogonj, Mymensingh and planted during last week of May, 2017 following completely randomized design (CRD) with three replications. Most of the soils were light grey in colour, acidic to neutral in nature and clay to clay loam in texture except non-calcareous and charland soils. Bulk density, particle density and field capacity ranged from 1.23−1.45 g cm−3, 2.20−2.58 g cm−3 and 27.07−30.20%, respectively. The ranges of pH, EC and organic matter contents were 3.8 to 7.8, 0.25 to 14.04 dS m−1 and 0.88 to 16.40%, respectively. The organic matter content was found as low to moderate except peat soil. Total N, exchangeable K, available P and S contents ranged from 0.05−0.95%, 0.17−0.73 cmol kg−1, 3.09−12.10 and 11.06−735.12 µg g−1 soil, respectively. Growth and leaf biomass yield of A. vera was significantly influenced by different soil types. The highest plant height, leaf number, leaf area and leaf fresh weight were recorded from the plant grown in non-calcareous soil whereas maximum fresh gel weight, dry leaf weight and yield increase over acid sulphate soil were found from the plant grown in calcareous soil. The highest fresh leaf gel weight (907 g plant−1) was obtained from the plant grown in calcareous soil which was identical with the gel weight (880 g plant−1) of the plant grown in acid soil. The yield increase of acid, non-calcareous, charland, saline1 (6.32 dS m−1) and saline2 (8.14 dS m−1) soils over acid sulphate soil were 718, 712, 394, 144 and 86%, respectively. The overall performance of the soils in relation to leaf biomass yield was of the following order: calcareous ≥ acid ≥ non-calcareous > charland > saline1 (6.32 dS m−1) > saline2 (8.14 dS m−1) > peat > acid sulphate soil. The results suggest that farmers could be advised to grow A. vera either in calcareous or acid soils of Bangladesh. Since calcareous and non-calcareous soils are mostly used for growing cereals, pulses, cash crop like sugarcane, fruits etc., acid soil could be used for cultivating this important medicinal crop considering the socio-economic conditions of the country. J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(3): 448–456, December 2018

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“…Soil types influences the growth of plants directly or indirectly by interacting with a large number of factors and have been studied in different crops like sweet pepper [7]. The water infiltration rate has direct influence on the morphological characters [8]. Optimum moisture condition for any crop may vary depending on many factors such as soil type, climate conditions, growth rate, habit etc.…”

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Influence of soil texture and bed preparation on growth performance in Plectranthus vettiveroides

Safeer¹

2013

IOSR-JAVS

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As part of development of agrotechnology package of practices for large scale cultivation ofPlectranthus vettiveroides experiments were conducted to study the effect of soil texture using different ratios of sand and loam soil. Experiments were also conducted to study the influence of land preparation methods for optimum growth and yield attributes. The results revealed that in pure sandy soil raised bed of 60 cm height with a layer of coconut husks at entire edges of top boundary can be recommended for the optimum growth and yield attributes in P. vettiveroides.

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Effect of Growth Regulators on the Growth, Chlorophyll Development and Productivity of Euphorbia Lathyris L: A Hydrocarbon Yielding Plant

Cited by 6 publications

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The Impact of the Quality of Coal Mine Stockpile Soils on Sustainable Vegetation Growth and Productivity

The Impact of the Quality of Coal Mine Stockpile Soils on Sustainable Vegetation Growth and Productivity

Growth and yield performance of Aloe vera grown in different soil types of Bangladesh

Influence of soil texture and bed preparation on growth performance in Plectranthus vettiveroides

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