Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture

The effects of organic soilless substrates on growth and yield of ginger were studied. In soilless production system, many types of growing media or substrates such as rockwool, perlite, vermiculite and peat have been used to grow many kinds of crops. Alternative substrates that are cheaper and lo...

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Main Authors:	Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, Mohamad Abd Manas, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, Rohaya Ahmad, Adzmi Yaacob
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Published:	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015
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spelling	ukm-103462017-04-21T09:39:45Z http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10346/ Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, Mohamad Abd Manas, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, Rohaya Ahmad, Adzmi Yaacob, The effects of organic soilless substrates on growth and yield of ginger were studied. In soilless production system, many types of growing media or substrates such as rockwool, perlite, vermiculite and peat have been used to grow many kinds of crops. Alternative substrates that are cheaper and locally available such as coconut fibres and burnt paddy husks should be used as alternative media. The main objective of the study was to determine the most suitable organic growth substrate for cultivation of ginger using fertigation technique. The study was conducted under the side-netted rain shelter equipped with an irrigation system to supply fertiliser solution at a regulated time schedule. Five combinations of growth substrates were evaluated: 100% coir dust; 100% burnt paddy husks; 70% coir dust + 30% burnt paddy husks; 30% coir dust + 70% burnt paddy husks; and 50% coir dust + 50% burnt paddy husks. The ginger plants were selected randomly and the rhizomes were harvested 3 – 9 months after sowing. Plants grown in 100% coir dust gave the best growth performance and yield compared to the other treatments. They produced the highest shoot height (123 ± 23 cm), shoot fresh weight (1,340 ± 235 g) and rhizome yield (5,480 ± 325 g per plant). The lowest rhizome yield (2,570 ± 135 g) was obtained from plants planted in 30% coir dust + 70% burnt paddy husks. Hence, it can be concluded that the ginger plants cultivated in 100% coir dust substrate using fertigation technique gave the best plant growth and yields. Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia 2015-10 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10346/1/44_1_12.pdf Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, and Mohamad Abd Manas, and Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, and Rohaya Ahmad, and Adzmi Yaacob, (2015) Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture. Malaysian Applied Biology, 44 (3). pp. 63-68. ISSN 0126-8643 http://www.mabjournal.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=520&catid=59:current-view&Itemid=56
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description	The effects of organic soilless substrates on growth and yield of ginger were studied. In soilless production system, many types of growing media or substrates such as rockwool, perlite, vermiculite and peat have been used to grow many kinds of crops. Alternative substrates that are cheaper and locally available such as coconut fibres and burnt paddy husks should be used as alternative media. The main objective of the study was to determine the most suitable organic growth substrate for cultivation of ginger using fertigation technique. The study was conducted under the side-netted rain shelter equipped with an irrigation system to supply fertiliser solution at a regulated time schedule. Five combinations of growth substrates were evaluated: 100% coir dust; 100% burnt paddy husks; 70% coir dust + 30% burnt paddy husks; 30% coir dust + 70% burnt paddy husks; and 50% coir dust + 50% burnt paddy husks. The ginger plants were selected randomly and the rhizomes were harvested 3 – 9 months after sowing. Plants grown in 100% coir dust gave the best growth performance and yield compared to the other treatments. They produced the highest shoot height (123 ± 23 cm), shoot fresh weight (1,340 ± 235 g) and rhizome yield (5,480 ± 325 g per plant). The lowest rhizome yield (2,570 ± 135 g) was obtained from plants planted in 30% coir dust + 70% burnt paddy husks. Hence, it can be concluded that the ginger plants cultivated in 100% coir dust substrate using fertigation technique gave the best plant growth and yields.
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author	Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, Mohamad Abd Manas, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, Rohaya Ahmad, Adzmi Yaacob,
spellingShingle	Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, Mohamad Abd Manas, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, Rohaya Ahmad, Adzmi Yaacob, Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
author_facet	Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd, Mohamad Abd Manas, Norrizah Jaafar Sidik, Rohaya Ahmad, Adzmi Yaacob,
author_sort	Yaseer Suhaimi Mohd,
title	Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
title_short	Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
title_full	Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
title_fullStr	Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
title_full_unstemmed	Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
title_sort	effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture
publisher	Penerbit Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
publishDate	2015
url	http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10346/ http://journalarticle.ukm.my/10346/1/44_1_12.pdf
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Effects of organic substrates on growth and yield of ginger cultivated using soilless culture

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