BIOLOGICAL NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF ZEOLITE-BASED SOIL ENHANCERS
Keywords:
substrates, zeolites, natural peat, vegetable, seedlings
Abstract
A series of greenhouse experiments were conducted in order to determine the biological nutritional value of the substrate mixtures based on newly designed zeolite soil enhancers made to replace an earlier registered commercial enhancer (ZeoPlant™). Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) was used as a test species. Plant height, number of leaves, and fresh plant mass were measured. During the preliminary experiments the optimal ratio of enriched zeolites in the peat-based substrate mixtures was verified (about 25% volumetric), as well as usability of Pirotski peat for preparation of substrate mixtures. Enriched zeolites (EZa, EZb, EZc, EZd) were mixed in optimal ratio with Pirotski peat and compared to commercial zeolite-based substrate mixture that was used as a control treatment. The control treatment showed the best results. On the other side the differences between other treatments were not significant, but they indicate that some of the examined soil enhancers have a great potential for application in vegetable seedling production.
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Džamić, R., Stevanović, D., Jakovljević, M. (1996). Praktikum iz agrohemije (Agrochemistry handbook). Univerzitet u Beogradu, Poljoprivredni fakultet, Zemun, Beograd (University of Belgrade, Faculty of Agriculture, Zemun, Belgrade), 1-162.
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George, R. A. (2009). Vegetable seed production. CABI Oxfordshire and Cambridge, 1-320.
Gutierrez-Miceli, F.A., Santiago-Borraz, J., Molina, J.A.M.,Nafate, C.C., Abud-Archila, M., Llaven, M.A.O., Dendooven, L. (2007). Vermicompost as a soil supplement to improve growth, yield and fruit quality of tomato (Lycopersicum esculentum). Bioresource Technology, 98(15), 2781-2786.
Herrera, F., Castill, J E., Chica, A.F., Bellido, L.L. (2008). Use of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) as a growing medium in the nursery production of tomato plants. Bioresource Technology, 99(2), 287-296.
Ilin, Ž., Đurovka, M., Marković, V., Mišković, A., Vujasinović, V. (2002). Savremena tehnologija proizvodnje rasada u zaštićenom prostoru (Contemporary technology of the seedlings production in greenhouses). Časopis za procesnu tehniku i energetiku u poljoprivredi PTEP, 6(3-4), 131-133.
Ilin, Ž., Mišković, A., Vujasinović, V. (2003). Uticaj zapremine i vrste supstrata na kvalitet rasada paradajza (Effect of the volume and supstrate type on the tomato seedlings quality). Časopis za procesnu tehniku i energetiku u poljoprivredi PTEP, 7(5), 137-140.
Kljajić, P., Andrić, G., Adamović, M., Pražić-Golić, M. (2011). Possibilities of application of natural zeolites in stored wheat grain protection against pest insects. Journal on processing and Energy in Agriculture, 15(1), 12-16.
Križak, D. D., Maksimović, M. S., Vojnović, D. R. (2014). 'Jablanica 1': Prospective zeolite deposit. Tehnika, 69(2), 225-230.
MAFWM (2021) – Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management of Republic of Serbia, Plant Protection Directorate https://novi.uzb.minpolj.gov.rs/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Lista_sredstava_za_ishranu_bilja_i_opl_zemljista_za_org_proizvodnju_na_dan_14maj2021.pdf
Marković, V., Takac, A., Ilin, Z. (1994). Enriched zeolite as a substrate component in the production of pepper and tomato seedlings. Hydroponics and Transplant Production 396, 321-328.
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Republic of Serbia (2009), Zakon o sredstvima za ishranu bilja i oplemenjivačima zemljišta (Law on fertilizers and soil enhancers). Službeni glasnik Republike Srbije broj 41/2009 (Official Gazette Republic of Serbia No. 41/2009) https://www.ekapija.com/dokumenti/pravilnik_sredstva_za_ishranu_bilja.pdf (Accessed: 11.12.2020.)
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Šupić, S., Milović, T., Šešlija, M. (2018). Availability of alternative materials with cementitious properties in Serbia. Proceedings of the 6th International conference, Contemporary achievements in civil engineering Subotica, Serbia 289-296.
Ugrinović, M., Girek, Z., Brdar-Jokanović, M., Adžić, S., Pavlović, S., Damnjanović, J., Zečević, B. (2018). Supstrati za organsku proizvodnju rasada paradajza. Ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, 55(2), 65-71.
Zdravković, J., Marković, Ž., Pavlović, R., Zdravković, M. (2012). Paradajz (Tomato). Institut za povrtarstvo, Smederevska Palanka i Univerzitet u Kragujevcu, Agronomski fakultet, Čačak (Institute for vegetable crops, Smederevska Palanka and University of Kragujevac, Faculty of Agronomy).
Zhang R.H., Duan, Z.Q., Li, Z.G. (2012). Use of spent mushroom substrate as growing media for tomato and cucumber seedlings. Pedosphere, 22(3), 333–342.
Zmora-Nahum, S., Hadar, Y., Chen, Y. (2007) Physico-chemical properties of commercial composts varying in their source materials and country of origin. Soil Biology and Biochemistry, 39(6), 1263-1276.
Zoranović, M., Bajkin, A., Potkonjak, V. (2009). Filtration treatments of exhaust air from hog buildings. PTEP 13(1), 40-44.
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