Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine

A sustainable plant management approach must be implemented to reduce environmental pollution related to agricultural activities. The plant growth performance of red spinach using cocopeat as soilless growing medium was investigated to determine the suitable ratio of biochar derived from PKS. The co...

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Main Author:	Zulbahrine, Zur Hanis Suraya
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2021
Subjects:	Soils Soil science Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Vegetables
Online Access:	https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50680/1/50680.pdf
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spelling	my-uitm-ir.506802021-09-21T07:04:42Z Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine 2021-09-20 Zulbahrine, Zur Hanis Suraya Soils. Soil science. Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Vegetables A sustainable plant management approach must be implemented to reduce environmental pollution related to agricultural activities. The plant growth performance of red spinach using cocopeat as soilless growing medium was investigated to determine the suitable ratio of biochar derived from PKS. The composition of cocopeat, biochar and fertilizer used were characterized using ICPOES and FTIR analyses. The result shows the presence of minerals such as Ca, Al,K, Mg, Zn, Na and Fe in cocopeat, biochar, fertilizer X and Y. The moisture content for cocopeat and biochar are 82.7% and 10.8% respectively. Hydgrowpipe system was used in this study. Aggregate hydroponic system was implemented for red spinach cultivation with supply of nutrient rich solution. A complete randomized design was used in three replicates with two individuals each. Three treatments were selected on mixture of different medium (cocopeat:biochar), T1 (1:0), T2 (1:1)and T3 (4:1). The pH for growing mediums is slightly acidic for T1 and neutral forT2 and T3. Data were collected on growth parameters such as plant height, number of leaves and plant fresh weight. T3 shows the highest mean plant height (19.6 cm),number of leaves, (13) and fresh weight (19.25 g). The least growing performance observed was on T2 with mean plant height (12.7 cm), number of leaves, (8) and fresh weight (5.25 g). The results revealed that biochar amendments at 20% enhance the red spinach plant growth performance. However, increasing the ratio causes the plant growth to declined. 2021-09 Thesis https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50680/ https://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/50680/1/50680.pdf text en public degree Universiti Teknologi Mara Perlis Faculty of Applied Sciences
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topic	Soils Soil science Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Vegetables
spellingShingle	Soils Soil science Including soil surveys, soil chemistry, soil structure, soil-plant relationships Vegetables Zulbahrine, Zur Hanis Suraya Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine
description	A sustainable plant management approach must be implemented to reduce environmental pollution related to agricultural activities. The plant growth performance of red spinach using cocopeat as soilless growing medium was investigated to determine the suitable ratio of biochar derived from PKS. The composition of cocopeat, biochar and fertilizer used were characterized using ICPOES and FTIR analyses. The result shows the presence of minerals such as Ca, Al,K, Mg, Zn, Na and Fe in cocopeat, biochar, fertilizer X and Y. The moisture content for cocopeat and biochar are 82.7% and 10.8% respectively. Hydgrowpipe system was used in this study. Aggregate hydroponic system was implemented for red spinach cultivation with supply of nutrient rich solution. A complete randomized design was used in three replicates with two individuals each. Three treatments were selected on mixture of different medium (cocopeat:biochar), T1 (1:0), T2 (1:1)and T3 (4:1). The pH for growing mediums is slightly acidic for T1 and neutral forT2 and T3. Data were collected on growth parameters such as plant height, number of leaves and plant fresh weight. T3 shows the highest mean plant height (19.6 cm),number of leaves, (13) and fresh weight (19.25 g). The least growing performance observed was on T2 with mean plant height (12.7 cm), number of leaves, (8) and fresh weight (5.25 g). The results revealed that biochar amendments at 20% enhance the red spinach plant growth performance. However, increasing the ratio causes the plant growth to declined.
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author	Zulbahrine, Zur Hanis Suraya
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title	Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine
title_short	Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine
title_full	Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine
title_fullStr	Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine
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granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Mara Perlis
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Study of plant growth performance on red spinach in soilless growing medium using biochar as amendments / Zur Hanis Suraya Zulbahrine

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