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Vermicompost efficacyin improvement of cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.) productivity, soilnutrients,and bacterial populationunder greenhouse condition |
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| Creator | Panida Duangkaew |
| Title | Vermicompost efficacyin improvement of cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.) productivity, soilnutrients,and bacterial populationunder greenhouse condition |
| Contributor | Sopheak Tith, Chaowanee Laosuthipong, Sararat Monkhung |
| Publisher | Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology |
| Publication Year | 2565 |
| Journal Title | Asia-Pacific Journal of Science and Technology |
| Journal Vol. | 27 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 9 |
| Keyword | Cucumber,Productivity, Soil nutrients, Vermicompost |
| URL Website | https://www.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST |
| Website title | https://so01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/APST/article/view/254819 |
| ISSN | 2539-6293 |
| Abstract | Vermicompost is an organic residuederived from the aerobic and bio-oxidative process of wastes by the action of earthworms. Vermicompost has been known as a good material to boost soil nutrients, increases the availability of nutrients to plants, improves soil structure, promotesplant growth, and suppressesplant disease. This study aimed to investigate the efficacy of vermicompost on the productivity of cucumber (Cucumis sativusL.) planted inpoor soil and its improvement of soil fertility. The experiment was laid out in Complete Randomized Design with 5 treatments: soil control, soil with chemical fertilizer application, andsoil mixed with 10%, 20%and 30% vermicompost. The results clearly revealedthat application of vermicompost hadsignificant effect on promoting plant height, number of leaves, leave area, fruit yields,and suppression ofdisease incidence(p?0.05). From the chemical analysis, mixing soil withvermicompost improved soil pH, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, available nitrogen, total phosphorus, available phosphorus, total potassium, and available potassium.Analysis of bacterial populationsdemonstrated that vermicompostsignificantlyincreased the population of bacteria in the soil (p?0.05).Based on the results, the application of 30% vermicompost showed the best positive effect on improving soil fertility, promotingcucumber growth,and improving yields in the poor soil. Therefore, application of vermicompost can be a vital choice in cucumber production for sustainable agriculture. |
