The Impact of Different Organic Fertilizers on the Yield and Quality Characteristics of Cauliflower Grown in the Field and Greenhouse
International Conference on Agriculture, Forest, Food Sciences and Technologies, Nevşehir, Turkey, 15 - 17 May 2017, pp.885, (Full Text)
- Publication Type: Conference Paper / Full Text
- City: Nevşehir
- Country: Turkey
- Page Numbers: pp.885
- Akdeniz University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Cauliflower is located in the Brassicaceae family and production in Turkey is made in
autumn and winter months. The study was carried out in 2016-2017 at Akdeniz University Agricultural Faculty Research and Application Greenhouse and in field conditions in Aksu province of Antalya. It was aimed to determine the effect of different organic fertilizers which can be used in organic cauliflower cultivation under the conditions of greenhouse and field cultivation to yield and some quality criteria. In the study, vermicompost, bat guano and synthetic chemical fertilizer were applied as fertilizer material. Serac F1 cauliflower (Brassica oleraceae L. var. Botrytis) was used as plant material. At the end of the experiment; plant height, root length, stem diameter, leave width, leave length, number of leaves, fresh and dry weight of root, stem and crown, crown diameter, crown height and macro and micro nutrient contents were determined. As a result of statistical evaluation, it was determined that higher
yield and mean values of plant growth and development were obtained in field conditions. When the effects of fertilizer applications are evaluated, it has been found that organic fertilizers can compete with chemical fertilizers. The application of chemical fertilizer was only statistically better than organic fertilizers in the K intake in field conditions and Ca intake in greenhouse conditions. Statistically, the highest crown fresh weight in field and greenhouse conditions was obtained from vermicompost application. At the end of the study, statistically significant differences were found between the growth conditions and fertilizer applications in terms of vegetative growth criteria, average yield and content of macro and micro nutrient elements.