Evaluation of growth media incorporating cotton ginning by-products for vegetable production

dc.contributor.author	Khah, EM	en
dc.contributor.author	Petropoulos, SA	en
dc.contributor.author	Karapanos, IC	en
dc.contributor.author	Passam, HC	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-06-06T06:51:47Z
dc.date.available	2014-06-06T06:51:47Z
dc.date.issued	2012	en
dc.identifier.issn	1065657X	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://62.217.125.90/xmlui/handle/123456789/5694
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dc.subject.other	Chlorophyll contents	en
dc.subject.other	Cotton ginning	en
dc.subject.other	Dry weight	en
dc.subject.other	Economical value	en
dc.subject.other	Fresh weight	en
dc.subject.other	Growth media	en
dc.subject.other	Plant growth	en
dc.subject.other	Plant height	en
dc.subject.other	Raphanus	en
dc.subject.other	Spinacia	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable crops	en
dc.subject.other	Vegetable productions	en
dc.subject.other	Winter crops	en
dc.subject.other	Byproducts	en
dc.subject.other	Chlorophyll	en
dc.subject.other	Cotton	en
dc.subject.other	Crops	en
dc.subject.other	Peat	en
dc.subject.other	Plant life extension	en
dc.subject.other	Soils	en
dc.subject.other	Composting	en
dc.subject.other	chlorophyll	en
dc.subject.other	compost	en
dc.subject.other	cotton	en
dc.subject.other	crop production	en
dc.subject.other	growth rate	en
dc.subject.other	harvesting	en
dc.subject.other	sowing	en
dc.subject.other	transplantation	en
dc.subject.other	vegetable	en
dc.subject.other	Gossypium hirsutum	en
dc.subject.other	Lactuca	en
dc.subject.other	Lactuca sativa	en
dc.subject.other	Raphanus	en
dc.subject.other	Raphanus sativus	en
dc.subject.other	Spinacia	en
dc.subject.other	Spinacia oleracea	en
dc.title	Evaluation of growth media incorporating cotton ginning by-products for vegetable production	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.publicationDate	2012	en
heal.abstract	The suitability of by-products from the cotton ginning industry for incorporation into growth media for three vegetable crops was examined. Composts were prepared by mixing the by-product with soil in 5 ratios (20: 80, 40: 60, 60: 40, 80: 20, 100: 0, v/v compost and soil). Seeds of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.), radish (Raphanus sativas L.) and spinach (Spinacia oleraceae L.) were sown directly within the composts and in 100% peat (control) in October (autumn crop) and December (winter crop). Plant growth (height, leaf number, dry and fresh weight, chlorophyll content) was recorded 19 and 17 days after transplantation (first and second sowing respectively) and at harvest. Fresh and dry weight was recorded at harvest. Overall, plant height and leaf number were higher when the growth media consisted principally of compost (higher ratios of cotton by-product: soil) than in the control (peat), whereas among the various ratios of compost: soil significant differences were recorded, media with a high compost content showing better growth in most cases. Similar results were reported for fresh and dry weight and chlorophyll content, except for dry weight in the second sowing, where growth media with a lower compost content had a higher dry weight. In conclusion, the incorporation of the cotton ginning by-product into compost resulted in better growth of lettuce, spinach and radish, suggesting that the use of this material may be of economical value as a spin-off product for the cotton ginning plant and also as a means of reducing present pollution of the environment due to the accumulation of waste material.	en
heal.journalName	Compost Science and Utilization	en
dc.identifier.issue	1	en
dc.identifier.volume	20	en
dc.identifier.spage	24	en
dc.identifier.epage	28	en