EFFECT OF DIFFERENT GROWING MEDIA ON BASIL VARIETIES IN SIMULATED INDOOR VERTICAL FARM
Date
2021
Authors
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DEPARTMENT OF HORTICULTURE
Abstract
The present experiment was conducted in the indoor farm of Dr. M. Wazed Mia Central Laboratory,
Sher-e-Bangla
Agricultural
University,
Dhaka
during
the
period
from
November
2020 to
April
2021 to
evaluate
the
effect
of
growing
media
on basil
varieties
in
simulated
indoor
vertical
farm.
The
experiment
consisted
of
two
factors;
Factor
A:
Growing
media
(3
levels)
as-
M
1
-
cocopeat
(20%)
+
vermicompost
(70%)
+
soil
(10%),
M
2
-
vermicompost
(90%)
+
soil
(10%),
M
3
-
biochar
(10%)
+
vermicompost
(80%)
+
soil
(10%)
and
Factor
B:
Variety
(2
levels)
as-
V
1
-
Italian
sweet
basil
and
V
2
-
Holy
basil.
The
two
factors
experiment
was
laid
out
in
Randomized
Complete
Block
Design
(RCBD)
with
three
replications.
Different
growing
media
and
varieties
significantly
influenced
on different
growth,
yield
parameter
and
nutrients
of
basil.
In
case
of
growing
media,
the
highest
plant
height
(39.08
cm),
the
number
of
leaves/plant
(86.67),
the
length
of
leaf
(9.37
cm),
leaf
breadth
(5.33
cm),
fresh
weight
(147.83
g)
and
dry
weight
(69.62
g),
oil
content
(1.23%)
were
found
from
M
1
and
those
were
minimum
in
M
3
.
Considering
the
varieties,
V
2
produced
the
highest
plant
(33.26
cm),
leaf
number
(68.11),
fresh
weight
(127.76
g)
and
dry
weight
(54.57
g).
Moreover,
the highest length of leaf (9.92 cm), leaf breadth (5.72 cm), essential oil
content (1.17%) were from V
1
. Regarding the combined effect, the highest plant height (43.60
cm), leaf number (100.33), fresh weight (159.49 g) and dry weight (74.78 g) were observed from
M
1
V
2
and the lowest plant height (16.27 cm), fresh weight (90.09 g) and dry weight (23.46 g)
were observed from M
3
V
1
. However, M
1
gave highest results in P (1.11%), K (1.93%), Na
(0.68%) and S (0.67%) and M
3
gave the lowest results. In variety, P (0.92%) and S (0.63%)
content were highest in V
1
, lowest in V
2
. Furthermore, K (1.62%) and Na (0.63%) content were
highest in V
2
, lowest in V
1
. In combination, the maximum P (1.3%), and S (0.71%) content in
basil were found in M
1
V
1
; minimum P in M
3
V
2
and S in M
3
V
2
. On the contrary, Maximum K
(2.2%) and Na (0.76%) were found in M
1
V
2
, minimum in M
3
V
1
. The results showed that the use
of vermicompost with cocopeat increased the growth, oil and nutrients in both basils.
Description
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture,
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka,
In Partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
HORTICULTURE
Keywords
BASIL, VERTICAL FARM