Effects of different organic fertilizers on growth and yield potential of Solanum melongena (eggplant) in Malaysia

Eggplant is a vegetable crop where its growth rate and yield quality are largely influenced by fertilizer application. The application of organic fertilizer has high economic advantages when compared to inorganic fertilizer. The study aimed to determine the growth of eggplant and quantify its fruit...

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Published in:IOP conference series. Earth and environmental science 2022-12, Vol.1114 (1), p.12083
Main Authors: Mahamad, N I A, Samah, S N A A, Khidzir, M N A M
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrochemicals
Charcoal
Chickens
Composting
Crop yield
Dung
Fertilization
Fertilizer application
Fertilizers
Flowers
Growth rate
Leaf area
Leaves
Organic fertilizers
Plants
Plants (botany)
Poultry manure
Solanum melongena
Vermicomposting
Worms
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Summary:Eggplant is a vegetable crop where its growth rate and yield quality are largely influenced by fertilizer application. The application of organic fertilizer has high economic advantages when compared to inorganic fertilizer. The study aimed to determine the growth of eggplant and quantify its fruit yield based on the fresh weight as affected by different organic fertilization. The experiment was conducted in the Greenhouse 3, UiTM Malacca Branch, Campus Jasin from March to July 2022 with 4 treatments and 4 replications by using the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The treatments consisted of T 0 (control), T 1 (252g chicken dung), T 2 (252g vermicompost), and T 3 (252g biochar) with two split applications. The results showed that the application of chicken dung had significantly increased the plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, plant fresh weight and dry weight, and number of flowers compared to the other treatments. This study confirmed that chicken dung was the best organic fertilizer for eggplant’s growth and yield potential.
ISSN:1755-1307
1755-1315
DOI:10.1088/1755-1315/1114/1/012083