Plant Dry Matter Production and Partitioning with the Use of Human Urine / Janardan Khadka in Nepalese Horticulture, v. 8/9 ([07/25/2012])

Public ISBD [article]  inNepalese Horticulture > v. 8/9 [07/25/2012] . - 29-34 p. Title : Plant Dry Matter Production and Partitioning with the Use of Human Urine Material Type: printed text Authors: Janardan Khadka, Author ; Devendra Shrestha, Author Publication Date: 2012 Article on page: 29-34 p. Languages : English (eng) Keywords: Human  urine,  plant  dry  matter,  root  morphology,  sour  lime,vermicompost Abstract: Urine is a well-balanced nitrogen-rich quick-acting liquid Organic fertilizer. The study aimed to know the responses of plants in relation to dry matter production and partitioning, and variation in root morphology to organic fertilizers like urine and vermicompost compared with control. Sour lime (Citrus aurentifolia) was selected as planting material. Pot and root box experiments were conducted. The absolute plant growth parameters like shoot dry weight, root dry weight and total plant dry weight were not differ significantly in both pot and root box experiments compared to control. However, results from both experiments indicated that human urine application in sour lime had different plant growth and development response (promote more shoot biomass than roots, seminal root length, root branching number and total root length) and it might be important in quality sapling production, plant mortality rate reduction during transplanting and quality fruits production. [article] Plant Dry Matter Production and Partitioning with the Use of Human Urine [printed text] / Janardan Khadka, Author ; Devendra Shrestha, Author . - 2012 . - 29-34 p. Languages : English (eng) in Nepalese Horticulture > v. 8/9 [07/25/2012] . - 29-34 p. Keywords: Human  urine,  plant  dry  matter,  root  morphology,  sour  lime,vermicompost Abstract: Urine is a well-balanced nitrogen-rich quick-acting liquid Organic fertilizer. The study aimed to know the responses of plants in relation to dry matter production and partitioning, and variation in root morphology to organic fertilizers like urine and vermicompost compared with control. Sour lime (Citrus aurentifolia) was selected as planting material. Pot and root box experiments were conducted. The absolute plant growth parameters like shoot dry weight, root dry weight and total plant dry weight were not differ significantly in both pot and root box experiments compared to control. However, results from both experiments indicated that human urine application in sour lime had different plant growth and development response (promote more shoot biomass than roots, seminal root length, root branching number and total root length) and it might be important in quality sapling production, plant mortality rate reduction during transplanting and quality fruits production.