ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2013, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (2): 128-132. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2013.02.023

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Study on the Effects of Different Substrate Ratios on Cucumber Plug Seedling

REN Jie, CUI Shi-mao, LIU Jie-cai, FU Chong-yi, MA Bo, XIA Yong-heng   

  1. Agronomy College of Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, Huhhot 010019, China
  • Received:2012-12-01 Published:2013-04-28

Abstract: In order to choose the proper substrate composition of cucumber plug seedling,the effects of physical and chemical characteristics of compound substrate mixed with commodity substrate of seedling(The main compo-nent is peat),vermiculite and sheep manure at different volume ratios on thegrowth and development of cucumber were studied. The results showed that the physical and chemical characteristics of compound substrate mixed with commodity substrate∶ sheep manure∶ vermiculite =6∶ 3∶ 1(S3)were in the proper range and the emergence rate of seedlings was more than 90%. In addition,seedlingsgrown on S3 were better than other treatments when the seed-lings were measured for dry weight,root volume,root shoot ratio,seedling strength index,g value,root activity and soluble sugar content. Therefore commodity substrate∶ sheep manure∶ vermiculite = 6∶ 3∶ 1 was more suitable to be substrate for cucumber seedling.

Key words: Substrate composition, Sheep manure, Cucumber, Plug seedling

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REN Jie, CUI Shi-mao, LIU Jie-cai, FU Chong-yi, MA Bo, XIA Yong-heng. Study on the Effects of Different Substrate Ratios on Cucumber Plug Seedling[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2013, 28(2): 128-132. doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1000-7091.2013.02.023.

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