By Amir Foroutan Nia1, Abohassan Farhang Sardrodi2, Mohammad Mehdi Habibi1, Sanaz Bahman1*
- Department of Horticulture, Islamic Azad University, Karaj Branch, Karaj, Iran
- Department of Horticultural Sciences, University of Zanjan, Iran
Aloe is a plant of the family Liliaceae,
with fleshy leaves and filled with gel containing health care costs are
enormous and are used in the treatment of many diseases. To investigate the
effects of culture media on morphological and physiological parameters of
Aloe (Aloe barbadensis Miller.) plants, an experiment on the basis of
randomized complete blocks design with 13 treatment and 4 replications was
conducted in 2013.
The treatments were components of manure, sand, peat,
pumice, tea wastes and rice husks in two level (25% and 50%) with soil in two
level (50% and 75%). Effect of culture media was significant on all of
parameters except for leaf diameter and total suspended solid (TSS). Results
showed that the most number of leaves per plant (13 leaves.plant-1) and root
weight (41g.plant-1) in medium of 25% pumice + 75% soil, the most leaf width
(3.4 cm) with 25% peat + 75% soil, the maximum offset weight (65.5 g.plant-1),
gel weight (257.2 g.plant-1) and weight of plant aerial parts (547.5 g.plant-1)
in treatment of 50% pumice + 50% soil and the highest number of offset per
plant (3.25 offset.plant-1) with application of 25% tea wastes + 75% soil was
attained.
The best treatments to increase the morphological and physiological
parameters are components of pumice, peat and tea wastes in combination with
soil because of higher amount of organic carbon and cation exchange capacity
and proper pH of the media.
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Journal Name: International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR)
Publisher Name: International Network For Natural Sciences (INNSPUB)
Source: International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research @2015 Journal of agronomy
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