Studies on adaptability of Tagetes patula to straw-stalk culture media
Year: 2010
Type: article
Abstract: This study addressed the pot experimentation for Tagetes patula, using culture media from materials of several familiar crop straw-stalks (haulm, banana stalk, corn stalk) and stalk of Vetiveria zizanioiaes. Turf soils were utilized as control media for T. patula. The adaptability of T. patula to culture media from different managed straw-stalks was also discussed. Our results showed that fresh stalk of V. zizanioiaes was directly fit for culture media of T. patula, and fresh stalks of corn, banana and haulm were not directly fit for culture media of T. patula. The fresh stalks were arranged for outdoor storage and then used as curlture media for T. patula. These stacked media were preferable to fresh stalks for growth of T. patula. Futhermore, the stacked corn stalk was fitter for culture media than the control media. In addition, the mixtures of the stacked stalks of corn, haulm and banana and imported turf soils mixed tegether with the volumes 1∶1, respectively. All they were fit for culture media of T. patula. The growth effects were better on mixtures of the stacked stalks and turf soils than any single straw-stalk media.
Source: Guangdong nongye kexue
Author: XU Yong-ping
Institution: South China Agricultural University
Language: English
Subfield: Plant Science
Domain: Life Sciences
SDG: Zero hunger
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $726
OpenAlex ID: W2375537506