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dc.contributor.author | Nyakach, Samwel | |
dc.contributor.author | Owido, Seth F.O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Onyando, Japheth O. | |
dc.date.issued | 2018-02 | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2021-07-01T12:31:22Z | |
dc.date.available | 2021-07-01T12:31:22Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://41.89.96.81:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/2638 | |
dc.description.abstract | In aggregate hydroponics, the suitability of a particular medium is often guided by its physical properties. However these may not provide adequate evaluation. By growing a crop, the growth characteristics can also be used to guide medium preparation and selection. Tomatoes (Anna F1variety) were grown in containers under a greenhouse and provided with equal amount of nutrient solution. The expanded black cotton soil was prepared by mixing with rice husk at a ratio of 90:10, fired at 750oC for 30 minutes and size reduced to various textures.The crops planted in the expanded clay aggregates performed betterthan the black cotton soil bothin terms of stem elongation and enlargement due to improved drainage, nutrient flow and aeration conditions. The root length density was 25654 m m-3in black cotton soil, being the highest and lowest in the coarse aggregates which had 9433m m-3. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Canadian Center of Science and Education | en_US |
dc.subject | Evaluation of plant growth | en_US |
dc.title | Evaluation of plant growth on expanded black cotton soil. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
Appears in Collections: | Faculty of Agriculture |
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