Comparison of Date-Palm wastes and Perlite as culture substrates on growing indices in greenhouse cucumber

Different substrates have several materials which could have direct and/or indirect effects on plant growth and development. Therefore selecting the best substrate between the vru·ious materials is imperative to plant productivity. This reseru·ch was cruTied out with using a completely randomized design with three treatments and seven replications. The treatments were including perlite, Date-palm waste and soil. Dming plant growth liTigation rate, temperature, hmnidity, pest control for all treatments were similar. Cucumis Stativus cultivar was used for seeds. Dming plant growth Papadopolus f01mula with fertigation method used for nutrient solution. Some physiochemical chru·acteristics of cultivation substrates were measured. The growth indices of cucumber plant were measured at the end of growth period. Results showed that higher amol.lllt of yield, biomass weight, SD, plant height, root weight, LAI and fmit TSS related to date-Palm waste that had a significant difference with soil at 5% level but generally had not any significant difference at 5% level as compared with perlite substrate.

Comparison of Date-Palm wastes and Perlite as culture substrates on growing indices in greenhouse cucumber Keywords:

Date-Palm waste , perlite , substrate , greenhouse , cucumber