Effect of Peat-Perlite Substrate Compaction in Hiko V265 Trays on the Growth of Fagus sylvatica L. Seedlings
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Levels of Compaction
2.2. Plant Growth
2.3. Laboratory Analysis
2.4. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Growth
3.2. Dry Matter
3.3. Quality Indices
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Parameter | Variant | ||||||||
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V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | V5 | V6 | V7 | V8 | V9 | |
Wet substrate weight (60% H2O) (g) | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 |
Actual bulk density (g∙cm−1) | 0.196 | 0.211 | 0.226 | 0.242 | 0.257 | 0.272 | 0.287 | 0.302 | 0.317 |
Dry bulk density (g∙cm−1) * | 0.078 | 0.085 | 0.091 | 0.097 | 0.103 | 0.109 | 0.115 | 0.121 | 0.127 |
Porosity | 95.13 | 94.69 | 94.31 | 93.94 | 93.56 | 93.19 | 92.81 | 92.44 | 92.06 |
Variant | Growth Parameter | ||
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SH (cm) | RCD (mm) | LA (cm2) | |
V1 | 41.13 ± 9.12 b | 5.38 ± 1.37 a | 257.35 ± 134.99 a |
V2 | 44.47 ± 10.31 ab | 4.74 ± 1.32 a | 210.29 ± 139.91 a |
V3 | 45.82 ± 10.08 ab | 5.00 ± 1.25 a | 231.15 ± 131.02 a |
V4 | 45.49 ± 9.68 ab | 5.00 ± 1.20 a | 223.13 ± 159.41 a |
V5 | 46.27 ± 10.89 ab | 4.77 ± 1.53 a | 224.26 ± 150.45 a |
V6 | 48.19 ± 9.85 a | 4.81 ± 1.39 a | 205.11 ± 131.10 a |
V7 | 44.57 ± 8.98 ab | 4.89 ± 1.33 a | 176.50 ± 135.86 a |
V8 | 47.51 ± 10.57 ab | 5.08 ± 1.46 a | 215.73 ± 162.83 a |
V9 | 48.18 ± 11.27 a | 5.40 ± 1.59 a | 248.85 ± 164.97 a |
Mean | 45.81 ± 10.37 | 5.01 ± 1.41 | 221.88 ± 147.70 |
Variant | Dry Weight (g) | Dry Weight of Root Parts (g) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Stems | Leaves | Roots | (a) | (b) | (c) | |
V1 | 2.384 ± 1.43 a | 1.236 ± 0.72 a | 1.695 ± 1.09 b | 0.924 ± 0.58 a | 0.483 ± 0.35 b | 0.288 ± 0.20 c |
V2 | 1.871 ± 1.19 a | 0.918 ± 0.62 a | 0.905 ± 0.64 a | 0.514 ± 0.37 b | 0.245 ± 0.19 a | 0.146 ± 0.12 a |
V3 | 2.157 ± 1.25 a | 1.000 ± 0.61 a | 1.105 ± 0.69 a | 0.668 ± 0.40 ab | 0.287 ± 0.22 a | 0.150 ± 0.13 a |
V4 | 2.155 ± 1.27 a | 1.007 ± 0.60 a | 1.139 ± 0.71 ab | 0.659 ± 0.39 ab | 0.320 ± 0.25 ab | 0.160 ± 0.11 a |
V5 | 2.293 ± 1.75 a | 0.912 ± 0.70 a | 1.078 ± 0.92 a | 0.628 ± 0.50 ab | 0.309 ± 0.31 ab | 0.141 ± 0.14 a |
V6 | 2.238 ± 1.53 a | 0.975 ± 0.70 a | 1.089 ± 0.89 a | 0.654 ± 0.49 ab | 0.313 ± 0.31 a | 0.122 ± 0.11 ab |
V7 | 1.997 ± 1.28 a | 1.027 ± 0.72 a | 1.029 ± 0.71 a | 0.657 ± 0.41 ab | 0.283 ± 0.25 a | 0.090 ± 0.08 ab |
V8 | 2.451 ± 1.64 a | 1.123 ± 0.83 a | 1.021 ± 0.81 a | 0.701 ± 0.54 ab | 0.243 ± 0.23 a | 0.079 ± 0.10 ab |
V9 | 2.712 ± 1.86 a | 1.232 ± 0.93 a | 1.120 ± 0.89 a | 0.865 ± 0.66 a | 0.200 ± 0.23 a | 0.055 ± 0.07 b |
Mean | 2.261 ± 1.51 | 1.050 ± 0.74 | 1.134 ± 0.86 | 0.699 ± 0.51 | 0.298 ± 0.28 | 0.137 ± 0.14 |
Variant | Quality Indicator | |
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SQ | S/R | |
V1 | 7.82 ± 1.27 c | 1.47 ± 0.36 e |
V2 | 9.58 ± 1.42 ab | 2.19 ± 0.46 abc |
V3 | 9.31 ± 1.20 a | 2.03 ± 0.41 a |
V4 | 9.30 ± 1.45 a | 2.05 ± 0.80 ab |
V5 | 10.1 ± 1.76 ab | 2.35 ± 0.66 abcd |
V6 | 10.4 ± 1.53 b | 2.48 ± 1.17 bcd |
V7 | 9.37 ± 1.34 ab | 2.14 ± 0.49 abc |
V8 | 9.64 ± 1.48 ab | 2.60 ± 0.66 cd |
V9 | 9.22 ± 1.74 a | 2.80 ± 0.95 d |
Mean | 9.42 ± 1.63 | 2.25 ± 0.81 |
Variant | Mean Total Root Length | Coarse Roots (Diameter > 2 mm) | Fine Roots (Diameter 2–0.5 mm) | Very Fine Roots (Diameter ≤ 0.5 mm) | ||||||
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(a) | (b) | (c) | (a) | (b) | (c) | (a) | (b) | (c) | ||
V1 | 2108.3 ± 1774.9 b | 22.9 ± 8.7 | 11.0 ± 5.2 b | 2.6 ± 2.9 b | 41.2 ± 30.3 | 52.8 ± 47.0 b | 35.2 ± 26.8 b | 415.5 ± 458.7 | 728.3 ± 701.5 | 872.5 ± 787.9 |
V2 | 871.9 ± 1204.6 a | 15.8 ± 11.1 | 4.6 ± 6.7 ab | 0.8 ± 1.8 ab | 24.6 ± 15.0 | 17.3 ± 11.7 a | 10.2 ± 10.8 a | 173.2 ± 190.2 | 245.4 ± 308.3 | 380.0 ± 720.6 |
V3 | 1455.5 ± 1463.5 a | 22.6 ± 8.5 | 8.6 ± 8.5 ab | 0.9 ± 2.3 ab | 22.7 ± 12.2 | 15.8 ± 9.8 a | 9.3 ± 5.8 a | 434.9 ± 460.9 | 519.8 ± 720.4 | 421.1 ± 500.3 |
V4 | 2056.7 ± 1480.1 a | 18.7 ± 6.4 | 4.1 ± 3.5 ab | 0.2 ± 0.3 a | 28.6 ± 11.2 | 24.6 ± 17.2 ab | 31.2 ± 39.9 ab | 416.2 ± 299.9 | 416.2 ± 299.9 | 923.2 ± 814.2 |
V5 | 2361.3 ± 1895.3 a | 23.4 ± 7.4 | 8.9 ± 7.3 ab | 0.3 ± 0.6 ab | 27.8 ± 14.6 | 27.2 ± 22.6 ab | 20.6 ± 21.6 ab | 585.1 ± 531 | 787.2 ± 732.9 | 880.8 ± 728.9 |
V6 | 1353.0 ± 966.0 a | 18.4 ± 7.4 | 6.4 ± 4.3 ab | 0.0 ± 0.1 a | 25.8 ± 13.0 | 29.6 ± 21.7 ab | 13.8 ± 10.5 ab | 352.9 ± 259.2 | 484.3 ± 392.9 | 421.8 ± 365.4 |
V7 | 1167.1 ± 1109.4 a | 15.6 ± 5.6 | 3.4 ± 3.3 ab | 0.2 ± 0.5 a | 25.9 ± 8.8 | 12.8 ± 6.3 a | 4.8 ± 5.6 a | 343.2 ± 339.6 | 272.5 ± 135.2 | 488.6 ± 708.5 |
V8 | 956.0 ± 881.2 a | 16.4 ± 7.0 | 5.1 ± 5.7 ab | 0.0 ± 0.0 a | 25.6 ± 18.9 | 16.8 ± 11.0 a | 4.6 ± 2.7 a | 456.6 ± 556.7 | 273.5 ± 233.7 | 157.5 ± 113.2 |
V9 | 1248.6 ± 1383.1 a | 19.8 ± 9.6 | 1.6 ± 2.4 a | 0.0 ± 0.0 a | 46.4 ± 40.7 | 10.9 ± 7.9 a | 4.1 ± 5.3 a | 808.9 ± 1028.1 | 220.9 ± 218.4 | 136.2 ± 173.0 |
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Pająk, K.; Kormanek, M.; Małek, S.; Banach, J. Effect of Peat-Perlite Substrate Compaction in Hiko V265 Trays on the Growth of Fagus sylvatica L. Seedlings. Sustainability 2022, 14, 4585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084585
Pająk K, Kormanek M, Małek S, Banach J. Effect of Peat-Perlite Substrate Compaction in Hiko V265 Trays on the Growth of Fagus sylvatica L. Seedlings. Sustainability. 2022; 14(8):4585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084585
Chicago/Turabian StylePająk, Katarzyna, Mariusz Kormanek, Stanisław Małek, and Jacek Banach. 2022. "Effect of Peat-Perlite Substrate Compaction in Hiko V265 Trays on the Growth of Fagus sylvatica L. Seedlings" Sustainability 14, no. 8: 4585. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14084585