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Isa, M. M., Kasim, K. F., Muttalib, M. F. A., Jaafar, M. N., Rahim, Shayfull Zamree Abd, Saad, Mohd Nasir Mat, Abdullah, Mohd Mustafa Al Bakri, Tahir, Muhammad Faheem Mohd, Mortar, Nurul Aida Mohd |
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AIP Conference Proceedings; 2020, Vol. 2339 Issue 1, p1-6, 6p |
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The appropriate mixture of growing media can greatly influence the growth, performances and yield of the crops. It is crucially important for the growing media to be amended in order to provide the suitable physical and chemical properties especially for the containerized plants. Thus, the objective of this study was to determine the suitable combination growing media mixture based on the physical and chemical properties of compost, topsoil and sand. These growing media were mixed in different proportions; Mix 1 containing compost: topsoil: sand in a ratio (1:2:3); (Mix 2) containing compost: topsoil: sand (2:2:1) and Mix 3 containing compost: topsoil: sand (3:2:1). The considered growing media physical and chemical properties included mechanical analysis %, bulk density (g/cm−3), pH, EC (dSm−1), organic carbon (%), Total N (%), C:N and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). According to the results, mixture 3 with the combination of compost: topsoil: sand (3:2:1) gave the lowest bulk density compared with the other treatments. Furthermore, the pH and EC value of the mixture was at the suitable range for environmental value. In addition, the chemical properties of the growing media mixture 3 also achieved the highest CEC value, organic carbon and Total N. Based on the findings, it is concluded that potting mixture 3 that contained compost: topsoil: sand in a ratio (3:2:1) are recommended for the containerized plants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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