EFFECT OF SEAWEED EXTRACT AND MULCHING BY DIFFERENT PLASTIC COLOUR ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO EGGPLANTS HYBRID ( Solanum melongena L. ).

  • ABDULJEBBAR I. SAEID Dept. Of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • SUHAILA RAFEEQ F Dept. Of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • OMEED MOHAMMAD D Dept. Of Horticulture, College of Agricultural Engineering Sciences, University of Duhok
  • SAAD YOUSF ASWAD Research farm Malta Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Keywords: Seaweed, mulch, eggplant hybrid

Abstract

The experiment was done at Malta agriculture research center of Duhok, Kurdistan region-Iraq at growing season 2019 in open field to investigate the effect of plastic mulch ( without mulch, clear and black) and seaweed extract (Maxi Grow ) at three levels (0.0ml.l-1, 30 ml.l-1 and 60 ml.l-1 ) on vegetative growth and yield of two eggplants hybrid (Anomoro and Vivo ). The result showed that the clear mulch effected significantly on fruits length (cm), fruit diameter (cm), number of fruits/plant, yield/plant kg, and yield/m 2. While the black mulch was superior in fruits weight (g). However, seaweed at level 6o ml.l-1 gave the highest numbers of branch, yield/plant (kg) and yield/hectares (ton/ha). While the concentration 30 ml.l-1 increased number of fruit/plant

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Published
2021-05-24
How to Cite
SAEID, A. I., RAFEEQ F, S., MOHAMMAD D, O., & ASWAD, S. Y. (2021). EFFECT OF SEAWEED EXTRACT AND MULCHING BY DIFFERENT PLASTIC COLOUR ON VEGETATIVE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TWO EGGPLANTS HYBRID ( Solanum melongena L. ). Journal of Duhok University, 24(1), 82-93. https://doi.org/10.26682/ajuod.2021.24.1.8
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Agriculture and Veterinary Science