ARTICLE
TITLE

Effects of water flow rate and surface cover plant density on the growth of duckweed (Lemna minor L.)

SUMMARY

Globally, agriculture sector is facing unprecedented challenges in producing fertilizers and increasing the amount of fertilizer production without having negative impact on the environment. Thus, the organic fertilizers are needed to be produced as they do not give any damages to the environment. Duckweed plant has a lot of potentials that can be used in the agriculture sector. This plant can breed in approximately 16-48 hours by splitting. The water needs and its breeding speed ability are the basis for conducting this research. The research objective was to determine the effect of water flow rate and surface cover plant density on the growth and yield of duckweed plants. This research was conducted in November–December 2018 in Cangkringan District, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The experiment was arranged in a split plot design. The main plot was irrigation water flow rate, consisting of two levels, namely large water flow rate (0.336 L.second-1) and small water flow rate (0.085 L.second-1). The subplot was the density of the duckweed plant surface cover, consisting of 10%, 20%, 40% and 60%. The results of this study indicated there was no effect of water flow rate on the plant growth, yield, and yield quality of duckweed plants. The C/N ratio of the duckweed plants fulfilled the requirement to be used as green manure.

 Articles related

Halil Yeninar,Ethem Akyol,Alaeddin Yörük    

This study was carried out to determine the effects of additive feeding with pollen and water on honey yield, colony population, winter loses and wintering ability of colonies in pine honey production season in Mugla province of Turkey. Total twenty hone... see more


Ingri Dayana, Bandi Hermawan , Yudhi Harini Bertham, Dwi Wahyuni Ganefianti    

Soil water availability to the plants is a range of water content between the field capacity and the permanent wilting point (PWP) conditions. The PWP is defined as the lower limit of soil water content that the plant can extract water from the soil as i... see more


Kamoru Akanni Adeniran,Kola Yusuff Kareem,Karamarudeen Olaniyi Yusuf,Stephen O. Afolayan    

The effects of magnetic treatment of irrigation water on growth and yield of potted celosia plants (Celosia argentae) grown inside a screen house were investigated. The study was carried out using Completely Randomised Design replicated five times. Water... see more


Kamile Ulukapi,Zehra Kurt,Sevinc Sener    

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF), which are beneficial soil organisms, have an important role in the uptake of plant nutrients by roots and thus help to healthy plant growth. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of AMF inoculation on the ... see more


Kamile Ulukapi,Yusuf Kacar    

Kohlrabi, which has increased production in our country in recent years, is a vegetable with high water consumption. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different irrigation levels on plant and tuber growth and determine the appropriate... see more