Compare of some substrates for watercress (Nasturtium officinales) in hydroponics
2001
Kritsada Jitsompong(Prince of Songkla University. Pattani Campus, Pattani (Thailand). Faculty of Science and Technology. Department of Technology and Industries. Agricultural Technology Section) | Manoon Sirinupong(Prince of Songkla University. Pattani Campus, Pattani (Thailand). Faculty of Science and Technology. Department of Technology and Industries. Agricultural Technology Section)
Watercress (Nasturtium officinales) was cultured in nutrient solution by Deep Flow Technique (DFT) to compare substrate as conglomerate size 0.1-0.5 cm, limestone size 0.5-1.0, 1.0-2.0 and 2.0-3.5 cm for root supporting. The terminal shoot of watercress was taken from Amphur Batong, Changwat Yala. The experiment was established during January 22nd to March 9th 2001 in a glasshouse roofed with fiberglass. Temperature in house range 26-30 deg C, humidity 84 percent, temperature of solution around of plant roots range 26-29 deg C and control concentration of solution had electrical conductivity (EC) at 1.0-1.8 ms/cm and pH 6.5-6.8. The results showed that the plants grew in limestone size 2.0-3.5 cm and size 1.0-2.0 cm exhibited higher growth of length on branch and bud initiation (70.32-73.66 cm and branch 21.97-23.26) than those in the other substrates. 45 day after growing, there was no significant different among treatments in number of nodes, but the yield of watercress in limestone size 1.0-2.0 cm was average highest. (0.182 kg/tree).
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