The Effect of Some Organic Acid and Plant-Derived Material Treatments on The Germination, Emergence and Seedling Quality of Broccoli

Authors

  • Levent Arın Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, 59030 Tekirdağ
  • Haydar Balcı Van Yüzüncüyıl Üniversitesi, Gevaş MYO, Bitkisel ve Hayvansal Üretim Bölümü, 65700 Gevaş/Van

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1792-1795.1601

Keywords:

Brassica oleracea var. italica, Seed, Organic treatments, Germination, Seedling

Abstract

The research was carried out to investigate the effect of plant materials which are used as an alternative to synthetic chemicals in organic agriculture (thyme, mint, basil and garlic oil, hot pepper, and neem tree seed extract) and some organic acids (salicylic and jasmonic acid) on the germination, emergence, and seedling traits in broccoli (Brassica oleracea var. italica) cv. Jade. The seeds of broccoli treated with these materials were subjected to germination and emergence tests at 20±1°C and 60±5% RH in autumn period. After that, all seeds (including untreated) were kept at 5±1°C and again evaluated for germination, emergence, and seedling traits in spring period. In spring period, the seeds treated with neem seed extract gave highest germination percentage (91.75%). Also, they germinated in shortest time (3.80 days). The lowest germination/emergence percentage and highest mean germination/emergence time was obtained from the seeds treated with thyme oil in both periods. The seeds treated with basil oil had the higher infected seedlings than others. There were no significant differences among treatments in term of seedling traits (except leaf number).

Author Biographies

Levent Arın, Namık Kemal Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Bahçe Bitkileri Bölümü, 59030 Tekirdağ

Ziraat Fakültesi Bahçe Bitkileri A.B.D.

Haydar Balcı, Van Yüzüncüyıl Üniversitesi, Gevaş MYO, Bitkisel ve Hayvansal Üretim Bölümü, 65700 Gevaş/Van

Bitkisel ve Hayvansal Üretim Bölümü

Published

01.01.2018

How to Cite

Arın, L., & Balcı, H. (2018). The Effect of Some Organic Acid and Plant-Derived Material Treatments on The Germination, Emergence and Seedling Quality of Broccoli. Turkish Journal of Agriculture - Food Science and Technology, 5(13), 1792–1795. https://doi.org/10.24925/turjaf.v5i13.1792-1795.1601