Production of Immortelle Seedlings According to the Principles of Organic Production
Zoran Jovović
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Besim Salkić *
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ana Velimirović
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Predrag Vukićević
Biotechnical Faculty, University of Montenegro, Podgorica, Montenegro
Ahmed Salkić
Department of Agronomy, Faculty of Technology, University of Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
This paper presents the study of the influence of 3 types of organic fertiliser of industrial origin (Chap liquid, Biofert and Guano) on the most important quality parameters of immortelle seedlings.
The study was performed under protected conditions through 3 repetitions, with 10 plastic pots in each one. In the experiment were included two control: one that was not fertilised and the other one where was applied the organo-mineral fertiliser Sapro elixir.
The largest influence on the increase of the average height of the seedlings had Guano - 32.1 cm and Sapro elixir - 31.5 cm, while the lowest seedlings were measured in the non-fertilized control - 25.5 cm.
Plants with the largest above ground mass were found in variants with Guano - 17.5 g, Biofert - 16.7 g and Chap liquid - 16.1 g, while the seedlings with the lowest above ground mass were measured in non-fertilized control - 11.7 g. The differences in the above-ground biomass of immortelle seedlings between non-fertilised controls and all studied organic fertilisersM were also statistically justified. The plants with the more significant root biomass were found on variants with the application of Chap liquid - 29.9 g and Biofert - 29 g, while the lowest values for this parameter were determined in non-fertilized control - 17.9 g. All studied variants of fertilisation showed a significant increase in root biomass compared to non-fertilized control.
Keywords: Immortelle, organic production, seedlings, industrial organic fertilizer