NDLI: Mentha spicata and Salvia fruticosa composts as soil amendments in tomato cultivation

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Author	Chalkos, Dimitris Kadoglidou, Kalliopi Karamali, Katerina Fotiou, Christina Pavlatou Ve, Athina S. Eleftherohoris, Ilias G. Constantinidou, Helen Isis A. Vokou, Despoina
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Τhe potential use of the aromatic plants Mentha spicata L. (spearmint) and Salvia fruticosa Mill. (sage) as soil amendments was evaluated. For this purpose, tomato seeds were sown in pots that had been filled with composts made from these plants and mixed with soil collected from an organically cultivated tomato field. A 2 × 2 × 4 [two types of fertilizer (synthetic and organic), two types of compost (M. spicata and S. fruticosa) and four compost rates (0%, 2%, 4% and 8%, w/w)] factorial experiment was used; the experiment was conducted twice in a growth chamber and lasted 60 days. At 0, 20, 40 and 60 days, after the establishment of the experiment, the soil bacterial and fungal abundance, the growth of nitrifying bacteria, the number of emerging weeds and the shoot length of tomato plants were measured in all treatments; at the end of the experiment, the above and belowground biomass of tomato plants was also determined. Soil microbial density increased with increasing compost rate of both species; the highest fungal and bacterial densities were recorded at 40 and 60 days, after the establishment of the experiment, respectively. Nitrifying bacteria were present in all treatments and at all sampling times. Both composts had a stimulating effect on tomato growth, which was remarkably pronounced with M. spicata. In contrast, weed emergence was reduced, but only in soils amended with M. spicata. The results suggest that M. spicata compost added at a rate of 4% to 8% is a very promising soil amendment, since it stimulates tomato growth, increases soil bacterial and fungal abundance and inhibits weed emergence. Further research is needed to elucidate the mode of action of M. spicata compost, its effect under field conditions and its possible use in mixed crop, rotational crop or cover crop systems.
Starting Page	495
Ending Page	509
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	0032079X
Journal	Plant and Soil
Volume Number	332
Issue Number	1-2
e-ISSN	15735036
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2010-02-25
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Allelochemicals Bacteria Essential oils Fungi Nitrification Organic farming Plant growth Weeds Ecology Plant Physiology Soil Science & Conservation Plant Sciences
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Soil Science Plant Science

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