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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2020, Vol. 36 ›› Issue (20): 36-43.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb20190500144

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The Growth Phenotype of Tomato: Response to Physical and Chemical Properties of Cotton Straw Mixed Seedling Matrix

Wang Xiaowu, Wang Zhifang(), Qin Xinzheng, Chen Jing, Dai Jinping, Zhang Huitao, Xie Yuqing, Feng Lei, Gurinur Ahmaiti, Guo Wenchao, Yang Xinping()   

  1. Microbial Application Institute/Xinjiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Xinjiang Special Environmental Microbiology Laboratory, Urumqi 830091
  • Received:2019-05-14 Revised:2019-07-26 Online:2020-07-15 Published:2020-07-20
  • Contact: Wang Zhifang,Yang Xinping E-mail:xjstephen@126.com;yangxin@163.com

Abstract:

The relationship between the physical and chemical properties of cotton straw mixed seedling matrix and tomato growth phenotype was studied to provide a theoretical basis for rational and efficient utilization of straw resources. Path analysis was carried out, the physical and chemical properties of compound nursery substrate of cotton straw were independent variable, and the growth phenotype of tomato seedling was dependent variable. The mature cotton straw increased the germination rate of tomato seeds significantly, after adding AM soil, mushroom residue & soot mixture and vermiculite (P<0.05). T4 (cotton straw: AM soil: Perlite = 3:0.5:1) was the best, and the tomato seedling quality had no significant difference with CK (PINDSTRUP) (P>0.05); cotton straw mixed with other base materials increased bulk density and reduced EC value (P<0.05) significantly. Path analysis showed that the main factors affecting tomato growth phenotype were density, total porosity, pH value and EC, among which aeration porosity and water-holding voids had synergistic and promoting effect, while other factors had negative effect. Moderately increasing the aeration porosity and water holding voids of the cotton-straw mixed seedling-raising matrix and reducing the bulk density, pH value and EC value could be conducive to the cultivation of tomato seedlings.

Key words: cotton straw, mixed seedling matrix, physical and chemical properties, growth phenotype, path analysis

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