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Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (34): 15-20.doi: 10.11924/j.issn.1000-6850.casb2021-0029

Special Issue: 生物技术 烟草种植与生产

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Effect of Vermicompost Substrate Seedling on Tobacco Growth and Metabolic Enzyme Activity

Li Xiaolong1(), Dong Qingjun2,3, Guo Jianhua4, Liu Gaofeng1, Tian Yanhua1, Zhang Shixiang4(), Jiao Jiaguo2   

  1. 1Shaowu Branch of Nanping Tobacco Company, Shaowu Fujian 354000
    2College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095
    3Huaiyin Institute of Agricultural Sciences in Xuhuai Region in Jiangsu, Huai’an Jiangsu 223001
    4Key Laboratory of Eco-environmental and Tobacco Leaf Quality of China Tobacco Corporation/ Zhengzhou Tobacco Research Institute of China Tobacco Corporation, Zhengzhou 450001
  • Received:2021-01-12 Revised:2021-08-02 Online:2021-12-05 Published:2022-01-06
  • Contact: Zhang Shixiang E-mail:LXL_6764910@163.com;xuyizhangshix@163.com

Abstract:

Tobacco is used as the experimental material, with the floating seedling culture, the effects of the best ratio of vermicompost (30% vermicompost+ 30% peat+ 20% perlite+ 20% vermiculite) and conventional substrate on the growth and the metabolizing enzyme activities of tobacco in seedling stage, cluster stage and vigorous growth stage were studied, so as to provide technical reference for the application of vermicompost substrate seedling. The results show that, in the seedling stage, the method of vermicompost seedling culture could significantly promote the fresh weight of leaves, total root length, root volume, root diameter, and root activity, compared with the conventional substrate seedling culture. In the cluster stage and vigorous growing stage, the root growth of tobacco with the method of vermicompost seedling culture is better than that with conventional substrate seedling culture, and the root activity could reach significant difference level, increased by 23.50% and 24.98% respectively. However, there is no significant difference in the activity of nitrogen-transformation-related enzymes between the different seedling culture in the cluster stage and the vigorous growing stage. In conclusion, vermicompost substrate could promote the growth of tobacco at seedling stage, cluster stage and vigorous growing stage, and has a more obvious impact on tobacco root growth indicators, so vermicompost substrate is suitable for tobacco seedling in the field.

Key words: vermicompost, tobacco, floating seedling substrate, tobacco growth, enzymatic activity

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