Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXII, Issue 2
Written by Mihai VOEVOD, Călin Gheorghe TOPAN, Marcel DÎRJA, Maria-Olivia MOLDOVAN, Svetlana MICLE, Iulia-Diana ARION
The main objective of this study is to determine the input costs of growing ivy (Hedera helix L.), the biological material that will be used for degraded land improvement. 244 woody cuttings were planted in plastic pots with a depth of 10 cm and a diameter of 5 cm. Three substrates were used: peat, garden soil and a mixture of peat and garden soil at a ratio of 1: 1. For the peat substrate version, the rooting percentage of ivy cuttings (34.5%) was the largest registered. The costs for peat versions involved 12.59 lei per substrate. The total input costs totalled 40.59 lei for198 samplings; out of the total costs, the highest were for substrate pots. Under the conditions of this study, the input cost per cultivated ivy sample was 0.17 lei. The ivy samples recommended for degraded land improvement by vegetation covering installations are samples with soil garden + peat, due to substrate costs and rooting percentage. The lowest input costs were obtained for soil garden, but these options also registered the highest biological material losses.
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