Published in Scientific Papers. Series A. Agronomy, Vol. LXV, Issue 1
Written by Angela Cristina AMUZA, Leonard ILIE
Romania is one of the largest maize producers in the European Union. It is a crop that can be very profitable if certain requirements related to the cultivation and care of the crop. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of vermicompost and vermicompost extract, on seed germination and root development of maize seedlings. Effective concentration range and the degree of stimulation varied significantly between the treatments. The obtained results show that the dose of 1 litter of vermicompost extract at 20 l/water positively influences the seed germination. Regarding the development of the roots, the dose of 1l extract of vermicompost at 5l/water recorded the best results. Regarding the use of vermicompost, the best results in terms of seed germination were the best for the incorporation into the soil of doses of 10 and 20 t/ha. The best results were obtained using the amount of 20 tons of vermicompost/ha, the corn roots having a much stronger and more developed root system compared to the other variants.
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