Effects of varieties and seedling medias on growth and yields in water convolvulus sprouts production

Abstract

Water convolvulus sprouts can be considered vegetable no pesticides used and short time to production. There are also containing with nutrition higher than normal water convolvulus planting. In currently there are increased productions to vegetable commercial more but not yet information about suitable appropriate factors for production. Therefore, the studying effects of seed varieties and seeding media treatments on growth and yields in water convolvulus sprouts production were conducted. The experiment was 2x4 factorial in CRD designed using with 4 replications by factor A were 2 water convolvulus commercial varieties and factor B were 4 seedling medias include peat moss, coconut husk, burnt rice husk and mixed soil. The results showed that the effects in different seed varieties were significant in growth and yield production. Seeding media treatments were significant difference in germination, times to germination and cotyledon unfolding, seedling height, fresh yields and days to harvest. Peat moss and mixes soil were the best on germination, seedling height and fresh yields while burnt rice husk and coconut husk were the best on time to germination, cotyledon unfolding and days to harvest. The influence of seed and seeding media treatments were significant interaction on germination, times to germination and cotyledon unfolding, seedling height and fresh yields.