Influence of Planting Materials and Light Exposure on Bean Sprout Growth

Abstract

The objective of this study was to study the influence of planting material and light exposure on bean sprout growth. The experiments were conducted by a 2 × 3 Factorial experiment using a Completely Randomized Design with three replications. There were two types of planting materials: hemp sack and loamy soil. Three types of light exposure were used: natural light, light bulb, and without light. Growth data was collected, including the survival percentage and the bean sprout length. The result demonstrated that there was no significant difference (p > 0.05) between the effects of planting materials and light exposure on the survival percentage mean of the bean sprout. Also, there was no interaction effect between them.  However, a significant effect of planting material and light exposure on the length mean of the bean sprout was found but there was no interaction effect between them. The suitable planting material was loamy soil and the appropriate light exposure for growing bean sprout was  without light.