Abstract:
Due to insufficient agricultural area and climatic factors, an increasing inclination of
using soilless culture has been scrutinized worldwide. Soilless plant cultivation, which
is more than ever important for the protection of the environment, is being extensively
used in many countries. Purpose of this study was to examine plant growth and yield
quality responses of Aloe vera grown in different soilless culture substrates, such as
coconut coir chip, LECA (Lightweight Expanded Clay Aggregate), charcoal, wood
chips, perlite, under rooftop conditions. Treatments were T
1
= Soil (Control), T
2
=
Coconut coir chip 50% : LECA 50%, T
3
= Coconut coir chip 50% : Charcoal 50%, T
4
=
Coconut coir chip 50% : Wood chips 50%, T
5
= Coconut coir chip 50% : Perlite 50%.
We observed that different reusable planting media had significant effect on studied
characters. Plant height, number of leaves plant
-1
, leaf length, leaf breadth, leaf
thickness, volume of mature leaf, number of suckers, gel weight and peel were
measured at 120, 240 and 360 DAT. According to the results, all the parameters
showed highest performance on coconut coir chip + LECA media. The lowest results
were observed for T1
treatment.
Description:
A Thesis
Submitted to the Faculty of Agriculture
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University, Dhaka
in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
MASTER OF SCIENCE
IN
AGROFORESTRY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
