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The impact of soil compaction on the vegetative growth of carrots (Daucus carota, var. Sativas) planted in loosened and unloosened soil in the Eastern Free State

Published Article / This study focuses on trials conducted on plots in the Leratong and Mpho vegetable gardens in the Eastern Free State. The aim was to investigate the possible impact of soil compaction on the growth of carrots planted on loosened (treated) and unloosened (untreated) soil. Aspects such as sprouting, vegetative length after 14 days of sprouting and diameter, as well as the length and mass of carrots after harvesting, were observed and compared between the treated and untreated carrot plots. Although there was no significant (P>0.05) difference between the two soil management practices applied in all locations, as well as the vegetative growth in the locations, a significant (P<0.05) difference between the length of carrots from the treated and the untreated plots was observed.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:netd.ac.za/oai:union.ndltd.org:cut/oai:ir.cut.ac.za:11462/438
Date January 2005
CreatorsHadebe, G.P., Van der Westhuizen, C.
ContributorsCentral University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
PublisherInterim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 4, Issue 2: Central University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
Source SetsSouth African National ETD Portal
Languageen_US
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeArticle
Format43 589 bytes, 1 file, Application/PDF
RightsCentral University of Technology, Free State, Bloemfontein
RelationInterim : Interdisciplinary Journal;Vol 4, Issue 2

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