The Effect of Nutrition and Planting Media on the Productivity and Quality of Baby Kai-Lan (Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra) Cultivated Using Nutrient Film Technique System

Azmi Alvian Gabriel, Muhammad Hadziq Shafri

Abstract


The production of Brassica oleracea var. alboglabra (commonly known as baby kai-lan) with nutrient film technique can generally be performed in a relatively short period to get a high selling value of products. This study aims to determine the effect of several types of nutrients and growing media applications on the productivity and quality of baby kailan products. The research involves two test variables (nutrition and planting media) with three variations of plant nutrition and four kinds of growing media. The physical and morphological analysis results provide information on leaf width parameters. Concerning medium, perlite shows the best average yield in each plant variation. Regarding nutrients, product “Z” nutrition has the most substantial influence on the growth of the object of research. The physical and morphological tests show that the average number of leaves in almost all treatments is seven. However, the highest average number of leaves is achieved by treatments using perlite and hydroton growing media with planting nutrients “Z”. The edible weight of the harvest test shows that the treatment combination of perlite and nutrient “Z” has the highest average, i.e., 59 g per plant.

Keywords


Nutrient film technique; Nutrition solutions; Planting media; Product quality

Full Text:

PDF

References


Aires, A. (2018). Hydroponic production systems: Impact on nutritional status and bioactive compounds of fresh vegetables. In Md. Asaduzzaman, & T. Asao (Eds.), Vegetables - Importance of Quality Vegetables to Human Health. IntechOpen. DOI

Amalfitano, C., Del Vacchio, L., Somma, S., Cuciniello, A., & Caruso, G. (2017). Effects of cultural cycle and nutrient solution electrical conductivity on plant growth, yield and fruit quality of ‘Friariello’ pepper grown in hydroponics. Horticultural Science, 44(2), 91–98. DOI

Asaduzzaman, Md., Kobayashi, Y., Mondal, Md. F., Ban, T., Matsubara, H., Adachi, F., & Asao, T. (2013). Growing carrots hydroponically using perlite substrates. Scientia Horticulturae, 159, 113-121. DOI

Carli, P., Barone, A., Fogliano, V., Frusciante, L., & Ercolano, M. R. (2011). Dissection of genetic and environmental factors involved in tomato organoleptic quality. BMC Plant Biology, 11, 58. DOI

Dewi, S. K., Rahayu, Y. S., & Bashri, A. (2019). The effectiveness of nutrient variation to hydroponic Caisim (Brassica juncea L.) growth. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1417, 012038. DOI

Ding, X., Jiang, Y., Zhao, H., Guo, D., He, L., Liu, F., … Yu, J. (2018). Electrical conductivity of nutrient solution influenced photosynthesis, quality, and antioxidant enzyme activity of pakchoi (Brassica campestris L. ssp. Chinensis) in a hydroponic system. PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0202090. DOI

Ferguson, S. D., Saliga III, R. P., & Omaye, S. T. (2014). Investigating the effects of hydroponic media on quality of greenhouse grown leafy greens. International Journal of Agricultural Extension, 02(03), 227-234. Retrieved from PDF

Hirani, A. H., & Li, G. (2021). Genetic mapping, quantitative trait analysis, and gene cloning in Brassica oleracea. In S. Liu, R. Snowdon, & C. Kole (Eds.), The Brassica oleracea Genome (pp. 7-22). Compendium of Plant Genomes. Cham: Springer. DOI

Huang, Y., Huang, Q., Li, J., Yin, Y., & Jiao, Z. (2021). Photosynthetic physiology and molecular response mechanisms of Indica–japonica intersubspecific tetraploid rice seedlings to ion beams. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 40, 722–735. DOI

Kennard, N., Stirling, R., Prashar, A., & Lopez-Capel, E. (2020). Evaluation of recycled materials as hydroponic growing media. Agronomy, 10(8), 1092. DOI

Kikowska, M., Thiem, B., Sliwinska, E., Rewers, M., Kowalczyk, M., Stochmal, A., & Oleszek, W. (2014). The effect of nutritional factors and plant growth regulators on micropropagation and production of phenolic acids and saponins from plantlets and adventitious root cultures of Eryngium maritimum L. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 33, 809–819. DOI

Kozai, T., Niu, G., & Takagaki, M. (2020). Plant factory: An indoor vertical farming system for efficient quality food production (2nd ed.). Academic Press. DOI

Krisnawati, D., Triyono, S., & Kadir, M. Z. (2014). Pengaruh aerasi terhadap pertumbuhan tanaman baby kailan (Brassica oleraceae var. achepala) pada teknologi hidroponik sistem terapung di dalam dan di luar greenhouse. Jurnal Teknik Pertanian Lampung, 3(3), 213-222. Retrieved from website

Lei, C., & Engeseth, N. J. (2021). Comparison of growth characteristics, functional qualities, and texture of hydroponically grown and soil-grown lettuce. LWT, 150, 111931. DOI

Li, C., Li, Y., Cui, D., Li, Y., Zou, G., Thompson, R., … Yang, J. (2022). Integrated crop-nitrogen management improves tomato yield and root architecture and minimizes soil residual N. Agronomy, 12(7), 1617. DOI

Li, Q., Li, X., Tang, B., & Gu, M. (2018). Growth responses and root characteristics of lettuce grown in aeroponics, hydroponics, and substrate culture. Horticulturae, 4(4), 35. DOI

Li, Y.-Y., Yu, C.-B., Cheng, X., Li, C.-J., Sun, J.-H., Zhang, F.-S., … Li, L. (2009). Intercropping alleviates the inhibitory effect of N fertilization on nodulation and symbiotic N2 fixation of faba bean. Plant and Soil, 323, 295–308. DOI

Lu, T., Yu, H., Wang, T., Zhang, T., Shi, C., & Jiang, W. (2022). Influence of the electrical conductivity of the nutrient solution in different phenological stages on the growth and yield of cherry tomato. Horticulturae, 8(5), 378. DOI

Nguyen, N. T., McInturf, S. A., & Mendoza-Cózatl, D. G. (2016). Hydroponics: A versatile system to study nutrient allocation and plant responses to nutrient availability and exposure to toxic elements. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 113, 54317. DOI

Petropoulos, S. A., Chatzieustratiou, E., Constantopoulou, E., & Kapotis, G. (2016). Yield and quality of lettuce and rocket grown in floating culture system. Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 44(2), 603–612. DOI

Rosalina, F., Gafur, M A. A., Irnawati, I., Soekamto, M. H., Sangadji, Z., & and Kahar, M. S. (2019). Utilization of compost and zeolite as ameliorant on quartz sand planting media for caisim (Brassica juncea) plant growth. Journal of Physics: Conference Series, 1155, 012055. DOI

Sapkota, S., Sapkota, S., & Liu, Z. (2019). Effects of nutrient composition and lettuce cultivar on crop production in hydroponic culture. Horticulturae, 5(4), 72. DOI

Singh, H., Dunn, B., & Payton, M. (2019). Hydroponic pH modifiers affect plant growth and nutrient content in leafy greens. Journal of Horticultural Research, 27(1), 31-36. DOI

Son, Y.-J., Park, J.-E., Kim, J., Yoo, G., & Nho, C. W. (2021). The changes in growth parameters, qualities, and chemical constituents of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis L.) cultivated in three different hydroponic systems. Industrial Crops and Products, 163, 113313. DOI

Song, N., Wang, J., Wang, Q., Zheng, J., Chen, J., Shi, S., & Li, F. (2015). Effect of a new kind of liquid fertilizer on yield, quality and safety of greenhouse chinese cabbage. Agricultural Research, 4(1), 57–62. DOI

Soratto, R. P., Job, A. L. G., Fernandes, A. M., Assunção, N. S., & Fernandes, F. M. (2020). Biomass accumulation and nutritional requirements of potato as affected by potassium supply. Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 20, 1051–1066. DOI

Sublett, W. L., Barickman, T. C., & Sams, C. E. (2018). The effect of environment and nutrients on hydroponic lettuce yield, quality, and phytonutrients. Horticulturae, 4(4), 48. DOI

Wahome, P. K., Oseni, T. O., Masarirambi, M. T., & Shongwe, V. D. (2011). Effects of different hydroponics systems and growing media on the vegetative growth, yield and cut flower quality of gypsophila (Gypsophila paniculata L.). World Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 7(6), 692-698. Retrieved from PDF




DOI: http://doi.org/10.17503/agrivita.v44i3.2810

Copyright (c) 2022 The Author(s)

Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.