Impact of Six Distinct Growth substrates on the Survival and Root Elongation of Grafted Tomato and Pepper Seedlings

Fayrouz Buojaylah; Alsunousi  Masoud; Fatma  Mohamed; Ali  Omar

doi:10.54172/wxn6q608

Authors

Fayrouz Buojaylah Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Beida, Libya Author
Alsunousi Masoud Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Beida, Libya Author
Fatma Mohamed Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Beida, Libya Author
Ali Omar Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, El-Beida, Libya Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.54172/wxn6q608

Keywords:

Peat moss; Sand; Survival; Grafting; Root elongation; Splice.

Abstract

A study was conducted at the Horticulture Department at Omar Al Mukhtar University, Al Jabal Al-Khader, Libya in 2022 to investigate the impact of six growth media; peat moss, sand, soil, peat moss and sand (1:1), peat moss and soil (1:1), and soil and sand (1:1), on the survival and root elongation of grafted tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum) seedlings. The experiment comprised 12 treatments representing all combinations of the two factors and followed a randomized complete block split-plot design with 4 replications. Findings indicated that among the growth substrates tested, peat moss, followed by the combination of peat moss and sand, exhibited the highest survival rates and root elongation for grafted tomato and pepper seedlings, surpassing the outcomes observed with alternative treatments

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