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Interaction effect of planting time, mulching and fertilization on perennial wall-rocket
Article number
1416_69
Pages
537 – 544
Language
English
Abstract
Arugula, also known as rocket, indeed encompasses various species, two of which are commonly cultivated: Eruca sativa, for which the name annual rocket is preferred and Diplotaxis tenuifolia, for which the name perennial wall-rocket is preferred.
Perennial wall-rocket is a leafy vegetable of the Brassicaceae family, specific to the Mediterranean area, which has recently been taken over from wild flora.
The aim of study was to evaluate the good practices of planting time, mulching and fertilization on perennial wall-rocket.
In this study we evaluate the behaviour of the cultivar ‘Seledor’, under the influence of three technological factors: 1) planting time with three graduations (28.03 = Epoch I; 7.04 = Epoch II and 17.04 = Epoch III); 2) mulching, with three graduations, non-mulched (NM), mulched with white polyethylene film (WLDPE) and mulched with black polyethylene film (BLDPE) 3) fertilization, with three graduations, non-fertilized (NF), organically fertilized (O) and chemical fertilization (Ch). The experiment was carried out in an unheated plot during the winter-summer cropping cycle in a split-plot design with three replications.
The highest yield for the planting time was obtained for the Epoch I, 51.58 t ha‑1, for mulching factor by the white polyethylene film variant, 52.5 t ha‑1, and for the fertilization factor, by the organically variant, 49.80 t ha‑1. Regarding the combined influence of the three factors the higher yield was obtained by ‘Seledor’ planting on March 28, un-mulched and chemically fertilized, respectively 63.4 t ha‑1. These results show that perennial wall rocket can be grown successfully according to the farming practices applied.
Perennial wall-rocket is a leafy vegetable of the Brassicaceae family, specific to the Mediterranean area, which has recently been taken over from wild flora.
The aim of study was to evaluate the good practices of planting time, mulching and fertilization on perennial wall-rocket.
In this study we evaluate the behaviour of the cultivar ‘Seledor’, under the influence of three technological factors: 1) planting time with three graduations (28.03 = Epoch I; 7.04 = Epoch II and 17.04 = Epoch III); 2) mulching, with three graduations, non-mulched (NM), mulched with white polyethylene film (WLDPE) and mulched with black polyethylene film (BLDPE) 3) fertilization, with three graduations, non-fertilized (NF), organically fertilized (O) and chemical fertilization (Ch). The experiment was carried out in an unheated plot during the winter-summer cropping cycle in a split-plot design with three replications.
The highest yield for the planting time was obtained for the Epoch I, 51.58 t ha‑1, for mulching factor by the white polyethylene film variant, 52.5 t ha‑1, and for the fertilization factor, by the organically variant, 49.80 t ha‑1. Regarding the combined influence of the three factors the higher yield was obtained by ‘Seledor’ planting on March 28, un-mulched and chemically fertilized, respectively 63.4 t ha‑1. These results show that perennial wall rocket can be grown successfully according to the farming practices applied.
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Authors
C. Precupeanu, G. Rădeanu, G.C. Teliban, G. Caruso, V. Stoleru
Keywords
Diplotaxis tenuifolia, planting time, mulching, fertilization, yields
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