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vol. 8, nr. 2 (2006)
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Influence of the method of plantation establishment on quantity and quality of marsh mallow (Althaea officinalis L.) roots yield
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Sylwia Andruszczak, Janusz Wiśniewski
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Department of Industrial and Medicinal Plants, Agricultural University, ul. Akademicka 15, 20-950 Lublin |
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vol. 8 (2006), nr. 2,
pp. 291-298
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abstract:
In a three-year experiment located on the brown soil of loess origin the effect of different methods of marsh mallow plantation establishment on the root yield and mucilage content were determined. In the experiment the following methods were compared: direct sowing in the field (control), direct sowing in the field with cover of polypropylene sheet, by planting seedlings from plastic house and by planting seedlings produced in multi-cell propagation trays. The results showed that two-year-old plants gave higher root yield and mucilage content than plants in the first year of cultivation. Higher yields were also obtained when plants were propagated from transplants than from direct sowing in the field, but the most successful method of marsh mallow plantation establishment was by transplanting seedlings produced in multi-cell propagation trays (in the first year of vegetation the root yield increased by 62.9%, and in the second year by 65.3% as compared to the control object). The use of polypropylene sheet positively affected the quantity of root yield, as well as the mucilage content in relation to uncovered plants.
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keywords:
marsh mallow, Althaea officinalis L., method of plantation establishment, root yield, mucilage content
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original in:
Polish
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