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Plant performance mainly depends on characteristics of photosynthetically active organs. Many of these characteristics such as growth performance and quality of seedlings are modified by ecological conditions and growing techniques. Production of vegetable crops from seedlings is commonly practiced by vegetable growers. This study was conducted to determine macro and micro nutrient contents of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and eggplant (Solanum melongena var. esculentum) and their effects on seedlings in relation to humic acid applications. Different levels of humic acid (50, 100, 150, 200 ml I−1) were applied to growth media (peat) after transplanting of seedlings of the species every ten days by the time of planting. Macro and micro plant nutrient contents of both species increased with humic acid applications compared to the control.
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Dursun, A., Güver, İ., Turan, M. (1999). Macro and micro nutrient contents of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and eggplant (Solatium melongena var. Esculentum) seedlings and their effects on seedling growth in relation to humic acid application. In: Anac, D., Martin-PrÉvel, P. (eds) Improved Crop Quality by Nutrient Management. Developments in Plant and Soil Sciences, vol 86. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-585-37449-9_52
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