Gheith Muhammad Nassour1, Tharwat Saleem Redwan1, Ehab Thabet Ahmad1, Imad Taher Belal1, Muhammad Qais Nizam1, and Ziad Motti Khory1
(1). Scientific Agricultural Research Center of Lattakia, General Commission for Scientific Agricultural Research (GCSAR), Damascus, Syria.
(*Corresponding author: Dr. Gheith Muhammad Nassour, E-Mail: gheith.nassour@gmail.com Mob: 0932862661).
Received: 28/3/2024 Accepted: 2/6/2024
Abstract:
This research was carried out during the two seasons (2019,2020) in an unheated greenhouse at the Sanawbar Station – Agricultural Scientific Research Center in Lattakia, with the aim of studying the effect of composted residues of Oyster mushrooms (Pleurotus sp.) cultivation on the production of Camarosa strawberry plants (Fragaria x ananassa Duch.), grown in 10 kg plastic bags. A randomized complete block design was used. Three treatments with three replications of each one: (CON) control (soil without any addition), (SC) soil + compost at a ratio of (1:1), and (SCF) soil + compost at a ratio of (1:1) + chemical fertilization. The results showed that the treatment of soil and compost and chemical fertilization (SCF) was significantly superior in increasing plant productivity (373.7 g / plant) and fruit weight (12.73 g) compared with the other treatments, but its fruits contained a greater proportion of nitrates (82 mg / kg), whereas the fruits resulting from treatment of soil and compost alone (SC) contained better percentages of dry matter (11.67%) and sugars (7.4%) compared with the other two treatments, while the acidity (0.5%) in its fruits was lower than the other two treatments.
Key words: strawberry, compost, residues, oyster mushroom.
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