The influence of different substrate mixtures on seedlings quality and economically high yield of tomato, pepper and basil

Abstract

In this paper, the influence of different substrate mixtures on seedlings quality and yield of tomato, pepper and basil were investigated. The experiments were carried out in the plastic greenhouse and experimental field of the Institute for Medicinal Plant Research "Dr. Josif Pančić" in Pančevo, during year 2016. Four treatments (different substrate mixtures) and a control treatment (soil from the investigated location) were tested. The best characteristics of morphological traits of transplants were achieved using the commercial Klasmann Potgrond H substrate. On the other hand, the plants that were grown on the compost produced during the production and processing of medicinal plants (IMPR) had the highest yield of fruits (tomatoes and peppers) and yield of fresh aboveground mass (basil).