Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens

Gynura procumbens, is one of the most common medicinal plants belonging to the family of Asteraceae. Its non-toxic leaves have been documented as having phytochemicals with high potentials to be used in phytomedicine. It could be improved through varying agronomic practices such as light intensity...

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Main Authors: Ahmed, Omar Ali, Mohammad Yusoff, Martini, Misran, Azizah, Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Dr. R.S. Yadab 2020
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89134/1/GYNURA.pdf
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author Ahmed, Omar Ali
Mohammad Yusoff, Martini
Misran, Azizah
Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati
author_facet Ahmed, Omar Ali
Mohammad Yusoff, Martini
Misran, Azizah
Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati
author_sort Ahmed, Omar Ali
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description Gynura procumbens, is one of the most common medicinal plants belonging to the family of Asteraceae. Its non-toxic leaves have been documented as having phytochemicals with high potentials to be used in phytomedicine. It could be improved through varying agronomic practices such as light intensity and nitrogen fertilization that have been documented to be the main limiting factors in the production of primary and secondary metabolites. The present study evaluated 4 shade levels (0, 30, 50 and 70%) and 4 nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg N ha-1) on growth and physiological responses of Gynura procumbens. Results showed that significant interaction between shade and nitrogen fertilizer were recorded on plants grown under 30% shade with 300 kg N ha-1 fertilizer rate resulting in high total leaf fresh weight (TLFW) (213.64 g), total fresh weight (TFW) (323.98 g), total leaf dry weight (TLDW) (21.26 g) and total dry weight (TDW) (43.13 g), together with increased number of branches, higher crop growth rate and relative growth rate. While, the control treatment of full sunlight (0% of shade) and no nitrogen application (0 kg N ha-1) revealed the lowest fresh and dry biomass yield of TLFW (29.37 g), TFW (44.63 g), TLDW (2.70 g) and TDW (4.83 g) due to low net photosynthesis rate, total chlorophyll content, leaf area and number of branches under same treatment. The study concluded that for high biomass production, Gynura procumbens is to be grown under 30% shade level with 300 kg ha-1 nitrogen fertilizer.
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spelling upm.eprints-891342021-09-03T23:57:42Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89134/ Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens Ahmed, Omar Ali Mohammad Yusoff, Martini Misran, Azizah Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati Gynura procumbens, is one of the most common medicinal plants belonging to the family of Asteraceae. Its non-toxic leaves have been documented as having phytochemicals with high potentials to be used in phytomedicine. It could be improved through varying agronomic practices such as light intensity and nitrogen fertilization that have been documented to be the main limiting factors in the production of primary and secondary metabolites. The present study evaluated 4 shade levels (0, 30, 50 and 70%) and 4 nitrogen fertilizer rates (0, 100, 200 and 300 kg N ha-1) on growth and physiological responses of Gynura procumbens. Results showed that significant interaction between shade and nitrogen fertilizer were recorded on plants grown under 30% shade with 300 kg N ha-1 fertilizer rate resulting in high total leaf fresh weight (TLFW) (213.64 g), total fresh weight (TFW) (323.98 g), total leaf dry weight (TLDW) (21.26 g) and total dry weight (TDW) (43.13 g), together with increased number of branches, higher crop growth rate and relative growth rate. While, the control treatment of full sunlight (0% of shade) and no nitrogen application (0 kg N ha-1) revealed the lowest fresh and dry biomass yield of TLFW (29.37 g), TFW (44.63 g), TLDW (2.70 g) and TDW (4.83 g) due to low net photosynthesis rate, total chlorophyll content, leaf area and number of branches under same treatment. The study concluded that for high biomass production, Gynura procumbens is to be grown under 30% shade level with 300 kg ha-1 nitrogen fertilizer. Dr. R.S. Yadab 2020 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89134/1/GYNURA.pdf Ahmed, Omar Ali and Mohammad Yusoff, Martini and Misran, Azizah and Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati (2020) Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens. Plant Archives, 20 (2). 8475 - 8485. ISSN 0972-5210; ESSN: 2581-6063 http://www.plantarchives.org/List%2020-2.html
spellingShingle Ahmed, Omar Ali
Mohammad Yusoff, Martini
Misran, Azizah
Megat Wahab, Puteri Edaroyati
Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title_full Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title_fullStr Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title_full_unstemmed Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title_short Growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on Gynura procumbens
title_sort growth and physiological responses to shade and nitrogen fertilizer levels on gynura procumbens
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/89134/1/GYNURA.pdf
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