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Application of a Polyphosphate Fertilizer Treatment Enhances the Growth Rate of Lettuce Seedlings in a Commercial Plant Factory
Kwang Sup Lyu1
,
Hee Sung Hwang12
,
Hyeon Woo Jeong3
,
Seung Jae Hwang12345*
1Division of Crop Science, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
2Institute of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
3Division of Applied Life Science, Graduate School of Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
4Division of Horticultural Science, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 52828, Korea
5Research Institute of Life Science, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 528
*Corresponding Author
31 August 2024. pp. 389-398
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Abstract

Several commercial plant factories cultivate lettuce, and the crop growth rate is an important factor related to profitability. The early development of lettuce is affected by phosphorus uptake, and plants absorb polyphosphates more stably than they do monophosphates. This study was conducted to evaluate the growth rate of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. ‘Caipira’) during a polyphosphate treatment. Phosphorus was used in various combinations with potassium monophosphate (KH2PO4) and potassium polyphosphate (K5P3O10), specifically 32.4 + 15 (M2P1), 16.6 + 29.9 (M1P2), and 0.1 + 44.9 (M0P3) mg·L-1, and 48 mg·L-1 KH2PO4 as the control. The leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, and fresh and dry weights increased significantly with high polyphosphate concentrations (M0P3). The growth rate of the roots, the total root length, the root surface area, and the number of root tips were significantly increased in M0P3. Leaf growth was significantly different in the later stages of lettuce growth, whereas root growth was significantly different in the early stages. The results of this study suggest that the growth rate of lettuce can be improved by increasing the polyphosphate concentration, which could positively affect the profitability of commercial plant factories.

Keywords
Caipira
development
leaf
phosphorus
profitability
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  • Publisher :KOREAN SOCIETY FOR HORTICULTURAL SCIENCE
  • Publisher(Ko) :한국원예학회
  • Journal Title :Horticultural Science and Technology
  • Journal Title(Ko) :원예과학기술지
  • Volume : 42
  • No :4
  • Pages :389-398
  • Received Date : 2023-09-20
  • Revised Date : 2024-01-25
  • Accepted Date : 2024-01-29
  • DOI :https://doi.org/10.7235/HORT.20240033
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