A comparative study of oxygenation techniques in the hydroponic cultivation of Pelargonium Tomentosum

Butcher, Joshua David

Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://etd.cput.ac.za/handle/20.500.11838/2427

DC Field	Value	Language
dc.contributor.advisor	Laubscher, Charles Petrus, Prof	en_US
dc.contributor.advisor	Coetzee, Johan C., Prof	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Butcher, Joshua David	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2017-05-25T06:37:18Z	-
dc.date.available	2017-05-25T06:37:18Z	-
dc.date.issued	2016	-
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11838/2427	-
dc.description	Thesis (MTech (Horticultural Science))--Cape Peninsula University of Technology, 2016.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	This aim of this study was to investigate the viability of growing P. tomentosum in deep water culture (DWC) hydroponics and to assess the effects of various methods of oxygenating the nutrient solution with regards to growth, development and chlorophyll responses. The experiment was conducted over a period of 74 days. In chapter 3, 16 different methods of oxygenation were applied to 9 replicates. The control had passive aeration. The treatments were made up of air-pumps, vortex oxygenators and the application of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) at various frequency intervals; these were combined with each other and run as separate oxygenation methods.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Cape Peninsula University of Technology	en_US
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/za/	-
dc.subject	Hydroponics	en_US
dc.subject	Pelargoniums -- Cultivation	en_US
dc.subject	Pelargoniums -- Planting	en_US
dc.subject	Plants -- Oxygen content	en_US
dc.title	A comparative study of oxygenation techniques in the hydroponic cultivation of Pelargonium Tomentosum	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US
Appears in Collections:	Horticulture - Masters Degrees