Acta Univ. Agric. Silvic. Mendelianae Brun. 2025, 73(1), 19-26 | DOI: 10.11118/actaun.2025.002

Effect of vermicompost-based preparations on yield formation, production and quality of sunflower

Alexandra Zapletalová ORCID...1, Tomáš Vician ORCID...2, Ivan Černý ORCID...2, Dávid Ernst ORCID...2, Ivan Ravza2, Rastislav Bušo ORCID...3
1 Institute of Agrochemistry and Soil Sciences, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic
2 Institute of Crop Production, Faculty of Agrobiology and Food Resources, Slovak University of Agriculture, Tr. A. Hlinku 2, 949 76 Nitra, Slovak Republic
3 Department of Growing Systems, National Agricultural and Food Centre, Research Institute of Plant Production in Piešťany, Bratislavská cesta 122, 921 68 Piešťany, Slovak Republic

The research was carried out on fields of farm AGRO SAP s.r.o. located in Nenince near the town Veľký Krtíš in 2020-2022. The design of experiment was based on randomized split plot method in three repetitions, with a plot size 3 m × 20 m. The aim of experiment was found out effect of two vermicompost-based preparations T1 and T2 on two sunflower hybrids H1 and H2. Evaluated parameters were yield-forming elements (number of plants, diameter of heads, weight of head, thousand seed weight), seed yield and oil content. Use of vermicompost-based preparation T2 had significant impact on increase of yield-forming elements (diameter of head 17.29 ± 1.41 cm; weight of head 180.22 ± 18.90 g) and seed yield 3.68 ± 0.70 g, compared to untreated variant. The highest value of thousand seed weight (65.33 ± 2.40 g) and oil content (39.49 ± 1.91%) in three experimental years was achieved on treated variants by vermicompost-based preparation T1. Two used sunflower hybrids influenced all monitored experimental parameters, and significantly higher values were recorded in hybrid H1, except oil content (39.63 ± 1.86%). The evaluation of correlation analysis demonstrated the high positive relation between weight of head and diameter of head, seed yield and thousand seed weight. As a result, the use of vermicompost-based liquid fertilizers has positive effect on increase values of yield-forming elements, production and quality of sunflower.

Keywords: vermicompost, sunflower, fertilizers

Received: November 11, 2024; Revised: January 6, 2025; Accepted: January 14, 2025; Published: March 1, 2025  Show citation

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Zapletalová, A., Vician, T., Černý, I., Ernst, D., Ravza, I., & Bušo, R. (2025). Effect of vermicompost-based preparations on yield formation, production and quality of sunflower. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 73(1), 19-26. doi: 10.11118/actaun.2025.002
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