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Jabłońska-Ceglarek R. , Rosa R. 2003. FORECROP GREEN MANURES AND THE SIZE AND QUALITY OF WHITE CABBAGE YIELD, EJPAU 6(1), #08.
Available Online: http://www.ejpau.media.pl/volume6/issue1/horticulture/abs-08.html

ABSTRACT

The studies examined the effect of forecrop green manures in the form of oats and field pea on the yielding and selected elements of the nutritious value of white cabbage, ‘Amager’ cultivar. The cabbage was cultivated directly after organic fertilization. The plants meant for green manure were sown in early spring, and they were ploughed in on the first days of June. The whole biomass or only the aftercrop residue was introduced into the soil. The effect of the forecrop green manure was compared to the effect of farmyard manure in the dose of 25 t·ha^-1. The greatest yields of cabbage were obtained after farmyard manure. Field pea was characterized by a very similar yield-forming effect to that of farmyard manure. The greatest amount of dry matter was found in the cabbage cultivated after oats, while the greatest quantity of sugars and vitamin C – after field pea. The amount of the organic matter introduced into the soil had no significant effect on the yielding or the cont

Key words: organic fertilization, green manure, forecrop, white cabbage, yield, quality.

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