Ekinci, Balamir (2016) Optimum amount of ammonia (NH3) solution concentration has the greatest effect on the growth of Lens culinaris (Lentil) counted by the number of seeds. Other thesis, TED Ankara Koleji.
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Abstract
In my research, my aim has been to find out optimum amount of ammonia (NH3 solution) to raise the yield of Lens culinaris (Lentil), so that maximum amount of Lens culinaris (Lentil) can be obtained to satisfy protein demand of developing and underdeveloped countries with limited agricultural land available and minimum input costs. In my research, I found out that Nitrogen and Phosphate were critical elements for raising the quality of food crops. However, I found out that there were a great deal of studies on phosphatic fertilizer while there was few, if no, study on the effects of Nitrogen in Lens culinaris (Lentil) farming, partly because Nitrogen was deemed to have a slightly less contribution on the growth than Phosphate. So, my research would close a gap in the literature to an extent. In the study I picked ammonia (NH3 solution) which is a Nitrogen rich fertilizer. To prove my hypothesis, I set up an experiment which took me 7 months to complete. The number of Lens culinaris (seed number) was dependent variable, other independent variables, such as irrigation, sun radiation etc. were kept constant while amount of ammonia (NH3 solution), an independent variable, was changed during experiment. After germination, the seeds were separated according to the height of the each individual crop into 5 distinct groups. 25 pots with 5 different colors representing groups were used. The first group was labeled as “Control Group” which would not receive any ammonia (NH3 solution), representing a reference point. Experiment Group-1 was the group that would be treated with 5 mg. of ammonia (NH3 solution), Group-2, Group-3 and Group-4 would be treated with 10 mg., 15 mg. and 20 mg. of ammonia (NH3 solution) respectively. Counting the seed number of the crop in each pot simultaneously was conducted in every 10-day interval for 90 day period. Results I obtained supported my research question and validated my hypothesis that optimum amount of ammonia (NH3 solution) concentration has the greatest effect on the growth of Lens culinaris (Lentil).
| Item Type: | Thesis (Other) |
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| Additional Information: | Mentor:Serpil Katal |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology |
| Depositing User: | Users 114 not found. |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Sep 2016 05:40 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Sep 2016 08:45 |
| URI: | http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/726 |
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