Preliminary study of application effect of bamboo vinegar on vegetable growth

Preliminary study of application effect of bamboo vinegar on vegetable growth
Forestry Studies in China, 2006

Mu Jun 1 Contact Information, Yu Zhi-ming 1, Wu Wen-qiang 2 and Wu Qing-li 3
(1) College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China
(2) Beijing Soil and Fertilizer Station, Beijing, 100029, P. R. China
(3) Beijing Forestry University Forest Science Co., Ltd, Beijing, 100083, P. R. China

Abstract This paper reports the effects of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescense) vinegar, with different diluents, on the growth of lettuce, cole and cucumber based on field tests. The results show that moso bamboo vinegar with 500–800 times dilution had good effect on the growth of tested vegetables. The harvest of vegetables increased from 18.8%–20.2% compared with a control. The height and the weight of the average single vegetable tested also increased. The main components of moso bamboo vinegar were analyzed by GC-MS and the positive effect on the growth was, in the first instance, attributed to a synergistic effect of trace amounts of the main components of bamboo vinegar.

Keywords bamboo vinegar - vegetable growth - dilution

Journal Forestry Studies in China
Publisher Beijing Forestry University, co-published with Springer-Verlag GmbH
ISSN 1008-1321
Subject Biomedical and Life Sciences and Chinese Library of Science
Issue Volume 8, Number 3 / September, 2006
DOI 10.1007/s11632-006-0023-6
Pages 43-47
SpringerLink Date Thursday, October 05, 2006