Effect of Crab Shell Powder in Turf Medium on Seed Germination and Seedling Growth of Festuca arundinacea L.
In this paper,crab shell powder was mixed with soil in proportion to plant Festuca arundinacea L.The effect of crab shell powder with different proportions on seed germination and seedling growth of F.arundinacea was investigated.The results showed that the addition of crab shell powder inhibited seed germination and root growth,especially at the rates of 3% and 5%.However,adding crab shell powder at low proportion (1%) enhanced seed vigor index and above ground biomass.When crab shell powder was added at 1% mass ratio,plant height increased most rapidly.The shoot fresh weight,dry weight and seed vigor were increased by 76.99 %,70.14% and 137.95%,respectively,as compared to the control.The comprehensive analysis from subordinate function showed that the effect was ranked 1 %,0%,3 %,5% from strong to weak.Therefore,using crab shell as filling material for turf substrate,low proportion (1%) is more appropriate.