Effect of Different Types of Planting Media and Monosodium Glutamate (MSG) on the Growth Performance of Eggplants Using Fertigation System
Muhammad Iqbal Mohamed Rashidi·Fatimah Kayat·Muhammad Nurfaiz Abd. Kharim·Raimi Mohamed Redwan·Akmal Adilah Idris·Muhammad Yusri Md Shafi’i
Abstract Eggplant ( Solanum melongena L.) is a high-value crop with important nutritional and economic roles in tropical agriculture. However, its production faces challenges due to the escalating cost of conventional planting media such as cocopeat and the urgent need for more sustainable input alternatives. This study evaluated the agronomic and economic performance of alternative media like cocopeat blended with boiler ash, rice husk ash, and chimney ash combined with monosodium glutamate (MS