Application of drum compost and vermicompost to improve soil health, growth, and yield parameters for tomato and cabbage plants

Goswami, Linee; Nath, A. K.; Sutradhar, Sweety; Bhattacharya, Suvendu; Kalamdhad, Ajay S.; Vellingiri, Kowsalya; Kim, Ki‐Hyun

doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.05.073

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“…They concluded that the combination of vermicompost and biochar further improved corn yield and water availability. The superior effects of vermicompost were also reported by Goswami et al [3] who reported a substantial improvement in soil health and nutrient availability, physical stability and microbial diversity due to compost and vermicompost application. They noted interestingly that heavy metal contamination was less significant in vermicomposttreated soils.…”

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Compost Tea Quality and Fertility

Eudoxie¹,

Martin²

2019

Organic Fertilizers - History, Production and Applications

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The water extract of compost termed "compost tea" retains all the beneficial soluble bioactive components, making it a potent source of plant stimulatory and defensive compounds. The exact nature and extent of these features are, however, modified by composting system, feedstock quality, tea preparation and resultant use and management, including application dynamics of the compost tea. Compost teas contain a significant quantity of total nutrients with the majority being primary macronutrients. Secondary and micronutrient concentrations are more variable, but contents are generally insufficient to satisfy crop requirements. Noting this, compost tea use in agriculture and horticulture supports crop nutrition directly and indirectly. Improvements in soil quality have been widely reported for a range of soils and compost teas. A key feature of compost teaamended soils is the increase in soil organic matter and microbial diversity and its associated benefits. Research on appropriates rates for field and container use show large variability associated with edapho-climatic factors and crop species. However, foliar application seems best suited to maximising the dual nutrition and phytopathogenic effects of compost tea. Regardless of the purpose of compost tea use, its positive effects on crop growth and soil fertility, whilst controlling pest and disease, make it a contemporary sustainable tool aligned to organic agriculture.

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Compost Tea Quality and Fertility

Eudoxie¹,

Martin²

2019

Organic Fertilizers - History, Production and Applications

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“…The following species of earthworms Eisenia eugeniae, Eisenia foetida, Eisenia Andrei, Eudrilus eugeniae and Lumbricus rubellus are most frequently used for the vermicomposting (Amossé et al 2013;Soobhany et al 2015;Saha et al 2018). In comparison with the common composts the vermicompost contain predominantly higher quantities of nutrients in the total and also in available forms (Van Groenigen et al 2014;Vos et al 2014;Goswami et al 2017). The content of the plant-growth regulators in vermicomposts is 5 even 6 times higher than in the classical composts (Pathma & Sakthivel 2012).…”

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Impact of Vermicompost as Component of Growing Medium on Phytomass Formation of Radish (Raphanus Sativus L.)

Kováčik

Šalamún

Smoleń

et al. 2018

Agriculture (Pol'nohospodárstvo)

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In Slovakia more than a half of the landfill‘s waste consist of the biodegradable waste (BDW). Therefore the BDW composting can decrease significantly the production of the landfill gas as well as the financial and space requirements for landfills. However, the composts production have to be solved comprehensively, including their rational usage. In Slovakia the use of composts is ineffective if the location of their production is farther than 50 km, because of the high tranportation costs. The objective of the experiments was to determine the ratio of vermicompost in the soil growing medium in order not to decrease the yield quantity and quality of radish - the most commonly grown vegetable in the gardens in Slovakia. Five shares of vermicompost were tested in the soil substrate (0%, 10%, 20%, 25% and 50%). The results show that 50% share of vermicompost in the soil substrate, i.e. the ratio of vermicompost to soil 1:1, was not the optimal solution of the vermicompost usage. However, even this quantity of vermicompost did not have a negative impact on the weight of the aboveground and underground phytomass in comparison with the treatment without vermicompost. 50% share of vermicompost in the growing medium had the negative impact on the qualitative parameters of radish. It decreased the content of vitamin C and increased the content of nitrates in radish roots and leaves. Along with the higher share of vermicompost in the growing medium, the content of vitamin C was decreased in radish roots and leaves, and the content of nitrates in radish roots was increased. The roots of the biggest diameter, and consequently the highest yield of radish roots and leaves was formed in the treatment where the soil substrate consisted of four portions of soil and one p ortion of vermicompost (20% proportion of vermicompost).

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“…Allmaras &Nelson, 1971 andChaudhary &Prihar (1974) reported that organic mulching induced density of rooting and greater lateral spread of roots. Varying degrees of significance of correlations were obtained between the application of different organic materials and their response of growth of seedling plants (Dharmakeerthi et al, 2009;Meng et al, 2018;Goswami et al, 2017;Kadoglidou et al, 2014;Maja et al, 2017;Adekiya and Agbede, 2017).The beneficial effect of organic amendment for seedling might have helped in uptake of water and nutrients and thereby improving the growth of seedling plants. Similar effects such as improved growth assessments; plant height, leaf area and plant dry matter accumulation could be observed with the treatments which were having sub soil and organic materials such as coir dust, poultry and refuse tea.…”

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Effect of using sub soil with organic materials as a substitute to top soil in potting medium of rubber nurseries

Hettiarachchi

Edirimanna

Thewarapperuma

et al. 2016

J Rubber Res Inst Sri Lanka

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The study examined the influence of sub soil with organic material or materials compared to top soil on the growth of Hevea seedlings. Substitution of top soil with sub soil and five locally available organic materials on growth and nutrient contents of the rubber plants (Hevea brasiliensis) during nursery stage were studied. Only top soil was used as control treatment (T1). The experiment was included nine treatments and the combinations of the treatments were arranged in a completely randomized block design with twenty replicate plants. Plant growth parameters viz; diameter, height, leaf area and plant dry matter accumulation were measured periodically at the end of before and after budgrafting stages. Macro nutrient concentrations in leaves of the after budgrafting plants were determined to assess the nutritional status of the plant. Improved growth assessments; plant height, leaf area, plant dry matter accumulation and enhanced leaf nutrient contents could be observed with the treatment having sub soil and organic materials such as coir dust, poultry and refuse tea. Almost all growth assessments (94%) and all leaf nutrient contents (100%) related to sub soil with organic materials; coir dust or poultry or refuse tea or coir dust and poultry treatments gave significantly higher or no significant effect compared to top soil (T1). Deterioration of growth assessments; plant height, leaf area and plant dry matter accumulation could be observed with the treatments having sub soil and organic materials such as paddy husk and saw dust. All growth assessments (100%) related to sub soil with organic materials; paddy husk or saw dust or poultry and paddy husk or poultry and saw dust treatments gave significantly lower or no significant effect compared to top soil (T1). In general, many occasions (93%) leaf nutrient contents in sub soil + organic material or materials gave significantly higher or no significant effect compared to top soil (T1). It is evident from results that significantly higher many growth parameters associated with sub soil with coir dust could be accepted as a superior medium for polybag plants compared to the RRI recommended top soil only potting medium. Moreover, sub soil with refuse tea or poultry could be used as a substitute for top soil only medium without any failure.

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Application of drum compost and vermicompost to improve soil health, growth, and yield parameters for tomato and cabbage plants

Cited by 124 publications

References 34 publications

Compost Tea Quality and Fertility

Compost Tea Quality and Fertility

Impact of Vermicompost as Component of Growing Medium on Phytomass Formation of Radish (Raphanus Sativus L.)

Effect of using sub soil with organic materials as a substitute to top soil in potting medium of rubber nurseries

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