Availability of nutrients from an accelerated compost for maize (<i>Zea mays</i>) production in two soil types

AyanfeOluwa, Olufemi Emmanuel

doi:10.1080/00103624.2019.1626875

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“…The fertilizers added at planting and 21 DAP had the objective to reach that certain level, in order to limit the impact of additional N provided by OA (compost and vermicompost) on plant growth, as well as on plant yield. In several pot experiments conducted on tropical sandy loams in which maize was grown, after similar additions of mineral fertilizers, no significant differences were found in soil exchangeable ammonium and nitrate 45 days after planting [56], nor in the plant nitrogen content 30 days [57], or six weeks after sowing [58], when compared to AO addition (compost or vermicompost) treatments. It can be concluded that the improved plant properties observed during the early stages of plant growth did not result from improved mineral nutrient uptake, but were associated with a higher water availability.…”

Section: Organic Amendments Reduced Plant Water Stressmentioning

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Can Organic Amendments Improve Soil Physical Characteristics and Increase Maize Performances in Contrasting Soil Water Regimes?

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Organic amendments are believed to help increase the soil carbon storage and therefore improve soil quality, which may be important in the context of climate change. However, the added value of organic amendments for farmers must be clearly demonstrated in order to convince them of the utility of their use. The aims of this study were: (i) to investigate the impact on maize of compost and vermicompost combined with two levels (negligible and significant) of plant water stress; and (ii) to determine how the organic amendments affected the soil’s physical properties and maize productivity. Water stress levels were imposed by controlling the matric potential of soil columns in which cultivated soil characteristics was mimicked (10 cm topsoil with organic amendments, above a 50 cm subsoil without any inputs containing the majority of the roots). Plant and soil characteristics were monitored daily for 70 days. Our results show that the use of organic amendments is profitable for farmers as: (i) maize performances were increased in both moisture regimes; and (ii) the improvement was particularly striking in terms of yield. No additional benefits were measured when using vermicompost instead of compost. The data suggest that the improvement in plant characteristics did not result from increased water storage in the soils with organic amendments, but rather from better access to the water, resulting in faster root development in the macroporosity of the amended soils.

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Section: Organic Amendments Reduced Plant Water Stressmentioning

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Can Organic Amendments Improve Soil Physical Characteristics and Increase Maize Performances in Contrasting Soil Water Regimes?

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“…Hence, the cultured microbes serve as compost accelerator which offers the possibilities for reducing the maturity period of compost from the conventionally known method time to three weeks (Badar et al, 2014). The technology has the potential to increase the level of production of compost thereby making it available to farmers (AyanfeOluwa, 2019). Celosia (Celosia argentea) is one of the most highly acceptable leaf vegetable grown in southern Nigeria.…”

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Soil properties and performance of celosia (Celosia Argentea) as affected by compost made with Trichoderma asperellum

Komolafe¹,

Kayode²,

Ezekiel-Adewoyin³

et al. 2021

Eurasian Journal of Soil Science (Ejss)

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Article InfoThis study evaluated the effect of two plant materials (Panicum maximum and Tridax procumbens) composted with cow dung, with or without Trichoderma asperellum inoculation on soil properties and yield of celosia in 2014 and 2015. The treatments were tridax-based compost without Trichoderma (TBC), tridaxbased compost with Trichoderma (TTBC), panicum-based compost without Trichoderma (PBC), panicum-based compost with Trichoderma (TPBC) and control (no compost). All compost were applied at 240 kgN/ha. The design was RCBD with three replicates and data analyzed using ANOVA at α0.05. Results showed that compost enhanced growth, nutrient uptake and yield of celosia. In 2014, highest fresh weight (57.09 t/ha) was obtained from plant treated with TPBC, which compared favourably with TTBC TTBC (57.00 t/ha) but significantly higher than TBC (43.85 t/ha) and PBC (47.32 t/ha) while control gave the least significant value (20 t/ha). A similar trend was obtained in 2015. This infers that plants that received inoculated compost gave better yield compared to uninoculated compost. Post-cropping soil chemical analysis revealed that compost improved soil N, P, K and organic C. This shows that Trichoderma inoculated compost could be better than the uninoculated compost for celosia production in an Alfisol.

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Application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alone or combined with different composts to improve physiological and biochemical attributes related to drought stress tolerance in quinoa

Benaffari

Boutasknit

Anli

et al. 2023

J Soil Sci Plant Nutr

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Availability of nutrients from an accelerated compost for maize (Zea mays) production in two soil types

Cited by 9 publications

References 13 publications

Can Organic Amendments Improve Soil Physical Characteristics and Increase Maize Performances in Contrasting Soil Water Regimes?

Can Organic Amendments Improve Soil Physical Characteristics and Increase Maize Performances in Contrasting Soil Water Regimes?

Soil properties and performance of celosia (Celosia Argentea) as affected by compost made with Trichoderma asperellum

Application of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi alone or combined with different composts to improve physiological and biochemical attributes related to drought stress tolerance in quinoa

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