Effects of vermicompost and boron on tomato (<i>Solanum lycopersicum</i> cv. Pusa ruby) flowering, fruit ripening, yield and soil fertility in acid soils

Haribhushan, A.; Wani, Shabir Hussain; Sarangthem, Indira; Singh, N. Anando

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“…as bait and is excreted after digestion ( Atiyeh et al., 2002 ; Guerrero, 2010 ). Vermicompost has a large surface area that provides microsites for the microbial decomposition of organic matter and has a strong capacity for nutrient adsorption and retention, as well as an excellent water-holding capacity ( Zaller, 2007 ; Zucco et al., 2015 ; Haribhushan et al., 2016 ). In addition, vermicompost has a passivation effect on heavy metal ions in the soil, which can reduce toxicity to plants by reducing the bioavailability and mobility of heavy metal ions ( Khan et al., 2019 ; Shen et al., 2022 ).…”

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Effects of biochar and vermicompost on growth and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper at karst yellow soil region in Southwest China

Zhang,

Liu,

Wei

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Recently, biochar (B) and vermicompost (V) have been widely used as amendments to improve crop productivity and soil quality. However, the ameliorative effects of biochar and vermicompost on the continuous cropping of pepper under open-air conditions, particularly in the karst areas of southwestern China, remain unclear. A field experiment was conducted to study the effects of biochar and vermicompost application, alone or in combination, on the yield, quality, nutrient accumulation, fertilizer utilization, and economic benefits of continuous pepper cropping from 2021 to 2022. The experiment included six treatments: CK (no fertilizer), TF (traditional fertilization of local farmers), TFB (TF combined with biochar of 3000 kg·ha-1), TFV (TF combined with vermicompost of 3000 kg·ha-1), TFBV1 (TF combined with biochar of 1500 kg·ha-1 and vermicompost of 1500 kg·ha-1), and TFBV2 (TF combined with biochar of 3000 kg·ha-1 and vermicompost of 3000 kg·ha-1). Compared with the TF treatment, biochar and vermicompost application alone or in combination increased the yield of fresh pod pepper by 24.38–50.03% and 31.61–88.92% in 2021 and 2022, respectively, whereas the yield of dry pod pepper increased by 14.69–40.63% and 21.44–73.29% in 2021 and 2022, respectively. The application of biochar and vermicompost reduced the nitrate content and increased the vitamin C (VC) and soluble sugar content of the fruits, which is beneficial for improving their quality. Biochar and vermicompost application alone or in combination not only increased nutrient uptake but also significantly improved agronomic efficiency (AE) and recovery efficiency (RE). In addition, although the application of biochar or vermicompost increased production costs, the increase in yield improved net income (ranging from 0.77 to 22.34% in 2021 and 8.82 to 59.96% in 2022), particularly in the TFBV2 treatment. In conclusion, the use of biochar and vermicompost amendments had a positive effect on the productivity and economic benefits of continuous pepper cropping, and the co-application of biochar and vermicompost could be an effective nutrient management strategy for the continuous cropping of pepper in the karst mountain areas of southwest China.

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Effects of biochar and vermicompost on growth and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper at karst yellow soil region in Southwest China

Zhang,

Liu,

Wei

et al. 2023

Front. Plant Sci.

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Ameliorative Effects of Vermicompost Application on Yield, Fertilizer Utilization, and Economic Benefits of Continuous Cropping Pepper in Karst Areas of Southwest China

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In recent years, vermicompost (V) has been widely used as an amendment for improving crop productivity and soil quality. However, the ameliorative effect of vermicompost on the continuous cropping pepper remains unclear, particularly in the karst areas of southwestern China. A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of vermicompost application on the yield, quality, nutrient accumulation, fertilizer utilization, and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper from 2021 to 2022. The experiment included six treatments: CK (no fertilizer), FP (the fertilization practice of local farmers), and FPV (FP combined with vermicompost of 1500, 2250, 3000, and 3750 kg·ha−1). The results show that vermicompost application increased the yield of fresh pod pepper by 28.34–51.36% (2021) and 47.13–68.82% (2022), whereas the yield of dry pod pepper increased by 16.97–35.14% (2021) and 34.48–62.61% (2022), respectively, compared with the FP treatment. The application of vermicompost reduced the nitrate content and increased the vitamin C (VC) and soluble sugar content of the fruits, which is beneficial for improving their quality. Vermicompost application not only increased nutrient uptake but also significantly improved agronomic efficiency (AE) and recovery efficiency (RE). In addition, although the application of vermicompost increased production costs, the increase in yield improved net incomes (16.02–31.83% in 2021 and 35.83–62.85% in 2022), especially in the FPV4 treatment. In conclusion, the use of vermicompost amendment had a positive effect on the productivity and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper, which may be an effective nutrient management strategy for the continuous cropping pepper in the karst mountain areas of southwest China.

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Effects of vermicompost and boron on tomato (Solanum lycopersicum cv. Pusa ruby) flowering, fruit ripening, yield and soil fertility in acid soils

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Effects of biochar and vermicompost on growth and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper at karst yellow soil region in Southwest China

Effects of biochar and vermicompost on growth and economic benefits of continuous cropping pepper at karst yellow soil region in Southwest China

Ameliorative Effects of Vermicompost Application on Yield, Fertilizer Utilization, and Economic Benefits of Continuous Cropping Pepper in Karst Areas of Southwest China

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