Effects of zeolite and organic fertilizers on soil quality and yield of sugarcane

Cairo, Pedro Cairo; Armas, Joaquín Machado de; Artiles, Pedro Torres; Martin, Boris; Carrazana, Rafael Jiménez; López, Oralia Rodríguez

doi:10.21475/ajcs.17.11.06.p501

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“…The nanostructured elements in nanofertilizer is often incorporated in a carrier complex by absorption or adsorption in a matrix. Chitosan, polyacrylic acid, clay and zeolite were previously reported as carriers for nanofertilizers [2,8,9]. Nanoporous zeolite attracts the attention in farming to increase the fertilizer use efficiency of crops over the adverse effect of chemical fertilizer on the agriculture ecosystems.…”

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Synthesis and characterization of nanozeolite based composite fertilizer for sustainable release and use efficiency of nutrients

Khan¹,

Islam²,

Nahar³

et al. 2021

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In this research work, we propose macronutrients incorporated slow-release based nano-fertilizer using nanozeolite as a carrier. A simple chemical approach was used to synthesis the proposed nanozeolite composite fertilizer (NZCF). To gain an insight into the properties, morphology and structure of the synthesized NZCF, it was further characterized by different techniques such as powder XRD, FT-IR, SEM, and TG/DTA. A considerable enhancement of the quality and the water retention capacity of the soil was observed as a result of applying the proposed NZCF when compared with a commercial fertilizer. Furthermore, the swelling ratio and the equilibrium water content of NZCF were compared to the commercial fertilizer and their effect on plant growth was observed. Slow-release studies were carried out for both NZCF and the commercial fertilizer. The results of these studies reveled that NZCF possessed a long-term release pattern of the macronutrients and that showed a great potential for promoting plant growth. Hence, the prepared nanocomposite fertilizer can be safely used as an environmentfriendly source of nutrients to enhance plant growth.

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Synthesis and characterization of nanozeolite based composite fertilizer for sustainable release and use efficiency of nutrients

Khan¹,

Islam²,

Nahar³

et al. 2021

Heliyon

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“…that have been reported in many papers for sunflower, soybean, tomatoes, radish, beans, potatoes, clover, maize, winter wheat, sugar cane and other plants [ 5 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 , 24 , 25 , 26 ]. These effects are achieved at different doses of the mineral: from less than 10 t/ha [ 27 , 28 , 29 , 30 , 31 ] up to 120 t/ha [ 32 ].…”

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Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

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Thousands of tons of zeolitic materials are used yearly as soil conditioners and components of slow-release fertilizers. A positive influence of application of zeolites on plant growth has been frequently observed. Because zeolites have extremely large cation exchange capacity, surface area, porosity and water holding capacity, a paradigm has aroused that increasing plant growth is caused by a long-lasting improvement of soil physicochemical properties by zeolites. In the first year of our field experiment performed on a poor soil with zeolite rates from 1 to 8 t/ha and N fertilization, an increase in spring wheat yield was observed. Any effect on soil cation exchange capacity (CEC), surface area (S), pH-dependent surface charge (Qv), mesoporosity, water holding capacity and plant available water (PAW) was noted. This positive effect of zeolite on plants could be due to extra nutrients supplied by the mineral (primarily potassium—1 ton of the studied zeolite contained around 15 kg of exchangeable potassium). In the second year of the experiment (NPK treatment on previously zeolitized soil), the zeolite presence did not impact plant yield. No long-term effect of the zeolite on plants was observed in the third year after soil zeolitization, when, as in the first year, only N fertilization was applied. That there were no significant changes in the above-mentioned physicochemical properties of the field soil after the addition of zeolite was most likely due to high dilution of the mineral in the soil (8 t/ha zeolite is only ~0.35% of the soil mass in the root zone). To determine how much zeolite is needed to improve soil physicochemical properties, much higher zeolite rates than those applied in the field were studied in the laboratory. The latter studies showed that CEC and S increased proportionally to the zeolite percentage in the soil. The Qv of the zeolite was lower than that of the soil, so a decrease in soil variable charge was observed due to zeolite addition. Surprisingly, a slight increase in PAW, even at the largest zeolite dose (from 9.5% for the control soil to 13% for a mixture of 40 g zeolite and 100 g soil), was observed. It resulted from small alterations of the soil macrostructure: although the input of small zeolite pores was seen in pore size distributions, the larger pores responsible for the storage of PAW were almost not affected by the zeolite addition.

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“…Zeolites are a group of minerals with peculiar physical and chemical properties (high and selective cation exchange capacity, molecular adsorption and reversible dehydration), which are well known since several years ( Mumpton , 1978). Thanks to these properties, zeolites, when added to the soil, may improve nutrient availability by directly or indirectly affecting physical, chemical, and biological soil features ( Leggo et al., 2010; Faccini et al., 2015; Cairo et al., 2017).…”

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A time‐ and cost‐saving method to check the point‐to‐point distribution of soil improvers

Malferrari

Laurora

Brigatti

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J. Plant Nutr. Soil Sci.

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Background: In recent times, also in compliance with several sustainable agriculture rules, the use of soil conditioners, such as zeolites, progressively increased. Zeolites are minerals characterized by unique physical‐chemical properties, which make them able to control the mobility of water, ammonium and other cations in soils. As zeolites do not exhaust their properties over time, it would be appropriate to check for their correct distribution in the amended soil. Aims: We present an efficient and inexpensive method to measure the point‐to‐point amount of zeolite spread in the soil through the analysis of a single (i.e., one peak) X‐ray powder diffraction signal. Methods: The procedure requires the preparation of a calibration curve using known quantities of non‐amended soil, zeolite and of an internal reference standard. The amount of zeolite is calculated by comparing the intensities of the selected signal in unknown sample with its analogue in the calibration curve. Results: The method returned a small underestimation (about 12 weight %) of the measured values compared to those expected which depend nearly exclusively on the valuation of the apparent density of the soil, whereas it is not affected by the type and number of phases present in the soil and in the amendant. Conclusions: The proposed method allows to check for the regular distribution of zeolite in soil, but we are confident that it could also be conveniently generalized to all the applications that require the quantitative determination of mono or polyphasic crystalline materials within a complex mixture like soil.

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Effects of zeolite and organic fertilizers on soil quality and yield of sugarcane

Cited by 32 publications

References 18 publications

Synthesis and characterization of nanozeolite based composite fertilizer for sustainable release and use efficiency of nutrients

Synthesis and characterization of nanozeolite based composite fertilizer for sustainable release and use efficiency of nutrients

Effect of Low Zeolite Doses on Plants and Soil Physicochemical Properties

A time‐ and cost‐saving method to check the point‐to‐point distribution of soil improvers

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