Influence of vermicompost application on soil consistency limits and soil compactibility

Sari, Serdar; Aksakal, Ekrem Lütfi; Angin, İlker

doi:10.3906/tar-1705-25

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“…However, the rest of material is excreted out as “vermicastings” which accredit to the enrichment in soil porosity, aeration and production of soil aggregates. Earthworm's excretion in the form of vermicastings are rich in NPK, micronutrients and valuable soil microbes and consists more water-stable aggregates as compared to the nearby soil (Sari et al., 2017; Baghel et al., 2018). In addition, trough vermicomposting, bulk density, water holding capacity, pH, electrical conductivity, nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium content are better than those obtained with composting process (Doan et al., 2015; Rakkini et al., 2018).…”

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Vermicompost utilization: A way to food security in rural area

Coulibaly

Edoukou

Kouassi

et al. 2018

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The increase in agricultural production as well as its nutritional quality at a cost bearable by producers is today a challenge in rural areas. Vermicompost is a low-cost organic amendment known for its effectiveness on agricultural productivity increase but little is diffused about its efficacy on nutritional quality. This study aimed to evaluate the benefits of vermicompost from cattle dung on Lagenaria siceraria yield and its edible parts content in mineral and in heavy metal compared to raw dung. The study was carried out in the region of Mankono the biggest area for L. siceraria production in Côte d’Ivoire during three cycle seasons. The experiment consisted of three treatments arranged in a complete randomized block design with four replicates. The agronomic parameters as yield, number of leaves and flowers per plant were evaluated. Also, mineral nutrients and heavy metal concentrations in roots, leaves and seeds were measured. Results showed that yield, number of leaves and flowers per plant were higher with the vermicompost than with the cattle manure and the control. The yield obtained with the vermicompost was 2.5 times and 20 times higher respectively than that with the cattle manure and the control. Mineral concentrations in roots, leaves and seeds were the highest with the vermicompost when heavy metal contents were the lowest. The present study indicates that vermicompost utilization improves the yield and the nutritional quality of the edible parts of L. siceraria and hence could be recommended to producers for increasing productivity with keeping the health and safety of human.

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Vermicompost utilization: A way to food security in rural area

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Edoukou

Kouassi

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“…The liquid limit is influenced by soil texture, organic matter content, and the mineral content (Prabhakar & Satyeswararao, 2012;Ying, et al, 2021). The plastic limit is influenced by soil texture and organic matter content (Sari, et al, 2017). The adhesive limit is influenced by soil texture and organic matter content.…”

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“…The correlation test between the organic matter and parameter of consistency showed that organic matter was significantly and positively correlated with liquid, plastic, and adhesive limits (r=0.58 and P<0.05). This means that the increase in organic matter increases these limits (Sari, et al, 2017;Prabhakar & Satyeswararao, 2012). The studies showed that the increase in organic matter increases the liquid, plastic, and adhesive limits.…”

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“…However, this treatment had the lowest liquid limit value, similar to the plasticity index in the P1 treatment, which could be caused by the mineral content. According to Sari, et al, (2017), organic fertilizers could contain mineral. However, the use of organic fertilizer cannot significantly affect the liquid limit when the mineral level is moderate.…”

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Effect of Biogas Slurry Fertilizer on Dynamics of Soil Consistency and Tillage Power Requirement

Palupi

Ngadisih

Karyadi

et al. 2022

JRPB

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Biogas slurry (BS) is a waste used as an organic fertilizer that could improve soil properties. This study was aimed to explore the dynamic of soil consistency and tillage power requirement due to BS fertilizer. Soil consistency and tillage power requirement were analyzed by the liquid (LL), plastic (PL), and adhesive (AL) limits, plasticity index (PI), workability range (WR), and liquidity index (LI). The study was conducted with incubation time and the BS type factors that include control (K), liquid BS (P1), and solid BS (P2). The incubation time factors comprised 2 (I1), 4 (I2), 6 (I3), 8 (I4), 10 (I5), and 12 weeks incubation (I6). The ANOVA test showed that BS fertilizer significantly affected LL, PL, AL, PI, and LI but did not significantly impact WR. The liquid BS fertilizer decreased LL and PI by 2%, increased LI 0.022, and decreased tillage power requirement by 1 horse power (HP). The solid BS, increased LL and PL 3%, PL 3% and AL 2%, while LI decreased by 0.074. The mathematic modeling with a first-order kinetic model was acceptable to describe soil consistency and tillage power requirement (R2>80% and X2<X2 table). The rate of AL for K, P1, and P2 were -0.022/day, -0.032/day, and -0.049/day, respectively. The minus is symbol of decreasing rate. The rate of WR for K, P1, and P2 were 0.024/day, 0.046/day, and 0.079/day, respectively. The form of BS fertilizer (liquid, solid) has changed the soil consistency which in turn has an impact on tillage power requirement.

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“…Fertilizer and irrigation applications are effective and practical ways to control and improve yield and nutritional quality of crops for human consumption. In the current food production scenario, across major cropping systems of the world, crop yield is limited more by availability of nitrogen (N) and water resources than by the crop genetics (Sahin et al, 2002;Sinclair and Rufty, 2012;Kale et al, 2017;Sarı et al, 2017;Sarafi et al, 2018).…”

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Effects of depth-dependent irrigation regimes and organomineral fertilizers on water use and quality attributes of sugar beet

Ünlükara¹

2019

Turk J Agric For

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Experiments were conducted under provincial conditions of Kayseri, Turkey, for two years in the growing seasons of 2014 and 2015 to determine the effects of irrigation water applications based on different sugar beet root zone depths and different organomineral fertilizers on sugar beet yield, root quality, water consumption, and water use efficiency. Two constant root depths (D 1 = 0.9 m and D 2 = 0.6 m) and one active water extraction root depth (D 3 = 0.4-0.9 m) were investigated. A mineral fertilizer (F 1), an organomineral fertilizer (F 2), and organic + mineral fertilizer (F 3) were considered as the subtreatments in the experiments carried out in a completely randomized block split-split plots design with 3 replications. Despite the lower nitrogen and phosphorus quantities applied, the F 2 treatment produced the same sugar beet root yield (95.31 t/ha) as F 1 (88.59 t/ha) and F 3 (94.56 t/ha) treatments. The irrigation water requirements of D 1 for two years were 22.8% and 27.6% greater than the D 2 and D 3 treatments, respectively. Irrigation water use efficiencies of D 2 and D 3 treatments were higher than D 1. Digestion and recoverable sugar percent and Na, K, and N contents of roots were not affected significantly by the treatments. Using organomineral fertilizers would offer various advantages for disposing of huge urban waste deposits and returning organic matter to agricultural areas. Use of active root water extraction depth or 0.60-m root depth for irrigation applications will also contribute to efficient use of water resources and improve the income of sugar beet farmers due to reduced irrigation costs.

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Influence of vermicompost application on soil consistency limits and soil compactibility

Abstract: IntroductionSoil is a critical part of successful agriculture and is the original source of the nutrients that we use to grow crops. Healthy soils are essential for healthy plant growth, human nutrition, and ecosystem services (

Cited by 10 publications

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Vermicompost utilization: A way to food security in rural area

Vermicompost utilization: A way to food security in rural area

Effect of Biogas Slurry Fertilizer on Dynamics of Soil Consistency and Tillage Power Requirement

Effects of depth-dependent irrigation regimes and organomineral fertilizers on water use and quality attributes of sugar beet

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