Relative efficacy of different distillery effluents on growth, nitrogen fixation and yield of groundnut

Ramana, S.; Biswas, A. K.; Singh, Awtar; Yadava, R. B. R.

doi:10.1016/s0960-8524(01)00111-0

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“…Increase in the availability of these nutrients might have favoured greater uptake of nutrients by groundnut which was reflected on better growth, development and yield of the crop obtained. The current result corroborates with the findings of Ramana et al (2002) who reported that the distillery spentwash significantly increased the seed yield in groundnut over the control.…”

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Biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost as sources of plant nutrients for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Selvamurugan

Doraisamy

Maheswari

2013

JANS

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JANSBiomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost as sources of plant nutrients for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) M. Selvamurugan*, P. Doraisamy and M. Maheswari Department of Environmental Sciences, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore -641003 (Tamil Nadu), INDIA *Corresponding author. E-mail: muruganens@gmail.com Received:June 23, 2013; Revised received:August 1, 2013; Accepted:August 5, 2013 Abstract: A field experiment was conducted to study the impact of biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost in various proportions with inorganic fertilizers on yield attributes, yield, oil and protein content of groundnut at Research and Development Farm of M/s. Bhavani Distilleries and Chemicals Ltd., T.Pudur, Thimiri, Tamil Nadu. Results of the field experiment revealed that yield and yield attributes viz., number of matured pods, 100 kernel weight and shelling percentage of groundnut were improved by the application of biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost compared to recommended NPK as chemical fertilizers. One-time presown application of BDS @ 100 m 3 ha -1 along with recommended NP in groundnut registered higher pod, grain and haulm yield of 1774, 1272 and 4668 kg ha -1 , respectively and the increase was to the tune of 35.83, 43.57 and 46.01 per cent, respectively over control. Similar to yield, BDS application increased the protein and oil content of groundnut kernels significantly. The net returns and benefit cost ratio of sugarcane were also as high as Rs.19,612 ha -1 and 1.90 for the treatment that received pre-sown application of BDS @ 100 m 3 ha -1 along with recommended NP as compared to control of Rs.19,612 ha -1 and 1.38, respectively. This concludes that the biomethanated distillery spentwash can be conveniently used as source of plant nutrients for groundnut.

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Biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost as sources of plant nutrients for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Selvamurugan

Doraisamy

Maheswari

2013

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“…This might be attributed to the fact that higher dose of PME inhibited nodulation and hence N fixation in soybean owing to high salt load and excess N supply. Ramana et al (2002) reported an inhibition of nodulation and N fixation in groundnut because of high salt load of distillery effluents. The S 2.5 +W 0 and S 2.5 +W 1.25 treatments yielded at par with S (NPK+FYM) +W NPK while the yields in S 5.0 +W 0 , S 5.0 +W 2.5 , and S 10.0 +W 0 were significantly more than in S (NPK+FYM) +W NPK treatment.…”

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Effect of post‐methanation effluent on soil physical properties under a soybean‐wheat system in a Vertisol

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Bandyopadhyay

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Z. Pflanzenernähr. Bodenk.

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SummaryPost-methanation effluent (PME) generated through biomethanation of distillery effluent, a foul-smelling, dark colored by-product of distillery industries, is applied to arable land in some areas near the vicinity of the distillery industries as an amendment. The PME contains considerable amount of organic matter and salt besides its high plant-nutrient content. The present investigation was conducted for three years during 1999±2002 on soybean-wheat cropping sequence to evaluate the effect of graded levels of post-methanation effluent (PME) on soil physical properties and crop productivity in a deep Vertisol of central India. Six application doses of PME viz. S 2.5 +W 0 : 2.5 cm PME applied to soybean and wheat on residual nutrition, S 2.5 +W 1.25 : 2.5 cm PME to soybean and 1.25 cm to wheat, S 5.0 +W 0 : 5 cm PME to soybean and wheat on residual nutrition, S 5.0 +W 2.5 : 5.0 cm PME to soybean and 2.5 cm to wheat, S 10.0 +W 0 : 10 cm PME to soybean and wheat on residual nutrition, and S 10.0 +W 5.0 : 10.0 cm PME to soybean and 5.0 cm to wheat, were compared with 100% recommended NPK+FYM @ 4 Mg ha ±1 and control (no fertilizer, manure or PME). The application of PME increased the organic carbon content and electrical conductivity of the soil compared to control and 100% NPK+FYM treatment. The organic C content was maximum in S 10.0 +W 5.0 (11.2 g kg ±1 ) and minimum in control (5.2 g kg ±1 ). Electrical conductivity increased from 0.47 dS m ±1 in control to 1.58 dS m ±1 in highest dose of PME (S 10.0 +W 5.0 ). The PME treatments have not affected the soil pH. The application of PME showed a significant improvement in the physical properties of the soil. The mean weight diameter (MWD), percent water-stable aggregation (% WSA), saturated hydraulic conductivity (K sat ), and water retention (WR) at 0.033 MPa suction were significantly (P < 0.05) more while bulk density (BD) and penetration resistance was significantly less in PME-treated plots than that of control. The MWD showed a linear and positive relationship (r = 0.89**) with the soil organic C. Soybean recorded significantly higher seed yield at all PME treatments than control. Highest average soybean yield (2.39 Mg ha ±1 ) was recorded in S 10.0 +W 0 but yield decreased significantly in S 10.0 +W 5.0 (2.08 Mg ha ±1 ). In wheat, all the PME-treated plots except S 2.5 +W 0 yielded significantly higher than control while the 100% NPK+FYM treatment yielded (3.46 Mg ha ±1 ) at par with the S 10.0 +W 5.0 (4.0 Mg ha ±1 ) and S 5.0 +W 2.5 (3.66 Mg ha ±1 ). Fresh application of PME to wheat resulted in significant improvement in grain yield over that grown on residual fertility. Thus, application of PME to arable land, as an amendment, could be considered as a viable option for the safe disposal of this industrial waste.

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“…Thus, it had both stimulatory and inhibitory effects on the maturity stage of growth of seedlings as also reported by Nath et al, (2007) for wheat, garden pea, black gram and mustard and by Pandey et al, (2008) for maize and rice. Ramana et al, (2002) reported maximum growth and yield at lower concentration that might be due to the significant addition of various salts such as nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium from effluent to the soil and mineralization through microbes at lower dilution. Chandraju et al, (2010) also reported that the growth, yield and nutrients were Sachin Srivastava et al / J. Appl.…”

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“…Various workers from their studies have suggested suitable application rates for distillery effluent for ferti-irrigation purposes and crop-specific nature of effluent. (Ramana et al, 2002;Kannan and Upreti, 2008;Malaviya andSharma, 2011, Kumar andChopra, 2010). Solanum melongena is one of the most commonly grown vegetable crops of solanaceae family in India.…”

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Ferti-irrigational impact of distillery effluent and Di-ammonium phosphate on the soil and growth characteristics of Egg plant (Solanum melongena L.)

Srivastava

Chopra

Pathak

2012

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A comparative study was conducted to assess the ferti-irrigational effect of Distillery effluent (DE) concentrations such as 10%, 25%, 50%, 75% and 100% along with control (Bore well water-BWW) and Di-ammonium phosphate (DAP) separately for the pot culture cultivation of Solanum melongena. The results revealed that DE concentrations had significant (P<0.001) effect on EC, Cl¯, Mg 2+ , OC, HCO 3 -, exchangeable Na + , available K + , Ca 2+ , TKN, available P and SO 4 2-, whereas non-significant (P>0.05) effects were observed for water holding capacity (WHC) and bulk density (BD) of the soil. Irrigation with 100% concentration of DE, increased EC (+63.46%), Cl( +292.37%), Mg 2+ (+1162.72%), OC (+3763.63%), exchangeable Na + (+264.29%), available K + (+48.39%), Ca 2+ (+815.74%), TKN (+1449.18%), available P (+338.83%), SO 4 2-(+80.07%), while decreased pH (-17.85%) total bacteria (-47.02 %), fungi (-52.17%) and actinomycetes (-82.89 %) in effluent irrigated soil. Application of diluted doses of DE significantly increased plant height, root length, chlorophyll content, leaf area, number of leaves, number of branches, number of flowers, fruit length, fruit diameter, fruit weight, number of fruit and crop yield of S. melongena, with the better results being obtained at a dilution of 50% of DE concentration in comparison to DAP and BWW.

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Relative efficacy of different distillery effluents on growth, nitrogen fixation and yield of groundnut

Cited by 60 publications

References 6 publications

Biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost as sources of plant nutrients for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Biomethanated distillery spentwash and pressmud biocompost as sources of plant nutrients for groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)

Effect of post‐methanation effluent on soil physical properties under a soybean‐wheat system in a Vertisol

Ferti-irrigational impact of distillery effluent and Di-ammonium phosphate on the soil and growth characteristics of Egg plant (Solanum melongena L.)

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