Rice Straw Compost and Water Deficit Affect Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) of Tomatoes Grown in Different Media

Ali, Hassan Ibrahim; Ismail, Maznah; Manan, Mohd Mokhtaruddin; Saudi, H. Mohd

doi:10.1080/01448765.2006.9755028

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“…Depletion of nutrients and poor organic matter contents of Egyptian soils can be replenished by applying rice straw compost to these soils (Mahmoud et al, 2009a). The use of rice straw compost as an organic fertilizer, might play a vital role not only in improving physical, biological and chemical properties of the soil, but also in increasing the availability of certain nutrients (Ali et al, 2006;Hellal, 2007;Mahmoud et al, 2009a). Moreover, the application of humic acid or Effective Microorganisms (EM) to the compost of rice straw gave the greatest results on potato plant growth, yield and chemical composition compared with individual application of compost (Abbas et al, 2014).…”

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Effect of Soil Amendments on Growth, Seed Yield and NPK Content of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Grown in Clayey Soil

Ibrahim¹,

El-Kader²

2015

International J. of Soil Science

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The application of bio-fertilizers and organic fertilizer is considered a promising alternative for mineral fertilizers to decrease the production costs and environmental pollution with good yield. Hence, the present study aimed to evaluate the benefits of rice straw compost, humic acid and effective microorganism alone or in combination as an alternative to mineral-N fertilizer on the growth, foliar NPK content and yield of the local variety of bottle gourd. The study was carried out at Barramoon experimental farm, Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt, during the two summer seasons of 2012 and 2013. The experiment consisted of eight treatments of soil amendments and NPK fertilizers arranged in a complete randomized blocks design with three replicates. The study's treatments had significant effects on all studied traits in both seasons. The lowest values of these traits were recorded with the 75% recommended dose of NPK fertilizers with humic acid treatment. Whereas, the treatment of 75% recommended dose of NPK fertilizers in combination with rice straw compost, humic acid and effective microorganism had the highest values of foliage dry weight, number of leaves, stem length and number of fruits per plant as well as seeds weight per fruit, 100 seed weight and seed yield per plant and per hectare. So, this treatment could be recommended as an alternative method for bottle gourd fertilization. It might give the chance for increasing NPK-use efficiency and producing satisfactory and good seed yield with keeping the health and safety of human and environment.

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Effect of Soil Amendments on Growth, Seed Yield and NPK Content of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Grown in Clayey Soil

Ibrahim¹,

El-Kader²

2015

International J. of Soil Science

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“…), hi-end material (silica, biofiber), biogas, and bioethanol production are some off-field options for straw management [ 205 ]. Many of the workers had used PS compost in PM [ 206 , 207 ] for the cultivation of various horticultural crops. However, raw PS is not widely explored because of some common problems associated with the AIR such as phytotoxicity, nitrogen immobilization, high salt content, or structural incompatibility.…”

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Agro-industrial-residues as potting media: physicochemical and biological characters and their influence on plant growth

Agarwal

Saha

Hariprasad

2021

Biomass Conv. Bioref.

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Graphical abstract Nursery cultivation is recognized globally as an intensive production system to support quality seedlings as well as to manage resources efficiently. Apart from other factors, potting media (PM) play a crucial role in determining the success of nursery cultivation. Worldwide, peat is the most commonly used substrate in PM because of its favorable physicochemical properties. However, due to ascending environmental and ecological concerns regarding the use of peat, a variety of new substrates have been used/tested by researchers/practitioners/growers as PM. Bark, coir pith, wood fiber, compost derived from various agro-residues, and vermicompost either alone or in combination are some of the commonly explored substrates and found to have the potential to replace peat to a greater extent. In lieu of availability, abundance, low cost, and no/low processing requirement, the use of agro-industrial residue (AIR) in the PM is the current trend. However, challenges associated with their adoption cannot be ignored. The present review is focused on providing collective information, scientific knowledge and detailed analysis of various AIR used in PM. The critical evidence-based review would help in developing a consistent approach for the identification, selection and characterization of a new renewable substrate. In addition, it would help in developing a rationale understanding of the practical and economic realities involved in the adoption of the same in PM. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s13399-021-01998-6.

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“…Adamtey et al () showed that compost improves soil hydraulic conductivity and that inorganic fertilizers or compost increase root volume and length. Ali et al () demonstrated how the addition of rice straw compost increased total yield and water‐use efficiency. So soil management technologies can have a value in irrigated schemes, contributing to better water use and consequently reducing the demand for irrigation (Pereira et al , ).…”

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Innovative Soil Fertility Management by Stakeholder Engagement in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme (Mozambique)†

Sánchez‐Reparaz

Vente

Famba

et al. 2016

Irrigation and Drainage

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Appropriate soil fertility management plays an important role in irrigated systems and can contribute to reducing the yield gap. To that end, abiotic, biotic, management and socio‐economic factors need to be considered and participatory approaches need to be implemented to ensure the sustainability of the interventions. Our objective is to analyse a participatory process conducted in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme (Mozambique) to trigger agronomic innovation in soil fertility management. Through a method combining interviews with 31 farmers, soil sampling and the organization of communities of practice we studied actual agrarian practices and farmers' knowledge about soil fertility management as well as the social and physical context. This information was the basis for selecting an association in order to promote the innovation process. A participatory planning of the innovation test was conducted. The whole process was evaluated by farmers. Adoption of the majority of the practices is limited mainly by factors related to the socio‐economic status of farmers and not to the lack of knowledge. Farmers did not highly value the participatory process itself, but valued the learning‐by‐doing process and the collaboration with researchers. We consider that the approach increased collective learning and this process triggered the innovation dynamics. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Rice Straw Compost and Water Deficit Affect Yield, Quality and Water Use Efficiency (WUE) of Tomatoes Grown in Different Media

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Effect of Soil Amendments on Growth, Seed Yield and NPK Content of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Grown in Clayey Soil

Effect of Soil Amendments on Growth, Seed Yield and NPK Content of Bottle Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria) Grown in Clayey Soil

Agro-industrial-residues as potting media: physicochemical and biological characters and their influence on plant growth

Innovative Soil Fertility Management by Stakeholder Engagement in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme (Mozambique)†

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