Residual effect of different organic materials on some physical properties of sandy soil production and nutrient content of Egyptian clover
Abstract: A field experiment was conducted at Ismailia Experimental Research Station to study the residual effect of compost and bio-composite manures application on sandy soil properties and Egyptian clover yield, whereas the previous yield was soybean. The experiment design was randomized complete block with four replicates. The sandy soil was treated at the previous summer season with the following treatments: control, 4, 6, 8 ton compost /fed., 4 and 6 ton bio-composite /fed. Egyptian clover seeds were sowing with two agriculture method., arrange row and dispersal.
The obtained results revealed that the high effluence on sandy soil physical properties rendered to the residual effect of 6 ton bio-composite/fed. application where hydraulic conductivity and bulk density decreased and total porosity increased.
In proportion to the effect on fresh and dry clover yield, this study proved that the highest rate of bio-composite (6 ton/fed.) led to the maximum increase for cuts as well as total yield. Moreover, the residual effect at bio-composite addition gave the best results for N, P and K clover plant uptake.
Eventually, the arrange row agriculture method led to an increase for total clover yield with 12.9 % for fresh weight and 24.6% for dry weight, compared with dispersal agriculture methods
Publication year 2003
Pages 6505-6514
Availability location Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute, ARC, 9 Cairo Univ. St., Giza, Egypt
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City Mansoura
serial title Mansoura University Journal of Agricultural Sciences
ISSN 1110-0346
Author(s) from ARC
Agris Categories Soil erosion, conservation and reclamation
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TERMS		 Chemicophysical properties. Nutrients. Organic fertilizers. Production. Residual effects. Sandy soils. Trifolium alexandrinum.
Publication Type Journal
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