Revegetation of mine wastes at Mt. Isa, Queensland. 2. Amendment of nutrient status and physical properties of tailings for plant growth

1975 ◽  
Vol 15 (77) ◽  
pp. 803 ◽  
Author(s):  
GD Hunter ◽  
PC Whiteman
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Infiltration Rate ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
Metal Mine ◽  
Pot Trials ◽  
Density Surface ◽  
Physical Limitations

Pot and field trials were undertaken to examine methods to overcome chemical and physical limitations of metal mine tailings to plant growth. Marked responses to phosphorus and nitrogen were demonstrated in pot trials. Reduction of soluble salt levels by leaching markedly improved plant growth. Fly ash from coal fired power stations was shown to be an extremely efficient amendment for tailings bringing about a reduction in bulk density, surface crust strength, and increasing infiltration rate which improved the leaching of soluble salts. Toxicity problems were not apparent, and plant growth improved with increasing proportions of fly ash in mixtures with tailings. The marked effect of fly ash additions was demonstrated in field trials. No plant growth was evident in plots without fly ash, whereas fly ash treated plots maintained quite high levels of plant growth over a number of years.

Physical limitations to plant growth on tailings from sandy alluvium

Soil Research ◽  
1992 ◽  
Vol 30 (5) ◽  
pp. 807 ◽  
Author(s):  
WW Emerson ◽  
CT Hignett ◽  
DA Thomas
Keyword(s):  
Particle Size ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Bulk Density ◽  
Penetration Resistance ◽  
Root Penetration ◽  
Penetrometer Resistance ◽  
Pot Trials ◽  
Physical Limitations ◽  
Distribution Water ◽  
Gold Bearing

It is proposed to rework surface alluvium derived from earlier mining of gold-bearing quartz. After grinding and extraction, tailings would be pumped back into the excavation as a thick slurry. In pot trials of the tailings in winter, it was found that oats failed to establish despite fertilizer addition. To find the reason for this, the particle size distribution, water retention, bulk density, ease of dispersion and hydraulic conductivity of tailings and the starting alluvium were compared. Also tailings were slowly dried in stages and, at each stage, the increase in cone penetrometer resistance was measured. The penetration resistance of tailings was found to be proportional to matric suction and independent of whether the alluvium was ground coarse or fine. The effect of reduced particle size is compensated for by the decrease in bulk density. The suction required to initiate air entry into tailings is greater than the depth of tailings used in the pot trial, so that aeration would have been inadequate. Further, in the case of tailings resulting from fine grinding, when 10% of the volume of the wet tailings has drained to give adequate aeration, the penetration resistance is already 2.5 MPa, too high for root penetration. It is deduced that none of the water present is available for plant growth. After coarse grinding only, there is a small amount of available water. Possible ways of improving conditions for plant growth on the tailings are briefly discussed.

MORPHOLOGICAL AND BIOCHEMICAL RESPOSES OF COW PEA (CV. PUSA BARSATI) GROWN ON FLY ASH AMENDED SOIL IN PRESENCE AND ABSENCE OF MELOIDOGYNE JAVANICA AND RHIZOBIUM LEGUMINOSARUM

1970 ◽  
Vol 17 ◽  
pp. 17-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kamal Singh ◽  
A. A. Khan ◽  
Iram Khan ◽  
Rose Rizvi ◽  
M. Saquib
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Rhizobium Leguminosarum ◽  
Growth Yield ◽  
Maximum Growth ◽  
Meloidogyne Javanica ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Negative Effects ◽  
Positive Effects ◽  
Insignificant Difference

Plant growth, yield, pigment and protein content of cow-pea were increased significantly at lower levels (20 and 40%) of fly ash but reverse was true at higher levels (80 and 100%). Soil amended by 60% fly ash could cause suppression in growth and yield in respect to 40% fly ash treated cow-pea plants but former was found at par with control (fly ash untreated plants). Maximum growth occurred in plants grown in soil amended with 40% fly ash. Nitrogen content of cow-pea was suppressed progressively in increasing levels of fly ash. Moreover,  Rhizobium leguminosarum  influenced the growth and yield positively but Meloidogyne javanica caused opposite effects particularly at 20 and 40% fly ash levels. The positive effects of R. leguminosarum were marked by M. javanica at initial levels. However, at 80 and 100% fly ash levels, the positive and negative effects of R. leguminosarum and/or M. javanica did not appear as insignificant difference persist among such treatments.Key words:  Meloidogyne javanica; Rhizobium leguminosarum; Fly ash; Growth; YieldDOI: 10.3126/eco.v17i0.4098Ecoprint An International Journal of Ecology Vol. 17, 2010 Page: 17-22 Uploaded date: 28 December, 2010  

N, P and K Fertilizers Alter Plant Growth, Essential Oil Yield and Gender of Sweet Gale (Myrica gale L)

2014 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-17
Author(s):  
X. Chang ◽  
P. Martin
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Oil Yield ◽  
Oil Composition ◽  
Myrica Gale ◽  
The North ◽  
Oil Concentration ◽  
N Treatment ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Essential Oil Yield

To investigate whether the fertilizers N, P or K individually affect plant growth, oil content and the gender of sweet gale, two trials, pot and field trials, were carried out at Orkney College UHI in Scotland. A pot trial was established with eight soils which were collected from different sweet gale trial sites in the north of Scotland. Although neither shoot yield nor oil concentration in shoots was affected by soil, there were significant differences in shoot yields as a result of fertilizer treatments (nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P), potassium (K) or none (control)). The best yield was obtained from the N treatment which was double to that of the control and P treatments. N, P or K fertilizers did not consistently affect shoot oil concentration in two seasons; however, oil yield was significantly affected, and N treatment produced two-three fold oil yield increases compared with the control or P treatment. In the N treatment, the increase in shoot yield was positively correlated with total nitrogen or nitrate nitrogen in the soil, suggesting the occurrence of a nitrogen priming effect. Data suggested that as shoot yield increased the oil concentration in shoots decreased. Neither soil nor N, P or K fertilizers had a significant effect on oil composition. Amongst fertilizer treatments, P resulted in the largest number of plants changing gender from female to male. A field N trial confirmed that nitrogen significantly enhanced the shoot yield of young plants.

Film coating of seeds with Bacillus cereus RS87 spores for early plant growth enhancement

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 (10) ◽  
pp. 861-867 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kanchalee Jetiyanon ◽  
Sakchai Wittaya-Areekul ◽  
Pinyupa Plianbangchang
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Bacillus Cereus ◽  
Plant Height ◽  
Root Length ◽  
Film Coating ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Growth Enhancement ◽  
Vegetative Cells ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting ◽  
Growth Promoting

The plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium Bacillus cereus RS87 was previously reported to promote plant growth in various crops in both greenhouse and field trials. To apply as a plant growth promoting agent with practical use, it is essential to ease the burden of routine preparation of a fresh suspension of strain RS87 in laboratory. The objectives of this study were to investigate the feasibility of film-coating seeds with B. cereus RS87 spores for early plant growth enhancement and to reveal the indoleacetic acid (IAA) production released from strain RS87. The experiment consisted of the following 5 treatments: nontreated seeds, water-soaked seeds, film-coated seeds, seeds soaked with vegetative cells of strain RS87, and film-coated seeds with strain RS87 spores. Three experiments were conducted separately to assess seed emergence, root length, and plant height. Results showed that both vegetative cells and spores of strain RS87 significantly promoted (P ≤ 0.05) seed emergence, root length and plant height over the control treatments. The strain RS87 also produced IAA. In conclusion, the film coating of seeds with spores of B. cereus RS87 demonstrated early plant growth enhancement as well as seeds using their vegetative cells. IAA released from strain RS87 would be one of the mechanisms for plant growth enhancement.

The complexity of wood ash fertilization disentangled: Effects on soil pH, nutrient status, plant growth and cadmium accumulation

2021 ◽  
Vol 185 ◽  
pp. 104424
Author(s):  
Jesper Liengaard Johansen ◽  
Maiken Lundstad Nielsen ◽  
Mette Vestergård ◽  
Louise Hindborg Mortensen ◽  
Carla Cruz-Paredes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Soil Ph ◽  
Nutrient Status ◽  
Cadmium Accumulation ◽  
Wood Ash

scholarly journals Fly Ash Utilisation in Mullite Fabrication: Development of Novel Percolated Mullite

Minerals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 84
Author(s):  
Pramod Koshy ◽  
Naomi Ho ◽  
Vicki Zhong ◽  
Luisa Schreck ◽  
Sandor Alex Koszo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Fly Ash ◽  
Mineral Resources ◽  
Nucleating Agent ◽  
High Temperature Deformation ◽  
Temperature Deformation ◽  
Stable Phase ◽  
Power Stations ◽  
Firing Shrinkage

Fly ash is an aluminosilicate and the major by-product from coal combustion in power stations; its increasing volumes are major economic and environmental concerns, particularly since it is one of the largest mineral resources based on current estimates. Mullite (3Al2O3·2SiO2) is the only stable phase in the Al2O3-SiO2 system and is used in numerous applications owing to its high-temperature chemical and mechanical stabilities. Hence, fly ash offers a potential economical resource for mullite fabrication, which is confirmed by a review of the current literature. This review details the methodologies to utilise fly ash with different additives to fabricate what are described as porous interconnected mullite skeletons or dense mullite bodies of approximately stoichiometric compositions. However, studies of pure fly ash examined only high-Al2O3 forms and none of these works reported long-term, high-temperature, firing shrinkage data for these mullite bodies. In the present work, high-SiO2 fly ashes were used to fabricate percolated mullite, which is demonstrated by the absence of firing shrinkage upon long-term high-temperature soaking. The major glass component of the fly ash provides viscosities suitably high for shape retention but low enough for ionic diffusion and the minor mullite component provides the nucleating agent to grow mullite needles into a direct-bonded, single-crystal, continuous, needle network that prevents high-temperature deformation and isolates the residual glass in the triple points. These attributes confer outstanding long-term dimensional stability at temperatures exceeding 1500 °C, which is unprecedented for mullite-based compositions.

scholarly journals COLMENA: A Culture Collection of Native Microorganisms for Harnessing the Agro-Biotechnological Potential in Soils and Contributing to Food Security

Diversity ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (8) ◽  
pp. 337
Author(s):  
Sergio de los Santos-Villalobos ◽  
Alondra María Díaz-Rodríguez ◽  
María Fernanda Ávila-Mascareño ◽  
Andrea Denisse Martínez-Vidales ◽  
Fannie Isela Parra-Cota
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Culture Collection ◽  
Microbial Culture ◽  
Biotechnological Potential ◽  
Global Food Security ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Plant Growth Promoting

COLMENA is a microbial culture collection dedicated to the characterization, classification, preservation, and transferal of native microorganisms isolated from various agro-systems and other ecosystems in Mexico. This collection aims to protect microbial diversity, reducing soil degradation, but also exploiting its agro-biotechnological potential. So far, COLMENA has isolated and cryopreserved soil microorganisms from different crops in two major agricultural regions in Mexico, the Yaqui Valley, Sonora, and the Fuerte Valley, Sinaloa. COLMENA has specialized in the identification and characterization of microbial strains with metabolic capacities related to the promotion of plant growth and the biocontrol of phytopathogens. Thus, COLMENA has identified several promising plant growth-promoting microbial (PGPM) strains due to their metabolic and genetic potentials and their beneficial effects in vivo and field trials. These findings demonstrate the biotechnological potential of these strains for their future use in profitable agricultural alternatives focused on enhancing global food security. To share the knowledge and results of the COLMENA team’s scientific research, a virtual platform was created, where the database of the studied and preserved microorganisms is available to professionals, researchers, agricultural workers, and anyone who is interested.

Evaluation of the environmental and plant growth effectiveness of a new substrate consisting of municipal sludge and fly ash

2019 ◽  
Vol 99 ◽  
pp. 163-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bo Ma ◽  
Lijuan Liu ◽  
Yazhou Zhao ◽  
Chengliang Zhang ◽  
Zenghui Hu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fly Ash ◽  
Plant Growth ◽  
Municipal Sludge
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