scholarly journals The Effect of Several Organic Amendments on the Growth and Yield of Edible Ginger to Evaluate the Transition toward Organic Farming Production

HortScience ◽  
2005 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 1094B-1094
Author(s):  
Hector Valenzuela ◽  
Ted Goo ◽  
Ted Radovich ◽  
Susan Migita
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Commercial Chicken ◽  
Synthetic Fertilizer ◽  
Before And After ◽  
Yield Trends

As many farmers transition toward organic farming, research-based information is required to determine the appropriate rates and timing for the application of available organic fertilizers. Four experiments were conducted over a 3-year period in Oahu, Hawaii, to evaluate the effect of five different organic amendments on the growth and yield of edible ginger. Fertilizer amendments, applied at a rate of 30–60 t·ha-1, included bone meal, a locally available commercial chicken manure-based compost, a commercial Bokashi compost, aged chicken manure, synthetic fertilizer (farmer's practice at 300 kg·ha-1 N), and a control. Each treatment plot consisted of a 10-m row with 15 plants per plot, and five replications per treatment. Ginger was planted in April of every year, and harvested from February to March of the following year. Data collected included soil fertility before initiation and after experiment completion, tissue nutrient levels, plant stands, plant height, and stem number, individual tops and root weight of 5–10 plants per treatment, as well as nematode counts before and after experiment completion. The data showed that similar or greater root weight yields and quality were obtained with the use of organic amendments compared to the use of synthetic fertilizer. Increased yields were obtained when organic amendment and fertilizer applications were split over the growing season. Data will be presented with regard to initial plant stands, tissue levels, and yield trends in response to the several amendments used in these experiments, and management considerations for farmers will be discussed.

scholarly journals Nitrogen Recoveries and Nitrogen Use Efficiencies of Organic Fertilizers with Different C/N Ratios in Maize Cultivation with Low-Fertile Soil by 15N Method

Agriculture ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (7) ◽  
pp. 272
Author(s):  
Rosalina Armando Tamele ◽  
Hideto Ueno ◽  
Yo Toma ◽  
Nobuki Morita
Keyword(s):  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
15N Tracer ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Soil N ◽  
Nitrogen Use ◽  
Inorganic Fertilizers ◽  
Use Efficiency

The rising cost of inorganic fertilizers, coupled with their adverse effects on soil conditions, has resulted in increasing interest in organic amendments. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the effect of organic amendments (OAs) with different C/N ratios on nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and recovery rate, as well as on the growth and yield of Zea mays and soil properties. A precise pot experiment was conducted on a low-fertile, sandy-loam soil, and the dynamics of nitrogen (N) were also analyzed by the A-value method, using 15N tracer. The plant height of the treatment groups decreased in the following order: inorganic fertilizer (IF) = rapeseed waste (RW) > chicken manure (CnM) > bamboo tealeaf (BTL) > cow manure (CwM) > bamboo compost (BC). Furthermore, the maize fertilized with RW only took up half of the N in IF, despite producing the same yield, which indicates that the physiological nitrogen efficiency (PUE) of RW was twice as high as that of IF. RW and CnM were regarded as valuable fertilizers that could be used to replace inorganic fertilizers. A linear relationship between the N mineralization of the OAs was obtained by an incubation test and the pot experiments, estimating the effect of OA application on the maize. Maize plants mainly absorbed N derived from fertilizers; however, for the both sources of N (fertilizer and soil), N was mainly accumulated in grains followed by the leaves, stem, and root, suggesting that studies should be conducted to improve soil N use efficiency.

scholarly journals Organic fertilizer applications improve the growth of vegetable crops and chemical properties in the tailings deposition area at Timika, Papua, Indonesia

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
SARTJI Taberima ◽  
Saraswati Prabawardani ◽  
ROBERTH SARWOM ◽  
Graham Lyons
Keyword(s):  
Metal Uptake ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Chemical Properties ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Vegetable Crops ◽  
Deposition Area ◽  
Before And After ◽  
And Chemical Properties

Abstract. Taberima S, Prabawardani S, Sarwom R, Lyons G. 2020. Organic fertilizer applications improve the growth of vegetable crops and chemical properties in the tailings deposition area at Timika, Papua, Indonesia. Nusantara Bioscience 12: 134-142. This study aimed to observe growth responses of selected vegetable crops grown in the media of inactive tailings, the available nutrients (macro and microelements) in fresh tailings before and after planting, as well as the metal uptake by plant tissues. Research was conducted using Randomized Block Design with three treatments of organic matter (chicken manure, cow manure, and compost of Salvinia natans) to observe the response on growth and yield of kangkong, red spinach, tomato, and chili. Based on the geochemical data, the ratio of ANC/MPA ranged from 3.81 (0-20 cm) to 4.60 (20-40 cm). There was no acid potential, with ANC ratio > 1.5 x MPA, and this result was supported by soil pH, which was alkaline in both depths of tailings media, ranging from 7.94 (0-20 cm) to 7.90 (20-40 cm). There was no significant effect on the chemical properties in the first period before and after planting for three months of planting period, except for the application with organic fertilizers. The best organic fertilizers applied in fresh tailings were chicken manure, followed by the compost of S. natans and cow manure. These organic fertilizers produced good growth and yield components of kangkong, red spinach, tomato, and chili. Meanwhile, the lowest growth and yield response of these crops was shown by control (without compost or manure). The level of metal uptake by all vegetables was low, suggesting that these vegetables are safe to be consumed.

scholarly journals 606 Effects of Compost and Chicken Manure Soil Amendments on Basil Yield

HortScience ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 551E-551
Author(s):  
T.J. Radovich ◽  
H.R. Valenzuela ◽  
B. Kratky ◽  
N.V. Hue
Keyword(s):  
Plant Tissue ◽  
Organic Amendment ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Fertilizer Treatment ◽  
Growth Stages ◽  
Vegetable Production ◽  
Synthetic Fertilizer ◽  
Organic Vegetable Production ◽  
Before And After

To help develop fertilizer recommendations for organic vegetable production in Hawaii, the effects of organic amendments on basil yield were studied in two experiments. The treatments were synthetic nitrogen applied at 100 kg·ha–1 per crop, organic amendments applied at a rate of 8–160 MT·ha–1, and an unammended control. Each treatment was replicated four times in a RCB design. In the first experiment, chicken manure was the organic amendment at 8 MT·ha–1 with a single basil variety grown. In the second experiment, conducted at the same location immediately following the first experiment, the organic amendment was locally produced compost (0.3% N) applied at 40 and 160 MT·ha–1 with three basil varieties grown. Data taken included soil fertility levels before and after experimental completion, marketable yields recorded weekly over 5–10 weeks, and tissue N and nitrate sap analysis measured at two to three different plant growth stages. In the first experiment, treatments receiving chicken manure or synthetic N showed similar yields (256–289 g/plant), which were significantly greater than the control (197 g/plant). Tissue N levels were greatest in the synthetic fertilizer treatment (4.9%) and lowest in the control (4.5%). In the second experiment, there was a differential response by varieties to treatments with respect to yields. Yields from the compost treatments (292–700 g/plant) were equal to or greater than those receiving synthetic fertilizer (320–651 g/plant) and were generally greater than the control (324–532 g/plant). Tissue N levels were greatest in plants receiving synthetic fertilizer (4.6% to 4.7%) and lowest in the control (4.3% to 4.4%). A positive correlation was found between lab tissue N levels and nitrate sap analysis determination.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Organic Amendments against Rice Root-KnotNematode at Seedling Stage of Rice

1970 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 21-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nabin Kumar Dangal ◽  
D. Sharma Poudyal ◽  
S. M. Shrestha ◽  
C. Adhikari ◽  
J. M. Duxbury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Severity Index ◽  
Rice Root ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Root Weight ◽  
Root Knot Nematode ◽  
Meloidogyne Graminicola ◽  
Shoot Weight ◽  
Lesion Severity

Pot experiment was conducted during July-September 2006 to evaluate some organic amendments such as sesame (Sesamum indicum) biomass, buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum) biomass, neem (Azadirachta indica) leaves, chinaberry (Melia azedarch) leaves and chicken manure @ 1, 2 and 3 t ha-1 each against the rice root-knot nematode (Meloidogyne graminicola Golden & Birchfield) in direct seeded rice. The treatments were replicated five times in a randomized complete block design. The number of second stage juveniles (J2) of M. graminicola was significantly low in chicken manure @ 3 t ha-1. The root knot severity index was significantly low in sesame @ 3 t ha-1, chinaberry @ 3, 2 or 1 t ha-1, neem @ 3 t ha-1 and chicken manure @ 2 or 3 t ha-1 amended soil but root lesion severity index was lower only in chicken manure @ 2 t ha-1 treated plots. The fresh shoot weight and length were significantly high in chicken manure amendment @ 2 or 3 t ha-1 at 45th day after seeding. However, the fresh root weight, length, number of leaves and number of J2 recovered from the roots were non-significant. Key words: biomass; juveniles; Meloidogyne graminicola; root-knot severity index; root lesion severity index DOI: 10.3126/njst.v9i0.3160 Nepal Journal of Science and Technology 9 (2008) 21-27

scholarly journals Growth and yield response of local soybean in the giving of various organic fertilizer

2021 ◽  
Vol 905 (1) ◽  
pp. 012028
Author(s):  
M Rahayu ◽  
E Purwanto ◽  
A Setyawati ◽  
A T Sakya ◽  
Samanhudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Basic Material ◽  
Yield Response ◽  
Agricultural System ◽  
Cow Manure ◽  
Randomized Design ◽  
Goat Manure

Abstract Soybean is the basic material for any kind of industry, such as tofu and tempeh industries. Soybean cultivation will be better if use a sustainable agricultural system, such as using organic fertilizers. This research purpose was to find out the effect of organic fertilizer on the growth and yield of local soybean. The research used a complete randomized design with one factor which was a variety of organic fertilizers with 6 treatments. Various fertilizers used in this research consist of inorganic fertilizer, liquid organic, compost, cow manure, rabbit urine, chicken manure, and goat manure. Each test unit consists of 4 pots (plants) and each was repeated 4 times. The results showed that the provision of compost and goat manure increased the growth of local soybean plants, include plant height and the number of leaves at 42 DAP and leaf area at 28 DAP. The application of various organic fertilizers (liquid fertilizer, compost, cow manure, goat manure, and rabbit urine) is unable to increase the yield and yield components of local soybeans.

scholarly journals The Effect of Organic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Water Spinach (Ipomoea reptans Poir)

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-44
Author(s):  
Selvia Dewi Pohan
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Water Content ◽  
Chlorophyll Content ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Total Chlorophyll ◽  
Cow Manure ◽  
Water Spinach ◽  
Total Chlorophyll Content

Water spinach (Ipomoea reptans Poir) had been identified as a nutritious vegetable with high demand in Indonesia. Besides, this plant also has been evidenced to play an important role in environmental cleaning as phytoremediator. The study about the effect of organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of water spinach (Ipomoea reptans Poir) has been conducted in the Green House of Biology Department, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Negeri Medan. The study aims to investigate the most effective type of fertilizers and the dose for water spinach’s (Ipomoea reptans Poir) growth and yield. A Completely Randomized Factorial Design was designed for the experiment with two factors and three repetitions. The first factor is the type of fertilizer (chicken manure, cow manure, and compost), and the second factor is the dose of the fertilizer (1:1, 2:1, and 3:1). The parameters such as plant height, number of shoots, number of leaves, fresh weight, dry weight, leaf’s total chlorophyll content, and water content were measured to evaluate plant growth and yield. The General Linear Model used SPSS 21 programs was applied to analyze the collected data. Study results revealed that cow manure increased plant growth and yield significantly with dose 2:1 as the finest treatment, followed by dose 3:1. Cow manure also increased total chlorophyll content (8.0574c mg. L-1), with the most suitable dose was 2:1 (8.2807 mg. L-1). The plant’s water content tended to be high in chicken manure (93%), and the lower water content was in cow manure with dose 3:1 (87.5%).

The Influence of Compost Amendments on Bioaccumulation of Potentially Toxic Elements by Pea Plant Cultivated in Mine Degraded Soils

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Irfan ◽  
Muhammad Azhar Shah ◽  
Mehboob Alam ◽  
Anwarzeb Khan ◽  
Muhammad Amjad Khan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Plant Growth ◽  
Health Risk ◽  
Hazard Quotient ◽  
Daily Intake ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Garden Soil ◽  
Target Hazard Quotient ◽  
Mining Soils

Abstract Potential toxic metals (PTEs) accumulation in soil and water is one of the major sources of food crop contamination. PTEs remediation from soil can be enhanced by addition of organic matter to the growing media. An experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of different organic amendments on the accumulation of PTEs in pea plant grown on mine degraded soils. Mining soils from chromite mine (CM), soap stone mine (SSM), manganese mine (MM) and quartz mine (QM) were mixed with vermicompost (VC), leaf mould (LC) and spent mushroom compost (SMC) along with garden soil at 1:1:1 ratio. Various growth and yield related attributes of pea plant as well as PTEs concentrations in soil and plants were studied. The highest Cd (2.62 mg kg−1) and Cr (13.6 mg kg−1) concentration was reported in CM soil, while Pb (23.3 mg kg−1) and Mn (59.2 mg kg−1) concentration in SSM and MM soil, respectively. Mining soils significantly reduced the plant growth and yield, while organic amendments reduced the PTEs availability and increased pea plant growth. Comparing the various organic fertilizers used, it was observed that VC efficiently reduced Cd, Cr, Pb and Mn uptake by pea plant, subsequently, improved pea plant growth. In order to assess the effects of various amendments on PTEs health risk reduction various risk indices including, plant trafser factor, average daily intake, health risk, target hazard quotient and target cancer risk were also calculated and the results revealed that application of compost particularly VC significantly reduced the dietary intake and health risks of PTEs.

scholarly journals Improving Soil Properties and Yield of Corn (Zea Mays L.) by Application of Organic Amendment on Abandoned Tin-Mining Land in Bangka Island

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 141-151
Author(s):  
. Asmarhansyah
Keyword(s):  
Zea Mays ◽  
Soil Fertility ◽  
Soil Properties ◽  
Rice Straw ◽  
Zea Mays L ◽  
Organic Amendments ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Mining Areas

An abandoned land after tin-mining activities are degraded lands with undulating and destructed land scape and low soil fertility status. The objective of this study was to determine the effects of organic amendments on the soil properties, growth, and grain yield of corn (Zea mays L.) on abandoned tin-mining areas in Bangka Island, Bangka Belitung Archipelago. The field experiment was conducted at the abandoned tin-mining areas in Cambai Village, Bangka Belitung Archipelago. Five treatments of organic amendments were applied and replicated three times and laid out in a Randomized Completely Block Design. All treatments were applied with the recommended rate fertilizer of 135 kg N ha-1, 72 kg P2O5 ha-1, and 120 kg K2O ha-1.  The treatments were T1= 20 Mg chicken manure ha-1;T2= 20 Mg cattle manure ha-1; T3= 20 Mg rice straw compost ha-1; T4 : 10 Mg of chicken manure ha-1 + 10 Mg rice straw compost ha-1; and T5= 10 Mg cattlemanure ha-1 + 10 Mg rice straw compost  ha-1. Application of organic amendments (chicken manure, cattle manure, and rice straw compost) on abandoned tin-mining land improved soil fertility due to the increasing of soil pH and nutrient availability, especially available-P and -K, and exchangeable bases. Application of chicken manure and cattle manure were significantly better than rice straw compost to improving soil fertility, nutrient uptake, growth and yield of maize. Application of cattle manure gave the highest yield of maize, namely 6.24 Mg ha-1.

scholarly journals PENGARUH JENIS PUPUK ORGANIK TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN BAWANG DAUN (Allium fistulosum L.)

AGRICA ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-89
Author(s):  
Josina Irene Brigetha Hutubessy
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Fertilizer Application ◽  
Height Growth ◽  
Organic Fertilizers ◽  
Chicken Manure ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Allium Fistulosum ◽  
Optimum Growth ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Number Of Leaves

This research aims at investigating the effect of some organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of green onion plants. The kind of organic fertilizers which can give optimum growth and yield of green onion plants is Bokashi fertilizer. The design used in this experiment is Randomized Block Design (RBD). The treatment used is P0 = without fertilizer or 0 kg swath?1, P1= chicken manure 15 tons ha?1 or 2.4 kg swath?1, P2= cow manure 15 tons ha?1 or 2.4 kg swath?1, P3= vermicompost fertilizer 15 tons ha?1 or 2.4 kg swath -1, P4= bokashi fertilizer 15 tons ha?1 or 2.4 kg swath?1. The observed variables are the height of the plants, the number of leaves, the leaf width, the number of seedlings, fresh residue tan?1, the weight of fresh clump leaves tan?1, the weight of fresh clump leaves ha?1, the number of clump stem?1, and the weight of clump stem?1. Bokashi fertilizer application gives a very real effect to the variable of plants height growth with a total of 37.91%, the number of leaves amounted to 34.81%, the leaves width amounted to 51.35%, the number of seedlings amounted to 48.47%, the fresh residue tan?1 amounted to 44.81%, the weight of fresh clump leaves tan?1 amounted to 19.27%, the weight of fresh clump leaves ha?1 amounted to 50.84%, the number of clump stem?1 amounted to 39.60.%, and the weight of clump stem?1 amounted to 51.98%. Kind of organic fertilizers which can provide the optimum growth and yield of green onion plants is Bokashi fertilizer 15 tons ha?1.

scholarly journals PENGARUH JENIS KOMPOS DAN WAKTU PENGENDALIAN GULMA TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN DAN HASIL TANAMAN JAGUNG MANIS SECARA ORGANIK

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rahmat Wijaya ◽  
Nanik Setyowati ◽  
Masdar Masdar
Keyword(s):  
Organic Farming ◽  
Weed Control ◽  
Water Hyacinth ◽  
Sweet Corn ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Dry Weight ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Synthetic Fertilizer ◽  
Corn Plants

There has been a shift towards sustainable agriculture including organic farming system. Organic fertilizer is absolutely necessary in organic farming to replace synthetic fertilizers. In addition, weed control is nessesary to prevent yield decrease. This study aimed to compare influence of different types of compost and weed control periode on growth and yield of sweet corn. This research was carried out in January-March 2016 in Padang Serai, Kampung Melayu Subdistrict, Bengkulu City, Indonesia. The design used in the experiment was Complete Random Design with two factors. The first factor was synthetic fertilizer, vermicompost, litter compost, wedelia compost and water hyacinth compost, whereas the second factor was the weed control periode which were 3 WAP (week after planted) as well as 3 and 6 WAP. Sweet corn plants that nurtured with compost has better growth and yield compared to a plant that just nurtured with inorganic fertilizers. The best growth and yield of sweet corn plants produced from plants fertilized with wedelia compost and vermicompost followed by water hyacinth compost and litter leaves compost. Sweet corn fertilized with wedelia compost and vermicompost provided highest shoot fresh and dry weight. Sweet corn fertilized with compost of rate 20 ton/Ha gave diameter of unhusked ear, diameter of husked ear as well as length of unhusked ear higher than synthetic fertilizer. Weed control once in 3 WAP (week after planted) as well as twice in 3 and 6 WAP resulted in no significant different on sweet corn growth and yield

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