scholarly journals Impact of Irradiated Compost on Growth and Nutritional Status of Valencia Orange Grown in the Desert Areas

2019 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Farid A. Mohamed ◽  
Mohamed Farouk Ahmed
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Total Chlorophyll ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Loamy Sand Soil ◽  
Valencia Orange ◽  
Orange Trees

Aims: To evaluate the effect of compost application whether irradiated or not in addition to recommended mineral fertilization on growth and nutritional status of Valencia orange trees. Study Design: The design of the study is a randomized complete block design. The study was done on five-years-old Valencia orange grown in a loamy sand soil. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in El-Shrouk yard -Cairo-Alexandria Desert Road through five successive seasons 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Compost irradiation was done at the National Centre for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic Energy Authority. Methodology: In addition to mineral fertilization, four main treatments were applied to Valencia orange trees, T1 three years application of non-irradiated compost, T2 four years application of non- irradiated compost, T3 and T4 similar to T1 and T2 while irradiated compost was applied. Shoot length and thickness, leaf number and area were calculated. Leaf N, P and K% as well as Fe, Mn, Zn and total chlorophyll content were measured. Results: Data revealed that application of compost especially irradiated form in combination with chemical fertilizers has a positive effect on vegetative growth of Valencia orange trees in addition to leaf content of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, iron, manganese, zinc and total chlorophyll. Four years application of compost regardless irradiation was superior to three years application. Combination of irradiated compost and four years application gave the highest values for the previously mentioned parameters. Conclusion: Addition of compost to chemical fertilizers improved the vegetative growth and nutritional status of Valencia orange trees. Irradiation of compost increased its efficiency that might reduce the time of application. Also, using compost, particularly in the newly reclaimed soil, greatly increase water and mineral fertilizers use efficiency, which in turn lead to saving in irrigation water and fertilization nutrients.

scholarly journals Productivity and quality of Mombasa grass under fertilization with pig deep-litter and NPK

2020 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 437-443
Author(s):  
Marina da C. Guerrero ◽  
Tiago R. de Sousa ◽  
Saulo A. de Oliveira ◽  
Rômulo R. Caldeira ◽  
Adilson Pelá
Keyword(s):  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Dry Mass ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Neutral Detergent Fiber ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Panicum Maximum ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Economic Point ◽  
Randomized Block Design

ABSTRACT The use of pig deep-litter (PDL) in pasture fertilization can be an important alternative from an environmental and economic point of view. This study was conducted to evaluate the fertilization with PDL exclusively or in association with mineral fertilizers on the quality and productivity of Panicum maximum cv. Mombasa. The experiment was carried out in Ipameri, GO, Brazil. The design was a randomized block design in a 2 x 5 factorial scheme with four repetitions, in plots of 24 m². The doses of PDL (0; 5; 10; 15 and 20 Mg ha-1) were tested, with or without fertilization with NPK (50 kg ha-1 of P2O5, 10 kg ha-1 of K2O and 10 kg ha-1 of N). The organic fertilizer was applied broadcast at the planting of the pasture, and the mineral fertilizers were split and applied at planting and as topdressing. Dry mass, crude protein, acid detergent fiber and neutral detergent fiber were evaluated. PDL doses associated with mineral fertilization led to linear increases from 52 to 282% in the analyzed variables and better bromatological composition. PDL application is beneficial to the production of pastures, and increasing applications up to the PDL dose of 20 Mg ha-1 associated with mineral fertilization promoted better quantitative and qualitative results. With exclusive fertilization with PDL, the gains in quality and productivity were more modest.

scholarly journals Effect of Foliar Application of Urea and Boric Acid on Red Roomy Grapevines: I. The Effect on Behavior of Buds, Growth, and Vine Nutritional Status

HortScience ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 614b-614
Author(s):  
A.M. Akl ◽  
A.M. Wassel ◽  
F.F. Ahmed ◽  
M.A. Abdel Hady
Keyword(s):  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Boric Acid ◽  
Leaf Area ◽  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Foliar Application ◽  
Gradual Increase ◽  
Branch Length ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
Total Chlorophyll ◽  
Total Carbohydrates

This study was performed during the 1991, 1992, and 1993 seasons to study the effect of different concentrations and number of sprays urea and/or boric acid on behavior of buds, vegetative growth, and vine nutritional status of Red Roomy grape vines. Two, three, four, or five sprays for both urea at 0.5%, 1.0%, or 1.5% and/or boric acid at 0.1%, 0.2%, 0.3% in addition to the control treatments were applied. A gradual increase was observed in the percentages of burst and fruiting buds, main branch length, leaf area, cane thickness, total chlorophyll, and total carbohydrates in the leaves and considerable depression was observed in the percentages of dormant and vegetative buds. The most pronounced effect on growth and nutritional status was detected on vines sprayed four times with urea at 1.0% plus boric acid at 0 2% during the growing season.

scholarly journals Macronutrients in watermelon plants fertilized with potassium and cattle manure

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 836-840
Author(s):  
José A. M. do Nascimento ◽  
Jacob S. Souto ◽  
Walter E. Pereira ◽  
Sherly A. da S. Medeiros ◽  
Lourival F. Cavalcante
Keyword(s):  
Organic Matter ◽  
Soil Organic Matter ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Potassium Chloride ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Nutritional Composition ◽  
Additional Treatment ◽  
Cattle Manure ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Randomized Block Design

ABSTRACT Potassium is the nutrient required in greatest quantity by watermelon, especially during the production phase. Therefore, the aim of this experiment was to evaluate the effect of potassium and cattle manure doses on the nutritional composition of ‘Crimson Sweet’ watermelon plants. The treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with three replicates and 21 plants per plot using a 3 × 5 + 1 factorial scheme, referring to three manure doses (0; 1,100 and 2,520 g hole-1), in order to increment the level of soil organic matter from 0.67 present in the soil to 3.0 and 6.0%, five potassium doses (0, 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 30 kg ha-1) in the form of potassium chloride and one additional treatment (without organic and mineral fertilization). At the beginning of fruiting, leaves were collected to evaluate the nutritional status of the plants in macronutrients. According to the results, cattle manure stimulates the absorption of macronutrients by watermelon; in soil with 3.0% of organic matter, the best results corresponded to the K2O dose of 15 kg ha-1 and, for 6.0%, between 11 and 13 kg ha-1.

scholarly journals The Effect of Mineral Fertilization upon the Floristical Composition of the Mountain

2012 ◽  
Vol 69 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Florin PÄ‚CURAR ◽  
Ioan ROTAR ◽  
Anca BOGDAN ◽  
Roxana VIDICAN
Keyword(s):  
Plant Diversity ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Chemical Fertilizers ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Considerable Decrease ◽  
Apuseni Mountains ◽  
Natural Grasslands ◽  
Chemical Fertilization ◽  
The Future ◽  
Mountainous Landscape

The administration of large quantities of chemical fertilizers may strongly diminish the plant diversity of semi-natural grasslands. In the Apuseni Mountains (Romania), the chemical fertilization is rarely used, but, considering the population’s decrease and the livestock diminish, this might have a greater importance in the future. The maintenance of semi-natural grasslands within the mountainous landscape depends greatly on fertilization. Our paper’s goal is to assess the influence of mineral fertilizers upon semi- natural grassland’s plant diversity. Mineral fertilizers complex NPK 20:10:10 ratio was applied in three quantities: 50N 25P 25 K, 100N 50P 50K, and 150N 75P 75 K. The large quantities of mineral fertilizers generated a considerable decrease of the plant diversity.

scholarly journals Effect of The Combined Application of Organic and Mineral Fertilizers on The Growth and Yield of Broccoli (Brassica Oleracea Var.Italica)

2021 ◽  
Vol 910 (1) ◽  
pp. 012115
Author(s):  
Hussien J.M. Al-Bayati ◽  
Waleed B.A.M. Allela ◽  
Nagham Salah Salim ◽  
Fathel F. R. Ibraheem
Keyword(s):  
Vegetative Growth ◽  
Growth Traits ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Growth And Yield ◽  
Control Treatment ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Combined Application ◽  
Compound Fertilizer ◽  
Organic And Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Chemical Fertilization

Abstract The experiment was carried out in the vegetable field of the Department of Horticulture and Landscape during the winter agricultural season 2019-2020. The study aimed to investigate the effects of organic fertilization (Tecamine Max) at a concentration of 4 ml.L-1 and chemical fertilization with compound fertilizer N25P5K10 at average of 400 kg.ha-1 and a mixture of the two mentioned fertilizers in different levels. In addition to examine the comparison treatment in the vegetative growth and yield of broccoli. The study included 6 treatments implemented in the field using Randomized Complete Block Design RCBD with three replications. The results showed that all fertilizing treatments achieved the significant differences compare to control treatment in all studied vegetative growth traits. In general, combination of 100 kg chemical fertilization. ha-1 + 7 ml.L-1 of organic extract (Tecamine Max) showed the best values in both of head weight and the heads yield (459.72 g.plant-1 and 28,732 t. ha-1) respectively.

scholarly journals Efecto de diferentes manejos nutricionales sobre el rendimiento y calidad de frutos de tomate

2018 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 389
Author(s):  
Elein Terry Alfonso ◽  
Josefa Ruiz Padrón ◽  
Yudines Carillo Soso
Keyword(s):  
Vitamin C ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Organic Fertilizer ◽  
Mineral Fertilizer ◽  
Internal Quality ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Tomato Crop ◽  
Agricultural Yield

The conversion of high-input agriculture to an agro-ecological approach bring harmony to the environment reducing degraded Agroecosystems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of different nutritional management on yield and internal and external quality of tomato fruits as an alternative to the reduction of mineral fertilizers. The research was carried out at the National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (INCA) in Cuba, from September 15 to November 30, 2016. A randomized block design with four replications was used to study four treatments: Absolute control (without mineral fertilizer and bioproducts), Partial ecological nutrition (50 % of mineral fertilizer + bioproducts: mycorrhiza and biostimulant), Organic nutrition (organic fertilizer + bioproducts: mycorrhiza and biostimulant), and Conventional nutrition (NPK mineral fertilizer only). Evaluations regarding agricultural yield and its components, bromatological quality of fruits (Brix, acidity, vitamin C content, and nitrates) and postharvest indices (fruit firmness and diameter of endocarp and mesocarp) were performed. Agricultural yield (25.31 t/ha) and the internal quality of fruits (5.23 °Brix; 11.75 SST; 73.29 nitrates; 18.54 vitamin C, and 4.45 dry matter) applying the treatment where 50% of mineral fertilization was dispensed and complemented by bioproducts did not show significant differences with NPK treatment. Regarding the organic variant, the result in agricultural yield was lower (19.42 t/ha), in comparison with control and the ecological variant. Therefore, it is suggested further evaluation of the effect of the reduction of mineral fertilization on tomato crop and its combination with bioproducts.

scholarly journals Dried Pig Manure from a Cogeneration Plant as a Fertilizer for Nitrate Vulnerable Zones

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mercedes Sánchez-Báscones ◽  
Juan Antolín-Rodríguez ◽  
Carmen Bravo-Sánchez ◽  
Jesús Martín-Gil ◽  
Pablo Martín-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Crop Yields ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Nitrification Inhibitor ◽  
Pig Manure ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Agricultural Practice ◽  
Mineral Fertilization ◽  
Good Agricultural Practice ◽  
Four Blocks ◽  
Vulnerable Zones

Nitrate vulnerable zones (NVZs) are areas considered to be at high risk of water pollution due to an excess of nitrates and, according to European regulations, codes of good agricultural practice are to be implemented by farmers, such as reducing doses of the applied fertilizers, or the use of fertilizers that minimize nitrate leaching. In this work, the influence of organic fertilization with dried pig manure (DPM) as compared to mineral fertilization with ammonium sulfate nitrate with 3,4-dimethylpyrazole phosphate nitrification inhibitor was studied in a barley crop planted in a NVZ in Fompedraza (Valladolid, Spain). Organic and mineral fertilizers were applied at different rates (85, 133 and 170 kg N·ha−1·year−1 vs. 90 and 108 kg N·ha−1·year−1, respectively) over a three-year period, in a randomized complete block design with six treatments and four blocks. DPM-based fertilization resulted in a 65% increase in crop yield as compared to the control soil, reaching 1800 kg·ha−1 for an application rate of 85 kg N·ha−1·year−1. Higher DPM rates were found to increase the electrical conductivity and assimilable phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and organic matter contents, but did not lead to yield enhancements. Final nitrate and ammonium concentrations were lower than 10 mg·kg−1 and 20 mg·kg−1, respectively, and no increase in soil salinity or heavy metal pollution was observed. DPM fertilization should be supplemented with small doses of inorganic fertilizers to obtain crop yields similar to those attained with mineral fertilization.

scholarly journals Fruit Ripening Development of ‘Valencia’ Orange Trees Grafted on Different ‘Trifoliata’ Hybrid Rootstocks

Horticulturae ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 3
Author(s):  
Allan Ricardo Domingues ◽  
Ciro Daniel Marques Marcolini ◽  
Carlos Henrique da Silva Gonçalves ◽  
Leandro Simões Azeredo Gonçalves ◽  
Sergio Ruffo Roberto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fruit Ripening ◽  
Block Design ◽  
Titratable Acidity ◽  
Soluble Solids ◽  
Data Sets ◽  
Randomized Block Design ◽  
Valencia Orange ◽  
Orange Fruit ◽  
Maturation Index ◽  
Orange Trees

The development of fruit ripening of ‘Valencia’ orange trees [Citrus sinensis (L.) Osb.] grafted on the following ‘Trifoliata’ hybrid rootstocks: ‘US-852’, IPEACS-256 and IPEACS-264 citrandarins, and F.80-3, ‘W-2’ citrumelo, and ‘Swingle’ citrumelo (control), was assessed in three different subtropical locations: Rancho Alegre (RA); São Sebastião da Amoreira (SSA); and São Jerônimo da Serra (SJS), Parana state, Brazil. The climate of the RA and SSA locations was classified as Cfa with hot summers, whereas that of the SJS location was Cfb with temperate summers, which are located at 380, 650, and 835 m a.s.l., respectively. A completely randomized block design with four replications and four trees per plot was used as a statistical model for each location. The soluble solids (SS) content, titratable acidity (TA), and the maturation index (MI) or ratio (SS/TA) of the juice, as well as the citrus color index (CCI) of fruit skin, were assessed monthly, beginning 200 days after flowering until harvest, totaling seven sampling dates. The data sets of each location were analyzed independently through a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) involving rootstocks in a split plot array in time (days) to allow for the assessment of the significance of the main effects, complemented by regression analysis. In general, the ripening of ‘Valencia’ orange fruits was influenced by the different ‘Trifoliata’ hybrid rootstocks. At the RA location, trees on IPEACS-256 and’ US-852’ citrandarins had the highest SS, and on ‘US-852’ citrandarin had the highest MI, reaching the MIim earlier than the other rootstocks. The highest CCI was achieved when trees were on IPEACS-256 citrandarin. At the SSA location, trees on ‘US-852’, IPEACS-256, and IPEACS-264 citrandarins had the highest SS, but on ‘US–852’ had the highest MI, reaching the earliest MIim among the rootstocks. The highest CCI was achieved when trees were on ‘US-852’ and IPEACS-256 citrandarins. In the SSJ location, there was no significant effect of the rootstocks on and of the variables of ‘Valencia’ orange fruit. This assessment can be useful in the planning of new orchards producing high-quality fruit with desirable features for the orange juice industry.

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