EVALUATION OF CHICKEN MANURE APPLICATION UNDER DIFFERENT IRRIGATION WATER SOURCES FOR WHEAT PLANTS GROWN ON ALLUVIAL SOIL | ||
| Fayoum Journal of Agricultural Research and Development | ||
| Article 7, Volume 23, Issue 1, January 2009, Pages 76-87 PDF (319.76 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research articles. | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/fjard.2009.197016 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M.A. Nasef; Manal Attia; A.A. Rahmo | ||
| Soils, Water and Environ. Res. Instit., Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt | ||
| Abstract | ||
| In a trial to investigate the possibility of using ground and sewage waters as substitutes for the Nile fresh water on one hand, and organic manuring to overcome shortage in the mineral fertilizers on the other hand, two field experiments were carried out on a clayey soil during two successive winter seasons (2006/2007 and 2007/2008) at Shibin AlQanater, Qalubia governorate. The effect of ground and sewage water was compared with that of the Nile fresh water for irrigation of wheat. Chicken manure also was tested for substituting partially the mineral fertilizers NPK. Growth parameters, yield components and the contents of N, P and K as ground as the micronutrients (Mn, Zn, Fe and Cu) were aimed to fulfill the purpose of the current investigation. The obtained results revealed that the growth parameters expressed as plant height, number of spikes/m2 as ground as yield components recorded higher values due to applying chicken manure upon using the Nile fresh water for irrigation as compared with the other two sources of water. However, higher N, P, K and micronutrient uptake by wheat grain and straw were recorded due to chicken manure under sewage irrigation. The lowest values of all growth parameters as well as yield components were recorded when the ground water was used. Thus, this study highlights the usage of sewage water to overcome the shortage in the Nile fresh water on one hand and imposes the importance of organic manuring as an integrating factor for fertilization that can be used for substitution of the mineral fertilizer. Such factor might be of economical effect due to the pronounced increase in prices of the mineral fertilizers. Also, such a practice may minimize the hazardous effect of the used mineral fertilizers on soil and water environments. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Ground water; Nile water; sewage water; chicken manure; wheat plant | ||
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