IMPACT OF SOME COMPOSTS ON WHEAT PLANT GROWN IN CALCAREOUS SOILS | ||
| Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering | ||
| Article 7, Volume 30, Issue 12, December 2005, Pages 8313-8321 PDF (122.7 K) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2005.238836 | ||
| Authors | ||
| A.S. Modaihsh; A.A. Taha; M.O. Mahjoub | ||
| Soil Sci. Dept., College of Food and Agricultural Sci., King Saud Univ., Saudi Arabia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| A pot experimen: WaS ccnductec to ir.vestqate the eftect of to,ir cornposts on wheat (Trlt,cl.m aesttvurr L.Cv Yecora roroj grovm In hIghly r alcareous .cary s e no 5(',1: (CaCO,:: 28%) [1f< composts were app'iec at five rates (0,6. 12 .• 8 ar d 24 t ~,a I) Ail pots rece.vco 30% of the recornrner.dec amour.ts of ino'ganlc f2rtllizers (t~ P and K) The obtained results strongly confirmed that application of composts at the various rates Increased the orcanic matter cortent. the available P and ~, and available micronutrients (Fe, Mn~ Cu. and Zn) in the investigated soil. The results also showed that the application of composts caused a substantial increase in wheat Yield (straw and grain) as we,! I as the macronutrients (N p. K) content and rnrcronutnents (Fe, Mn. Cu. Zn) content by wheat plants Application or animal compost Into the soil gave the hi£l1est yield and nutrients content by wheat plant compared With the other composts "rus Indlcat",n that this compost in a good mature state | ||
| Keywords | ||
| composts. calcareous soil; wheat planl | ||
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