Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance
Purpose: Degraded soils are associated with low organic matter and nutrient contents, which limit their productive capacity to produce sufficient food. Improving the productivity of degraded soils is key to achieving sustainable food production and tackling global food crises.Method: A study was car...
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| description | Purpose: Degraded soils are associated with low organic matter and nutrient contents, which limit their productive capacity to produce sufficient food. Improving the productivity of degraded soils is key to achieving sustainable food production and tackling global food crises.Method: A study was carried out between September 2021 to March 2022 in a greenhouse at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Teaching and Research Farm to evaluate effect of cow bone meal (CBM) application on soil physicochemical properties and performance of cucumber grown on a degraded coarse-textured soil. The study treatments were: CBM10 (CBM at 10 t ha-1; equivalent to 22 g per 5 kg soil), CBM20 (CBM at 20 t ha-1; equivalent to 44 g per 5 kg soil), and NPK 20:10:10 fertilizer applied at recommended rate 150 kg ha-1 (0.33 g per 5 kg soil) and control.Results: CBM treatments application had remarkable positive effects on the soil physicochemical properties as well as on cucumber performance. Relative to the initial soil status, CBM application increased organic C by 139 -179%; available P by 388-396% and total N by 78-111%. Summarily, CBM20 treatment outperformed NPK fertilizer treatment on the measured soil parameters and cucumber performance, while CBM10 treatment had comparable effects with NPK treatment.Conclusion: The results obtained demonstrate the effectiveness of CBM in improving the physicochemical properties of a degraded soil. Further research work (under field conditions) is required to validate the findings of this study prior to practical implementation by end users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0ed6394cd9c4476397007c2d9c98cc392024-02-03T10:17:29ZengIslamic Azad University-Isfahan (Khorasgan) Branch- IranInternational Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture2195-32282251-77152023-08-0112Special Issue11912810.30486/ijrowa.2023.1968757.1544704711Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performanceB Unagwu0M Igwemmadu1V Osadebe2Department of Soil Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu State, NigeriaDepartment of Soil Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu State, NigeriaDepartment of Crop Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka 410001, Enugu State, NigeriaPurpose: Degraded soils are associated with low organic matter and nutrient contents, which limit their productive capacity to produce sufficient food. Improving the productivity of degraded soils is key to achieving sustainable food production and tackling global food crises.Method: A study was carried out between September 2021 to March 2022 in a greenhouse at the University of Nigeria Nsukka Teaching and Research Farm to evaluate effect of cow bone meal (CBM) application on soil physicochemical properties and performance of cucumber grown on a degraded coarse-textured soil. The study treatments were: CBM10 (CBM at 10 t ha-1; equivalent to 22 g per 5 kg soil), CBM20 (CBM at 20 t ha-1; equivalent to 44 g per 5 kg soil), and NPK 20:10:10 fertilizer applied at recommended rate 150 kg ha-1 (0.33 g per 5 kg soil) and control.Results: CBM treatments application had remarkable positive effects on the soil physicochemical properties as well as on cucumber performance. Relative to the initial soil status, CBM application increased organic C by 139 -179%; available P by 388-396% and total N by 78-111%. Summarily, CBM20 treatment outperformed NPK fertilizer treatment on the measured soil parameters and cucumber performance, while CBM10 treatment had comparable effects with NPK treatment.Conclusion: The results obtained demonstrate the effectiveness of CBM in improving the physicochemical properties of a degraded soil. Further research work (under field conditions) is required to validate the findings of this study prior to practical implementation by end users.https://ijrowa.isfahan.iau.ir/article_704711_b852765a760a993f3ea46cc0633b6673.pdfcow bone mealdegraded soilphysicochemical propertiesyield performance |
| spellingShingle | B Unagwu M Igwemmadu V Osadebe Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance International Journal of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture cow bone meal degraded soil physicochemical properties yield performance |
| title | Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance |
| title_full | Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance |
| title_fullStr | Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance |
| title_short | Cow bone meal applications: Changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse-textured soil and cucumber performance |
| title_sort | cow bone meal applications changes in physicochemical properties of a degraded coarse textured soil and cucumber performance |
| topic | cow bone meal degraded soil physicochemical properties yield performance |
| url | https://ijrowa.isfahan.iau.ir/article_704711_b852765a760a993f3ea46cc0633b6673.pdf |
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