Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost
Incubation and germination experiments were carried out to evaluate spent grain, cheese whey, gypsum, and compost for reclamation of sodic soils and enhancing corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) germination. Results indicated that all organic amendments effectively reduced exchangeable sodium perc...
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| description | Incubation and germination experiments were carried out to evaluate spent grain, cheese whey, gypsum, and compost for reclamation of sodic soils and enhancing corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) germination. Results indicated that all organic amendments effectively reduced exchangeable sodium percent (ESP), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and soil pH, while they enhanced soil organic matter, macronutrients, and corn germination percentages compared with gypsum and control. The positive impacts of all amendments followed the arrangement: spent grain > cheese whey > compost > gypsum > control. Moreover, one-month incubation was enough time for amendments to mitigate soil sodicity before crop plantation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f4ec47067b8041b99f68b7a33dfbaf702023-11-17T11:00:41ZengMDPI AGEnvironmental Sciences Proceedings2673-49312022-06-011613610.3390/environsciproc2022016036Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and CompostEmad Aboukila0Abdelaziz Nilahyane1Department of Natural Resources and Agricultural Engineering, College of Agriculture, Damanhour University, Damanhour 22511, EgyptAfrican Sustainable Agriculture Research Institute, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Laayoune 43150, MoroccoIncubation and germination experiments were carried out to evaluate spent grain, cheese whey, gypsum, and compost for reclamation of sodic soils and enhancing corn (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) germination. Results indicated that all organic amendments effectively reduced exchangeable sodium percent (ESP), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and soil pH, while they enhanced soil organic matter, macronutrients, and corn germination percentages compared with gypsum and control. The positive impacts of all amendments followed the arrangement: spent grain > cheese whey > compost > gypsum > control. Moreover, one-month incubation was enough time for amendments to mitigate soil sodicity before crop plantation.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/16/1/36sodic soilsindustrial by-productscheese wheyorganic amendments<i>Zea mays</i> L. |
| spellingShingle | Emad Aboukila Abdelaziz Nilahyane Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost Environmental Sciences Proceedings sodic soils industrial by-products cheese whey organic amendments <i>Zea mays</i> L. |
| title | Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost |
| title_full | Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost |
| title_fullStr | Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost |
| title_full_unstemmed | Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost |
| title_short | Reclamation of Sodic Soils and Improvement of Corn Seed Germination Using Spent Grains, Cheese Whey, Gypsum, and Compost |
| title_sort | reclamation of sodic soils and improvement of corn seed germination using spent grains cheese whey gypsum and compost |
| topic | sodic soils industrial by-products cheese whey organic amendments <i>Zea mays</i> L. |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2673-4931/16/1/36 |
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