Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes
Tropical soils such as Ultisols fix phosphorus (P) because of their characteristically high contents of aluminium and iron. Organic amendments could be used to mitigate P fixation. This study aimed to: i) improve soil P availability, nutrients uptake, and yield of Zea mays L. using biochar and pinea...
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| author | Huck, Ywih Ch'ng Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu Nik Ab Majid, Nik Muhamad Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie |
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| description | Tropical soils such as Ultisols fix phosphorus (P) because of their characteristically high contents of aluminium and iron. Organic amendments could be used to mitigate P fixation. This study aimed to: i) improve soil P availability, nutrients uptake, and yield of Zea mays L. using biochar and pineapple leaf residues compost; and ii) determine if the use of biochar and pineapple leaf residues compost could exert a residual effect on P. Two cycles of field trials were carried out and the test crop used was Zea mays L. hybrid F1. At harvest, the plants were harvested, partitioned into leaves and stems, and analysed. Soil samples were also collected and analysed. The results suggest that the soil total P, available P, inorganic P, and organic P recovered from the treatments with the organic amendments were higher compared with the nonorganic amendments. The availability of soil macro-nutrients in the soils and Zea mays L. yield were higher in the treatments with the organic amendments in the first and second field trials. Amending chemical fertilisers with organic amendments have a larger residual effect than chemical fertilisers only and can be used to ameliorate P fixation of acid soils to improve maize production on acid soils. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-802032020-10-02T01:37:13Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80203/ Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes Huck, Ywih Ch'ng Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu Nik Ab Majid, Nik Muhamad Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie Tropical soils such as Ultisols fix phosphorus (P) because of their characteristically high contents of aluminium and iron. Organic amendments could be used to mitigate P fixation. This study aimed to: i) improve soil P availability, nutrients uptake, and yield of Zea mays L. using biochar and pineapple leaf residues compost; and ii) determine if the use of biochar and pineapple leaf residues compost could exert a residual effect on P. Two cycles of field trials were carried out and the test crop used was Zea mays L. hybrid F1. At harvest, the plants were harvested, partitioned into leaves and stems, and analysed. Soil samples were also collected and analysed. The results suggest that the soil total P, available P, inorganic P, and organic P recovered from the treatments with the organic amendments were higher compared with the nonorganic amendments. The availability of soil macro-nutrients in the soils and Zea mays L. yield were higher in the treatments with the organic amendments in the first and second field trials. Amending chemical fertilisers with organic amendments have a larger residual effect than chemical fertilisers only and can be used to ameliorate P fixation of acid soils to improve maize production on acid soils. Pagepress 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80203/1/Improving%20soil%20phosphorus%20availability%20and%20yield%20of%20Zea%20mays%20l.%20using%20biochar%20and%20compost%20derived%20from%20agro-industrial%20wastes.pdf Huck, Ywih Ch'ng and Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu and Nik Ab Majid, Nik Muhamad and Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie (2019) Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes. Italian Journal of Agronomy, 14 (1). pp. 34-42. ISSN 1125-4718; ESSN: 2039-6805 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331269141_Improving_soil_phosphorus_availability_and_yield_of_Zea_mays_l_using_biochar_and_compost_derived_from_agro-industrial_wastes 10.4081/ija.2019.1107 |
| spellingShingle | Huck, Ywih Ch'ng Haruna, Ahmed Osumanu Nik Ab Majid, Nik Muhamad Jalloh, Mohamadu Boyie Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title | Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title_full | Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title_fullStr | Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title_full_unstemmed | Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title_short | Improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of Zea mays l. using biochar and compost derived from agro-industrial wastes |
| title_sort | improving soil phosphorus availability and yield of zea mays l using biochar and compost derived from agro industrial wastes |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/80203/1/Improving%20soil%20phosphorus%20availability%20and%20yield%20of%20Zea%20mays%20l.%20using%20biochar%20and%20compost%20derived%20from%20agro-industrial%20wastes.pdf |
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