EFFECTS OF VERMICOMPOST APPLICATIONS ON GROWTH AND PHOSPHORUS UPTAKE OF MAIZE PLANTS (ZEA MAYS L.)
Vermicompost is the organic material that has been transformed into organic fertilizer by means of biological organisms. With the application of vermicompost, the nutrients necessary for the soil, different hormones, and the number of living things increase. This study aimed to study the effects of...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Fresenius environmental bulletin 2020-12, Vol.29 (12A), p.11216 |
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Zusammenfassung: | Vermicompost is the organic material that has been transformed into organic fertilizer by means of biological organisms. With the application of vermicompost, the nutrients necessary for the soil, different hormones, and the number of living things increase. This study aimed to study the effects of vermicompost application and phosphorus fertilizer rates on zea mays in limy soil conditions. The effect of vermicompost applications was evaluated with four doses of vermicompost (Control, 1.5, 3, and 6%) in three doses of phosporus applications. So, 0, 50 ppm and 100 ppm phosporus blocks had all four doses of vermicompost. Optimum level (150 ppm N and 100 ppm K) of N and K fertilisers were applied to all plants tested. Total plant biomass, leaf wet and dry weights, plant height, content of soil organic mater and N, P, K compositions of leaf were measured. Results showed that, the effects of vermicompost application and phosphorus usage on all studied traits were significant. The combined effects of vermicompost and phosphorus application on plant height was significant at 5%, while significance was at 1% on total plant biomass, leaf and root wet and dry weights. Additionally leaf N, P, and K concentrations also increased with vermicompost and phosphorus applications. As a result, we observed increased P uptake levels with increased doses of vermicompost application in limysoils. |
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ISSN: | 1018-4619 1610-2304 |