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Unveiling the Efficiency of Vermicompost Derived from Different Biowastes on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plant Growth and Soil Health
Agronomy, Vol.9(12), pp.1-16
22/11/2019
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Abstract
The present study was conducted to explore the role of different types of vermicomposts (VCs) prepared from different substrates to improve soil health (physical and chemical properties) and wheat plant growth under field conditions. Different combinations of vermicompost prepared from different substrates (cow dung, paper waste, and rice straw) and inorganic fertilizers were applied in soil using wheat as a test plant. The impact of three different VCs on physico-chemical characteristics and nutrient availability in soil was evaluated to examine their efficacy in combination with chemical fertilizers. Temporal trends in vermicomposting treatments at various stages showed significant improvement in physico-chemical attributes of the VCs substrates. All the plant physiological attributes showed significant response where N:P:K 100:50:50 kg ha−1 + 10 t ha−1 cow dung vermicompost was applied. In addition, post-harvest analysis of soil not only revealed that different combinations of the vermicomposting treatments improved the soil health by improving the physico-chemical attributes of the soil. Conclusively, application of cow dung vermicompost along with recommended NPK not only improved crop yield, soil health, reduced insect (aphid) infestation but also fortified grains with Zn and Fe.
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- Title
- Unveiling the Efficiency of Vermicompost Derived from Different Biowastes on Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Plant Growth and Soil Health
- Creators
- Zubair Aslam - University of Agriculture FaisalabadSafdar Bashir - University of Agriculture FaisalabadWaseem Hassan - Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of AgricultureKorkmaz Bellitürk - Namık Kemal UniversityNiaz Ahmad - Bahauddin Zakariya UniversityNabeel Khan Niazi - University of Agriculture FaisalabadAhsan Khan - University of Agriculture FaisalabadMuhammad Imran Khan - University of Agriculture FaisalabadZhongbing Chen - Czech University of Life Sciences PragueMansoor Maitah - Czech University of Life Sciences Prague
- Publication Details
- Agronomy, Vol.9(12), pp.1-16
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Grant note
- This work was financially supported by Higher Education Commission of Pakistan (NRPU project # 7527 to Dr. Zubair Aslam and 9017 to Dr. Safdar Bashir). This work was supported by the Internal Grant Agency (IGA) of the Faculty of Economics and Management, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, grant no. 2019B0011 “Economic analysis of water balance of the current agricultural commodities production mix in the Czech Republic” (Ekonomická analýza vodní bilance stávajícího produkčního mixu zemědělských komodit v ČR) to Dr. Mansoor Maitah.
- Identifiers
- 991012951096202368
- Copyright
- © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
- Academic Unit
- School of Environment, Science and Engineering; Faculty of Science and Engineering
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article