Effect of greywater irrigation on wheat and mung-bean production in clayey-loam soil

A field experiment was conducted in silty loam soil to study the effect of vermicompost fertilizer and inoculums Rhizobium legumenosarum on growth and yield of mung bean (Vigni radiate L.), and some soil properties after planting. The experiment consists of nine treatments as follows :T1: control , T2: full recommended mineral fertilizer, T3: vermicompost 8 t.ha-1, T4: vermicompost 16 t.ha-1, T5: vermicompost 8 t.ha-1+ rhizobia, T6: vermicompost16 t.ha-1+ rhizobia, T7: vermicompost 2 t.ha-1+ ½ recommended mineral fertilizer, T8: rhizobia + ½ recommended mineral fertilizer, T9: vermicompost 8 t.ha-1 + rhizobia +½ recommended mineral fertilizer. The experiment was conducted according to RCBD design with three replications. The results were indicated that the use of vermicompost 16 t. ha-1 with the rhizobia inoculation (T6) has improved some soil properties, as this treatment reduced the pH and EC of the soil to 7.18 and 2.20 dsm-1. While CEC and O.M increased to 47.9 Cmole Kg-1 and 2.96%, respectively. Whereas, the treatment T9 was superior in most of the traits, including plant height (70.1 cm), Root weight (5.8 g plant-1) and a number of active and total root nodes (41.3 and 36.6 nodes plant -1). The treatment T9 also gave the best characteristics of the yield components, including the number of pods plant-1, weight of pods plant-1, weight 1000 seeds (g), total yield and was 51.0 pods plant-1, 92.4 g plant -1,49.8 g.plant-1, 1216.95 kg.ha-1 respectively.

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Effects of spent mushroom substrates and inorganic fertilizer on the characteristics of a calcareous clayey-loam soil and lettuce production

Soil Use and Management ◽

10.1111/sum.12304 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 487-494 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

C. Paredes ◽

E. Medina ◽

M. A. Bustamante ◽

R. Moral

Keyword(s):

Clayey Loam ◽

Inorganic Fertilizer ◽

Loam Soil

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Effects of slow and fast pyrolysis biochar on N2O emissions and water availability of two soils with high water-filled pore space

Journal of Hydrology and Hydromechanics ◽

10.2478/johh-2021-0024 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 69 (4) ◽

pp. 467-474

Author(s):

Eugene Balashov ◽

Natalya Buchkina ◽

Vladimir Šimanský ◽

Ján Horák

Keyword(s):

Physical Properties ◽

Sandy Soil ◽

Water Availability ◽

Pore Space ◽

Fast Pyrolysis ◽

N Fertilizer ◽

Clayey Loam ◽

Emission Rates ◽

Water Filled Pore Space ◽

Loam Soil

Abstract Biochars, depending on the types of feedstocks and technological conditions of pyrolysis, can vary significantly in their properties and, therefore, it is difficult to predict biochar-induced effects on nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from various soils, their physical properties and water availability. The objectives of this study were (1) to quantify effects of slow pyrolysis biochar (BC) and fast pyrolysis biochar (PYRO) on physical and hydro-physical properties of sandy soil (Haplic Arenosol) and clayey loam soil (Gleyic Fluvisol), and (2) to assess corresponding N2O emissions from these two soils. The study included a 63-day long laboratory investigation. Two doses of BC or PYRO (15 t ha−1 and 30 t ha−1) were applied to the soils in combination or without nitrogen fertilizer (NH4NO3, 90 kg N ha−1). The obtained results have shown a significant decrease in the bulk density of sandy soil after it was amended with either rate of BC or PYRO. Water retention capacity of the soils in all the treatments with BC or PYRO increased considerably although no changes was found in the soil water-filled pore space (WFPS) which was higher than 60%. BC was increasing N2O emission rates from the sandy soil treated with N fertilizer, and reducing N2O emission rates from the clayey loam soil treated with N fertilizer. PYRO was more efficient and was reducing N2O emissions from both fertilized soils, but for the sandy soil the reduction was statistically significant only at higher dose (30 t ha−1) of the biochar.

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Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) Mediated Amelioration of Lead (Pb) Stress- Physiological Indices of Mung Bean [Vigna radiata (L.) Wilczek]

Legume Research - An International Journal ◽

10.18805/lr-630 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Sana Saleem ◽

Ghulam Yasin ◽

Ikram Ul Haq ◽

Adeela Altaf ◽

Khalid Hussain ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Acetic Acid ◽

Stomatal Conductance ◽

Transpiration Rate ◽

Mung Bean ◽

Indole Acetic Acid ◽

Sandy Loam ◽

Co2 Concentration ◽

Pb Stress ◽

Loam Soil

Background: Heavy metals have their adverse effects on growth and physiology of plant. Plant growth regulators help in improving the growth and physiological phenomenon in plants. A pot culture experiment was devised to explore the ameliorative potential of Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) for toxicity of rhizospheric lead (Pb) on two varieties of Mung bean [Vigna radiate (L.) Wickzek]. Methods: Seeds of two varieties i.e., M- 8 and MN-92 were grown in earthen pots filled with sandy loam soil and were arranged under complete randomization. Fifteen days after germination, the lead (Pb) was added @ 10mg/kg and 20mg/kg soil as solution Pb NO3. Indole Acetic Acid @100.0mM was foliarly sprayed twice at 15 and 30 days of plants emergence. Physiological parameters i.e., Photosynthetic Rate, Transpiration Rate, Stomatal conductance, Sub Stomatal CO2 Concentration and biomass production in the form of stem, root and leaf dry weights were determined at the age of physiological maturity for three replicates. Result: By application of IAA, photostnthetic rate reduction was declined from 24.61% to 17.78% under 10mg Pb stress and from 55.54% to 27.35% under 20mg Pb stress. Stomatal conductance reduction was declined from 0.56% to 0.28% under 10mg Pb stress and from 3.37% to 1.68% under 20mg Pb stress. Alleviation of Pb stress by IAA for transpiration rate was non significant. Similarly, the role of IAA for alleviation of Pb stress in term of dry weights of stem,root and leaves were non significant statistically.

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RESEARCH OF SOIL AIR REGIME IN A CLAYEY-LOAM SOIL

15th International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference SGEM2015, WATER RESOURCES. FOREST, MARINE AND OCEAN ECOSYSTEMS ◽

10.5593/sgem2015/b32/s13.038 ◽

2011 ◽

Author(s):

Razvan Ionut Teodorescu

Keyword(s):

Clayey Loam ◽

Soil Air ◽

Loam Soil

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Grain and fodder legumes as preceding crops affecting the yield and N economy of rice

The Journal of Agricultural Science ◽

10.1017/s0021859600037825 ◽

1983 ◽

Vol 101 (2) ◽

pp. 463-466 ◽

Cited By ~ 16

Author(s):

R. De ◽

Y. Yogeswara Rao ◽

W. Ali

Keyword(s):

Mung Bean ◽

Sandy Loam ◽

Rice Crop ◽

Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba ◽

Black Gram ◽

Yield Increase ◽

Fodder Crops ◽

Grain Crop ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Subsequent Crop

SUMMARYExperiments made for 2 years on a sandy-loam soil showed that previous grain crops of mung bean (Vigna radiata), cow pea (V. unguiculata) and black gram (V. mungo) increased the grain and straw yield of a subsequent crop of rice relative to previous fodder crops of maize or guar bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) or a grain crop of Phaseolus bean (Phaseohcs vulgaris). The benefits from preceding crops of mung bean, cow pea or black gram were equivalent to 36–67 kg N/ha of chemical fertilizer applied to the rice crop following a cereal. The legumes improved yield-contributing characters such as number of productive tillers/m2, panicle length and number of grains/panicle. The yield increase from the preceding legumes was noted even when the rice crop was given increasing rates of fertilizer up to 90 kg N/ha.

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Toxicity and Antimicrobial Activities of Amaranthus caudatus L. (Amaranthaceae) Harvested From Formulated Soils at Different Growth Stages

Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine ◽

10.1177/2515690x20971578 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 2515690X2097157

Author(s):

Muhali Olaide Jimoh ◽

Anthony Jide Afolayan ◽

Francis Bayo Lewu

Keyword(s):

Antimicrobial Activities ◽

Artemia Salina ◽

Clayey Loam ◽

Growth Stages ◽

Silty Clay ◽

Clay Loam ◽

Amaranthus Caudatus ◽

Loam Soil ◽

Ethanol Extracts ◽

Different Growth Stages

This study examined the toxicity and antimicrobial effects of ethanol and aqueous extracts from Amaranthus caudatus grown on soils formulated from parent particles of silt, sand and clay in a glasshouse. Four different soils namely; sandy clay loam, loam, clayey loam and silty clay loam from were formulated were used for cultivation with the unfractionated soil which was the control. Crude extracts obtained from the plant shoots harvested at different growth stages were tested on some certain gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and some fungi via agar dilution assay. The toxicity of the water and ethanol extracts was also examined via Artemia salina assay and the level of lethality was measured against Clarkson’s lethality scale. All aqueous samples, as well as ethanol extracts of flowering and pre-flowering harvests of control soil tested, were non-toxic (LC50 > 1 mg/mL). At post flowering, the ethanolic extracts were highly toxic mostly in clayey loam, control, sandy-clayey loam soils (LC50 < 0.5 mg/mL). Also, antifungal effects of the plant revealed that extracts inhibited the growth of Candida albicans significantly with mild effect on Candida glabrata, Penicillium chrysogenum and Penicillium aurantiogriseum suggesting that the plant is a promising pharmacological candidate in the treatment of candidiasis. For an optimal yield of non-toxic supplement for household consumption which may also serve as pharmacological precursors, clayey loam soil is recommended for cultivation and harvesting may occur at pre-flowering or flowering stage using ethanol and water as solvents of extraction.

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