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Improving Chemical and Microbial Properties of Calcareous Soil and its Productivity of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Plants by using Compost Tea Enriched with Humic Acid and Azolla

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil microbiology, chemistry and biochemistry

Abstract

This study evaluated the effect of compost teas enriched with humic acid and/or azolla on soil chemical and microbial properties as well as on yield and plant measurements of faba bean (Vicia faba L. c.v. 843) plants. A field experiment was carried out on calcareous soil of El Nobaria area, El-Beheira Governorate, Egypt during grown winter season of 2018/2019. The four compost teas treatments were: without any supplemental (NECT), enriched with humic acid (ECTH), enriched with azolla extract (ECTAz) and enriched with humic acid and azolla extract (ECTHAz). All treatments were applied to calcareous soils at two different rates (120 and 240 L.ha-1), through drip irrigation system. At 50 day of planting, nodules number, dehydrogenase activity (DHA) as well as fresh and dry weights of shoots were determined. Also, at harvest stage, straw and seeds yields of faba bean and soil chemical properties (pH, EC, CEC, CaCO3 and OM) and its content of macro-micronutrients (N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) were determined. Generally, in most of the studied attributes in soil or plants, the greater effect was found with the treatment of ECTH, ECTAz and/or ECTHAz treatments. There is a superior increase effect of enriched compost teas (ECTH, ECTAz, ECTHAz) on nodules numbers, DHA, straw and seeds yield of faba bean plants compared to these of NECT and control treatments. The treatments of enriched compost teas significantly increased the seeds macro-micronutrients content compared to control. Also, enriched compost teas applications improved soil chemical and microbial properties and its content of available macro and micronutrients than those found with NECT treatments. Compost tea especially that enriched with humic acid and azolla extract can be used to improve calcareous soil and its productivity of faba bean plant.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2020.47611.1399

Keywords

Calcareous soil, chemical properties, Faba bean, compost tea, Humic acid and Azolla

Authors

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Elhussieny

Last Name

Abou Hussien

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Affiliation

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32514, Menoufia, Egypt

Email

elelhusieny_abouhussien@yahoo.com

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First Name

wael

Last Name

Nada

MiddleName

Mohamed

Affiliation

soil sci. dept., faculty of agriculture, menoufia university, Egypt

Email

wael_nada22@yahoo.com

City

Shebin Elkom

Orcid

0000000218848646

First Name

Hany

Last Name

Mahrous

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Affiliation

Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Menoufia University, Shebin El-Kom 32514, Menoufia, Egypt

Email

drhanymahrous@gmail.com

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Volume

61

Article Issue

1

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22766

Issue Date

2021-03-01

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2020-10-25

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2021-03-01

Page Start

27

Page End

44

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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19

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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/

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Improving Chemical and Microbial Properties of Calcareous Soil and its Productivity of Faba Bean (Vicia faba L.) Plants by using Compost Tea Enriched with Humic Acid and Azolla

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22 Jan 2023