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Application of Compost and Vermicompost as Substitutes for Mineral Fertilizers to Produce Green Beans

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SUSTAINABLE agricultural development need to provide alternatives of mineral fertilizers to produce safe food for humans, maintain of soil fertility and preserve of environment from pollution. Field experiment was conducted at the site of Vegetable Research Departments, Horticulture Research Institutein Giza Governorate, Egypt, to study possibility of using compost and vermicompost (compost of earthworm) as substitutes partial or fully for mineral fertilizers used in the production of green beans. The beanseeds (cv. Paulista) were sown in clay soil duringthe summer season of 2016 and 2017. Treatments of compost and vermicompost individually orin combination with or without adding 50% of recommended dose of mineral fertilizers,were investigated on bean plants. The effects of these treatments on the growth and yield of green beans were compared tofull recommendeddose of mineral fertilizers as control. All treatments of compost and vermicompostwithout mineral fertilizers decreased all the vegetative properties of bean plants. Compost and vermicompost singly or in combination + 50% mineral fertilizers were not showed any significant differences compared to 100% mineral fertilizers. The treatments of 100% mineral fertilizers and 50% mineral fertilizers + vermicompost sole or combined with compost gave the highest early and total yield compared to other treatments.Applyingcompost and vermicompostwith or without mineral fertilizers, decreased nitrate content of bean pods. This study suggested possibilityfor using compost and vermicompost to reduce the amount of mineral fertilizers to produce good yield,healthyand safe of green beans.

DOI

10.21608/ejoh.2017.1596.1019

Keywords

Snap bean, compost, vermicompost, organic, Mineral fertilizers

Authors

First Name

Saad

Last Name

Abou-El-Hassan

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Affiliation

Central Lab. Organic Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center

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saad0777@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Mona

Last Name

Abd Elwanis

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Protected Agriculture Department, Horticulture Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center

Email

mana_arc@yahoo.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

El-Shinawy

MiddleName

Zaky

Affiliation

Department of Horticulture, Faculty of Agriculture, Ain Shams University, Egypt.

Email

rushinawy@hotmail.com

City

cairo

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0000-0002-3654-3125

Volume

44

Article Issue

2

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754

Issue Date

2017-12-01

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2017-09-05

Publish Date

2017-12-30

Page Start

155

Page End

163

Print ISSN

1110-0206

Online ISSN

2357-0903

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https://ejoh.journals.ekb.eg/article_4602.html

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137

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Egyptian Journal of Horticulture

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https://ejoh.journals.ekb.eg/

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Application of Compost and Vermicompost as Substitutes for Mineral Fertilizers to Produce Green Beans

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22 Jan 2023