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Reducing the hazardous effect of mineral nitrogen fertilizers on pepper production by using compost and compost extract in saline soil

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Last updated: 04 Jan 2025

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Soils and Water, and Agricultural Engineering

Abstract

A field experiment was carried out during two successive seasons; 2015/16 and 2016/17 at Gilbana village of Sahl El-Tina, North Sinia Governorate, Egypt. The objective of this study was to evaluate the environmental risk of mineral nitrogen fertilizers on soil water table and plant, Compost and Compost extract were used as complementary application. This experiment was designed in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replicates. Two sources of nitrogen fertilizers are used in the experiment ((NH4) 2SO4 & NO3NH4). The treatments were T1-100% Recommended dose of ammonium sulphate (140 kg. N / fed), T2–75% of recommended dose of ammonium sulphate (105 kg. N/fed) (1 feddan (fed) = 4200 m² = 0.42 hectares = 1.038 acres) and Compost at the rate of (2 t fed-1), T3 – 50% of recommended dose of ammonium sulphate + Compost at the rate of (4 t fed-1), T4 - 100% Recommended dose of ammonium nitrate (140 kg. N/fed), T5 – 75% of recommended dose of ammonium nitrate (105 kg. N/fed) and Compost at the rate of (2t fed-1) and T6 – 50% of recommended dose of ammonium nitrate (70 kg. N/fed) + Compost at the rate of (4t fed-1). The results indicated that the addition of the fertilizer requirements as (Ammonium sulphate and Ammonium nitrate) by 100% (140 kg. N/fed) of each, produce (6.4 and 9.0) ton/fed of pepper production in the first season; respectively, in the second season, were (7.4 and 9.4) tons / fed; respectively. On the other hand, T3 (50% Ammonium sulphate (70 kg. N/fed) + 50% compost) was the superior treatment for pepper production, and the lowest contamination of nitrates and nitrite in pepper fruit and loss in ground water.

DOI

10.21608/aasj.2018.23575

Keywords

nitrogen fertilizer, saline soil, water table, pepper productivity, Leaching, Losses, nitrate, nitrite, compost

Authors

First Name

Wafaa

Last Name

Hafez

MiddleName

A.

Affiliation

Soil, Water and Environment Research Institute, Agriculture Research Center, Giza, Egypt

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wafaa.hafez28@yahoo.com

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1

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1

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4393

Issue Date

2018-04-01

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2018-03-01

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2018-04-01

Page Start

96

Page End

120

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2535-1680

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2535-1699

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Research article

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764

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Archives of Agriculture Sciences Journal

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https://aasj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Reducing the hazardous effect of mineral nitrogen fertilizers on pepper production by using compost and compost extract in saline soil

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Created At

22 Jan 2023