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Gypsum and Nano-gypsum effects on certain soil characteristics and sorghum yield under saline-sodic soil conditions.

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil degradation control, remediation and reclamation

Abstract

A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of Nano-gypsum comparing with conventional gypsum on some soil properties and sorghum crop growth. Soil was collected from Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt. The nano-crystalline structure of the synthesized material with an averge size of about ≈( 42.5 to 66.5) nm was observed by the SEM micrographs. The study was carried out in a completely factorial randomized design (FCRD), with two modifications included. Nano-Gypsum (NG) and traditional Gypsum (CG) were specified for four different Gypsum-Requirements (GR), namely 25, 50, 75, and 100%. The experiment was three replicates. Soil was analysed for pH, EC, exchangeable cations investigation's findings demonstrated that 100% GR as Nano-gypsum decreased soil salinity (EC) and ESP at the highest rate, reducing EC to 1.20 and ESP to 10.20, and 75% (GR) as Nano-gypsum decreased EC to 1.66 and ESP to 12.69. In contrast, 100% GR as conventional gypsum decreased EC to 1.84 and ESP to 13.30. Overall, saline-sodic soil was significantly and very effectively improved by both 100% and 75% GR Nano-gypsum, which also increased sorghum yield and growth over 100% GR conventional gypsum. According to this study, applying 75% GR as Nano-gypsum is more efficient than using 100% GR as regular gypsum

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2024.283535.1749

Keywords

agricultural gypsum, Nano-gypsum, Sodic soils, Saline soils, soil properties and sorghum

Authors

First Name

Ahmed

Last Name

El-Henawy

MiddleName

S.

Affiliation

Soils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt

Email

aelhenawy@agr.kfs.edu.eg

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Orcid

0000-0003-0190-6472

First Name

Mohamed

Last Name

Khalifa

MiddleName

R

Affiliation

Soils&water Department, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt

Email

mohamed.khalifa1@agr.kfs.edu.eg

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First Name

Saber

Last Name

Gaheen

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Soils& water Department, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt

Email

saber.jahen@agr.kfs.edu.eg

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Orcid

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First Name

Heba

Last Name

El-Faramawy

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Soils&water departmenr, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt

Email

bobaafaramawy12@gmail.com

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Volume

64

Article Issue

3

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46704

Issue Date

2024-09-01

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2024-04-17

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2024-09-01

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1,009

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1,018

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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https://ejss.journals.ekb.eg/article_355057.html

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Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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

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Gypsum and Nano-gypsum effects on certain soil characteristics and sorghum yield under saline-sodic soil conditions.

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Created At

23 Dec 2024