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EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST, MINERAL AND BIOFERTILIZATION ON SOIL FERTILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PEARL MILLET PLANTS GROWN IN SANDY SOIL

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Last updated: 01 Jan 2025

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Soil

Abstract

This study was carried out during the two successive seasons of 2020 and 2021 on pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum), grown in sandy soil under drip irrigation system at Baloza Research Station, North Sinai Governorate, Egypt (31°32 03 N and 32° 362 03 E). The present study aims at the evaluation of the effect of using vermicompost, NPK (100 and 75% levels), biofertilization (mixture from Azotobacter chroococcum, Pseudomonas fluorescence and Streptomyces microflavus), dual (verimcompost + NPK) and mixed treatment (vermicompost + NPK + bio).  The obtained results indicated that the mixed treatment (vermicompost + NPK + bio) increased growth parameters, yield parameters, NPK content and improved soil fertility. Furthermore, addition of biofertilizers showed a positive effect on total microbial counts, Azotobacter densities, Pseudomonas and Actinomycetes counts in the rhizosphere region of pearl millet plant. On the other hand, microbial activity expressed by dehydrogenase enzyme increased as compared to the control.

DOI

10.21608/ejdr.2023.191271.1124

Keywords

vermicompost, biofertilization, Pearl millet, NPK, sandy soil

Authors

First Name

Mona

Last Name

El-Shazly

MiddleName

Morsy

Affiliation

Professor, Desert Research Center

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monaelshazly2011@gmail.com

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0000-0002-2362-994X

First Name

Rehab

Last Name

Hegab

MiddleName

H.

Affiliation

Department of Soil Fertility and Microbiology, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo Egypt

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First Name

Amaal

Last Name

Ahmed

MiddleName

E.

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Department of Soil Fertility and Microbiology, Desert Research Center, El-Matareya, Cairo Egypt

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Volume

73

Article Issue

2

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44482

Issue Date

2023-12-01

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2023-07-22

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2023-12-01

Page Start

395

Page End

410

Print ISSN

1687-8043

Online ISSN

2356-9875

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117

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Egyptian Journal of Desert Research

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https://ejdr.journals.ekb.eg/

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EFFECT OF VERMICOMPOST, MINERAL AND BIOFERTILIZATION ON SOIL FERTILITY AND PRODUCTIVITY OF PEARL MILLET PLANTS GROWN IN SANDY SOIL

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23 Dec 2024