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Influence of some polymers and microorganisms on the soil physical properties under drought conditions

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Last updated: 05 Jan 2025

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Soil and Water sciences.

Abstract

This study evaluated the effects of two Super Absorbent 
Polymers (SAPs) types, P1 and P2, and four microbial isolates 
(Trichoderma harzianum, two Actinomycetes sp., and Bacillus 
subtilis) on improving some soil physical properties. The results 
showed that SAP application, alone or in combination with 
microbes, significantly reduced bulk density by 6.1% and 
increased porosity by 5.2% compared to the control. Specifically, 
the P1C (P1 polymer + Actinomycetes 1) treatment increased 
water holding capacity by 48.7%, field capacity by 169.4%, 
permanent wilting point by 180.5%, and available water by 
149.8% compared to control based on data from the results. The 
P1C treatment improved soil properties and moisture 
characteristics. The synergistic effect of polymers and microbes 
emerged as an effective strategy to modify soil properties. This 
study provides valuable insights into using SAP-microbe 
amendments to enhance soil physical properties, water 
availability, and agricultural productivity in drought conditions.

DOI

10.21608/jsasj.2023.334540

Keywords

Soil amendments, Physical properties, polymers. microorganisms

Authors

First Name

Osama

Last Name

Negim

MiddleName

E.

Affiliation

Soil and water Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt

Email

onegim@agr.sohag.edu.eg

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Orcid

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First Name

Moustafa

Last Name

Moharam

MiddleName

H. A.

Affiliation

Plant Pathology Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt

Email

moustafa.moharam@agr.sohag.edu.eg

City

-

Orcid

0000-0001-8600-0076

First Name

Fatma

Last Name

Thabit

MiddleName

N.

Affiliation

Soil and water Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt

Email

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City

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Orcid

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First Name

Elsayed

Last Name

Elsayed

MiddleName

F.

Affiliation

Soil and water Department Faculty of Agriculture Sohag University Sohag 82524 Egypt

Email

alsayed_16@agr.sohag.edu.eg

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-

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Volume

8

Article Issue

2

Related Issue

45303

Issue Date

2023-12-01

Receive Date

2024-01-06

Publish Date

2023-12-01

Page Start

258

Page End

268

Print ISSN

2357-0725

Online ISSN

2735-5578

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https://jsasj.journals.ekb.eg/article_334540.html

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334,540

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Research and Review Papers

Type Code

1,734

Publication Type

Journal

Publication Title

Journal of Sohag Agriscience (JSAS)

Publication Link

https://jsasj.journals.ekb.eg/

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Influence of some polymers and microorganisms on the soil physical properties under drought conditions

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Created At

28 Dec 2024