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Biochar and chicken manure impact on growth and yield of globe artichoke

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Last updated: 25 Feb 2025

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Soil fertility and plant nutrition

Abstract

The consequences of chicken manure and biochar either singly or together with three levels of NPK-recommended fertilizers on the growth, early and total yield, quality, and chemical components of Globe artichoke (Cynara scolymus L.) cv. Herous were investigated in a field trial performed for two consecutive seasons in 2022/2023 and 2023/2024. The experiment employed three replications in a split-plot design where, the main plots were filled with control, 10 tons of chicken manure per hectare, 5 tons of biochar, and a mixture of chicken manure and biochar (1:1) treatments. The sub-plots focused on NPK fertilizer levels, specifically 100%, 75%, and 50% of the recommended dose. When the chicken manure applied with 75% NPK of the recommended fertilizer dose, vegetative growth; plant height, number of leaves per plant, and chlorophyll content tended to increase. The fresh weight and diameter of the flower heads and receptacles were also noticeably higher with this treatment, yielding better over both seasons. Additionally, compared to the other organic fertilizers, the chicken dung mixed with 75% NPK of the recommended rate had resulted in greater levels of inulin, total phenolic and NPK in leaves. According to these findings, the addition of chicken manure produced the highest yield, quality, and chemical components of artichoke plants. This is probably because of raising the soil organic matter content, available NPK, and consequently the microorganisms, which have a positive impact on plant growth and yield components, beside it reduced the required chemical fertilizers for artichokes by 25%.

DOI

10.21608/ejss.2025.351950.1961

Keywords

soil health, Organic fertilizer, Crop yield, productivity, and chemical components

Authors

First Name

Nadia

Last Name

Ibrahim

MiddleName

M

Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Crops Dep., Hort., Res., Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt.

Email

d.nadiamohamed74@gmail.com

City

Giza

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First Name

Shadia

Last Name

Ismail

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Crops Dep., Hort., Res., Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt

Email

dr.shadia134@gmail.com

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Orcid

-

First Name

Amany

Last Name

Abd-Elatif

MiddleName

A

Affiliation

Potato and Vegetatively Propagated Crops Dep., Hort., Res., Inst., ARC, Giza, Egypt.

Email

dr.amany.attia@gmail.com

City

Giza

Orcid

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First Name

Shimaa

Last Name

Ganzour

MiddleName

Kamal

Affiliation

Soil fertility and plant nutrition Department, Soils, Water and Environment Research Institute (SWERI), Agriculture Research Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt.

Email

sh.ganzour82@gmail.com

City

El Fayoum

Orcid

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Volume

65

Article Issue

1

Related Issue

51049

Issue Date

2025-03-01

Receive Date

2025-01-10

Publish Date

2025-03-01

Print ISSN

0302-6701

Online ISSN

2357-0369

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413,862

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25

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Journal

Publication Title

Egyptian Journal of Soil Science

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

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Biochar and chicken manure impact on growth and yield of globe artichoke

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Created At

25 Feb 2025