Conditioning of desert sandy soil and investigation of the ameliorative effects of poultry manure and bentonite treatment rate on plant growth

Conditioning of desert sandy soil and investigation of the ameliorative effects of poultry manure and bentonite treatment rate on plant growth

Soil is the base of any ecosystem since it conserves nutrients and water for plant roots including agriculture and plantations. In dry and semi-arid places across the world, including the UAE, sandy soils are common. Their fertility is extremely low, and production is hampered by a number of agronom...

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Published in:Brazilian journal of biology Vol. 82; pp. e269137 - 10
Main Authors: Younas, T, Cabello, G G C, Taype, M A, Cardenas, J A L, Trujillo, P D C, Salas-Contreras, W H, Yaulilahua-Huacho, R, Areche, F O, Rodriguez, A R, Cruz Nieto, D D, Chirre, E T C, Gondal, A H
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Brazil Instituto Internacional de Ecologia 2022
Subjects:
Animals
Bentonite
BIOLOGY
Bougainvillea
Chickens
Chlorophyll
Chlorophyll A
Ecosystem
growth analysis
Growth rate
Manure
Manures
Nutrients
Plant growth
Plant roots
plants
Poultry
Poultry manure
Sand
sandy soil conditioning
Sandy soils
Soil
Soil conditioners
Soil conditions
Soil fertility
Soil investigations
soil physiochemical properties
Soil properties
Water conservation
Dubai United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates
análise de crescimento
growth analysis
plantas
sandy soil conditioning
plants
bentonita
propriedades físico-químicas do solo
esterco de frango
condicionamento de solo arenoso
bentonite
poultry manure
soil physiochemical properties
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Summary:Soil is the base of any ecosystem since it conserves nutrients and water for plant roots including agriculture and plantations. In dry and semi-arid places across the world, including the UAE, sandy soils are common. Their fertility is extremely low, and production is hampered by a number of agronomic challenges. Soil conditioner sources like bentonite and chicken manure might be used to improve the poor sandy soil attributes and hence boost soil productivity. From November 2019 to March 2020, an experiment was conducted to investigate the growth rates of Bougainvillea following bentonite and chicken manure amendments to sandy soil taken from Lehbab, Dubai. Bougainvillea was evaluated for its plant height (cm), max length of primary branch (cm), the number of leaves per plant, number of secondary branches, shoot weight (g), root length (cm), root weight (g), root/shoot ratio, chlorophyll contents, and chlorophyll a* and b*. In this experiment, a complete randomized design (CRD) with five treatments was used (10 replications per treatment). According to the findings, bentonite and chicken manure additions considerably influence the productive properties of sandy soil, as indicated by Bougainvillea growth. Additionally, the research suggests that Bougainvillea may be efficiently planted with 10% bentonite and 15% chicken manure applied to sandy soil, resulting in the healthiest plants compared to other amendments.
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ISSN:1519-6984
1678-4375
1678-4375
DOI:10.1590/1519-6984.269137