Amelioration of soil acidity by the application of maize straw ash in mixed soil

Hossain, Bayazid; Khan, H. R.; Khanom, Sayma; Hossain, Syed Shahadat

doi:10.3329/dujbs.v30i2.54647

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“…The pH obtained here (6.38) is close to the neutral range which facilitated more nutrient availability to plants and thus better nutrient uptake occurred. The application of cow dung (3,6,9) ton/ha and poultry manure (2,4,6) ton/ha improved the uptake of N, P, S, Ca and Mg in red amaranth shoot significantly (p ≤ 0.05) for all the treatments in comparison to those in control. Uptake of N, P, S, Ca and Mg generally increased with the increasing rate of cow dung and poultry manure.…”

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Impacts of Cow Dung and Poultry Manure on the Mineral Nutrient Uptake of Red Amaranth Grown in a Mixture Of Acid and Calcareous Soils

Soliaman

Hossain

Saha

et al. 2023

Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci

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A pot experiment was performed in the net house to observe the influence of cow dung and poultry manure on the growth of red amaranth grown in the amended soil (mixture of acid and calcareous soil). Acid soil was mixed with calcareous soil at a ratio of 3:1 for experiment with red amaranth. The pot experiment was conducted with the mixed soil indicated by T0M (control-where no amendment was added), three different rates of cow dung such as T1 (3 ton/ha), T2 (6 ton/ha) and T3 (9 ton/ha) and three rate of poultry manure designated as T4 (2 ton/ha), T5 (4 ton/ha) and T6 (6 ton/ha). Treatment responses were evaluated in terms of different parameters including uptake of nutrients by plants and post-harvest properties of soil such as physico-chemical properties and residual nutrient content of the soil. It is evident from the experiment that the uptake of the plant nutrients was the best in the mixed soil (T0M-control) than those of the acid (TA) and calcareous soils (TC). On the other hand, T3 (9 ton cow dung/ha) showed the highest uptake of nutrients except for S and Mg among the all treatments. In the post-harvest soil, the maximum nutrient contents increased in the highest doses of cow dung (except for the S, Cu, Mn and Zn) and poultry manure (except for the K, Ca, Mg and Fe) treatments. Results of the study showed that soil amendment (mixture of acid and calcareous soil) can be a suitable reclamation process while the addition of organic manures can also improve soil health. Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci. 31(2): 329-342, 2022 (July)

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“…Approximately 27% of agricultural land of this country is acidic while calcareousness has been found to be problematic in lands covering about 27,000 sq. km (2) . Plants grown in the soil of low pH soils may the scarcity of basic cations such as calcium, magnesium, *Author for correspondence: <bayazid@du.ac.bd>.…”

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Impacts of Cow Dung and Poultry Manure on the Mineral Nutrient Uptake of Red Amaranth Grown in a Mixture Of Acid and Calcareous Soils

Soliaman

Hossain

Saha

et al. 2023

Dhaka Univ. J. Biol. Sci

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Wood ash effects on soil properties and Lactuca sativa growth in soils amended with digestate and poultry litter

Ibeto

Lag-Brotons

Marshall

et al. 2022

Journal of Plant Nutrition

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Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

Laekemariam

Kibret

2021

Applied and Environmental Soil Science

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Soil acidity is one of the most important environmental threats to the Ethiopian highlands where the livelihood of the majority of people is reliant on agriculture. Yet, information regarding its extent, distribution, causes, and lime requirement at a scale relevant to subsistence farming systems is still lacking. This study (1) investigates the extent and spatial distribution of soil acidity, (2) identifies factors attributing to soil acidification, and (3) predicts the lime requirement for major crops. A total of 789 soil samples were collected from arable lands in the Wolaita area which is mainly characterized by poor soil fertility and soil degradation in southern Ethiopia. Results revealed that the landscape is characterized by a gentle slope followed by strongly sloppy > flat > hilly topographies. Clay is the dominant soil textural class. A soil pH map, which is generated using geospatial analysis, demonstrates that 3.3, 78.0, and 18.7% of the total area were under strongly acidic, moderately acidic, and neutral soil reactions, respectively. The exchangeable acidity (Cmol(+)/kg) varied from nil to 5.1, whereas exchangeable Al ranged from 1.4 to 19.9 Cmol(+)/kg. The soil pH has shown a significantly ( p < 0.001) negative association with clay content (r = −0.33), exchangeable Al (r = −61), exchangeable acidity (r = −0.58), and inorganic fertilizer application (r = −0.33). Increased rates of diammonium phosphate (DAP) (r2 = 0.91) and urea (r2 = 0.88) markedly elevated soil acidity. Conversely, manuring showed a significant ( p < 0.001) and positive relationship with pH (r = 0.37) in which the increasing rate of manure significantly reduced acidification (r2 = 0.98). DAP and urea applications above 75 kg/ha lowered soil pH units by 0.56 and 0.48, respectively, <25 kg/ha while at the same time farmyard manure (FYM) at 4 t/ha raised pH by 0.75 units over the unfertilized field. Residue management significantly ( p < 0.001) influenced soil pH wherein it ranged from 6.09 (complete residue removal) to 6.61 (residue incorporation). Changes in land use, cropping intensity, and socioeconomic status were also significantly attributed to soil acidification. To curb the effects of soil acidity, the lime requirement for common bean growing fields varied from zero to 6.6 t/ha, while for maize it was between zero and 4.3 t/ha. It is concluded that soil management interventions such as maintaining and incorporating crop residues, integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers, liming, and enhancing farmers’ awareness should be advocated to overcome soil acidification and improve soil fertility. In addition, introducing crops with traits that tolerate acidity and Al toxicity is also suggested.

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Amelioration of soil acidity by the application of maize straw ash in mixed soil

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Impacts of Cow Dung and Poultry Manure on the Mineral Nutrient Uptake of Red Amaranth Grown in a Mixture Of Acid and Calcareous Soils

Impacts of Cow Dung and Poultry Manure on the Mineral Nutrient Uptake of Red Amaranth Grown in a Mixture Of Acid and Calcareous Soils

Wood ash effects on soil properties and Lactuca sativa growth in soils amended with digestate and poultry litter

Extent, Distribution, and Causes of Soil Acidity under Subsistence Farming System and Lime Recommendation: The Case in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia

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