Analysis of Macro and Micronutrients in Soils from Palestine Using Ion Exchange Membrane Technology

Barghouthi, Zaher; Amereih, Sameer; Natsheh, Basel; Salman, Mazen

doi:10.4236/ojss.2012.21007

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“…According to Allen (1974), availability of magnesium is generally higher in basic and neutral soils and lower in acid where deficiency may occur. The below detection limit of Mg in the sample, may be attributed to the fact that much less available Mg exists in soils as such Mg deficiencies have been observed frequently (Barghouthi et al, 2012). Sodium content in the earth's crust is about 2.8%, while soils contain 0.1 to 1%.…”

Section: Results and Discussion Elemental Compositionmentioning

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Physicochemical characterization of soil sample from selected farms in Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo LGA, Kano State

Bello¹,

Yalwa²

2018

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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Laboratory study was carried out to determine some physicochemical properties and elemental composition of soil sample from Rijiyar determine its nutrient value and fertility. The elemental composition was determined using Neutron Activation Analysis (N.A.A.). After activation the sample was analyzed using a high efficiency high-purity germanium dete determined by employing gamma spectrometry. Mn, and Zn were obtained as 1.04±0.1%, 5±0.1%, 1.2±0.06%, 0.0749±0.0022%, 0.58±0.05%, 0.0004±0.00007%, 0.0139±0.000 below detection limit. The concentration of Al in the soil sample indicates that the soil is mineral, the low Na content implies it is non Cl -that indicated that the soil sample is neither saline nor purely acidic.

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Section: Results and Discussion Elemental Compositionmentioning

confidence: 95%

Physicochemical characterization of soil sample from selected farms in Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo LGA, Kano State

Bello¹,

Yalwa²

2018

Bayero J. Pure App. Sci.

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“…An ammonium acetate solution was used to extract the potassium from the fertilizer. The potassium concentration was quantified using an atomic absorption spectrometer (iCE 3000 AA05121002vl.30) following the procedure proposed by Barghouthi et al (2012). The water holding capacity of each fertilizer was determined using the method described by Ni et al (2012).…”

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Use of Jellyfish as a potential organic fertilizer and its effect on the growth of okra, <em>Abelmoschus esculentus</em>

Samaraweera

Dissanayake

2022

Ceylon J. Sci.

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Jellyfish are free-floating gelatinous animals belonging to the subphylum Medusozoa of the phylum Cnidaria. Nineteen jellyfish species have been reported in Sri Lanka and their abundance is found to be high (making 15,600 tons biomass per year). The seasonal occurrence of jellyfish blooms is widespread along the coast of Sri Lanka, interfering with human activities, including tourism and fisheries. This study aims to assess the possibility of using jellyfish blooms as a commercially available organic fertilizer. Highly abundant four jellyfish species, Lychnorhiza malayensis, Chrysaora sp., Chiropsoides buitendijki, and Marivagia stellata in the coastal waters of Sri Lanka were selected for this study. Using the traditional composting procedure, jellyfish fertilizers were prepared and the total nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, water holding capacity, and pH of each fertilizer were assessed using standard procedures. The effectiveness of these fertilizers was tested by treating them separately on Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plants (n = 10 per treatment) once a week with a positive (commercial-grade compost) and negative control. Height, number of leaves, flowers, and fruits of each plant were recorded weekly for 10 weeks. All jellyfish fertilizers had higher phosphorus (10.01-22.09 g/kg), and lower potassium (0.66-1.88 g/kg) levels than the commercialgrade compost (~10 g/kg; ~5 g/kg, respectively), and their nitrogen levels ranged from 6.24 to 23.34 g/kg. The fertilizers prepared using L. malayensis (15.12 g/kg) and Chrysaora sp. (23.34 g/kg) showed significantly higher nitrogen content than that of commercial-grade compost (10 g/kg; p < 0.05; ANOVA). The average height and growth rate of plants treated with jellyfish fertilizers and commercial-grade compost were mostly within the same range during the experimental period of 10 weeks. Plants treated with jellyfish fertilizers showed flowering between 35 to 40 days, where compost-treated plants showed no evidence of flowering within the experimental period. Further studies are warranted on the potential use of jellyfish as a potential organic fertilizer that can be widely promoted locally.

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“…The study of soil quality is very important as it is the resource base of the biosphere's nutrients. These nutrients especially the macronutrients derivable from soils are made available for plant absorption through such processes as mineral weathering and the decomposition of organic matter into inorganic minerals [3][4][5][6].…”

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Effect of Brewery Sludge Effluent on Soil Quality

Ugochukwu¹,

Agu²,

Eze³

et al. 2018

Asian J. Chem.

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This study reports the residual effect of Ama Brewery effluent sludge discharge on the soil quality of the recipient soil environment in Amaeke Ngwo Community of Udi Local Government Area of Enugu State Nigeria. Samples were collected in triplicates in two sites, control and test sites and analyzed the physical and chemical properties of the soils. The result of analysis showed that some soil chemistry parameters such as phosphorus, calcium, potassium, magnesium, organic matter, organic carbon, cation exchange capacity and exchangeable bases occurred at higher levels of concentration in the test soil site than the control site. This study therefore indicates that the Ama Brewery sludge effluent has not impacted on the soil quality of the test site adversely but has improved it for agricultural purposes. The distribution of the measured soil chemistry parameters is such that the top soil contains the highest concentration. The study also revealed that the movement and distributions of these parameters down the soil profile could be modeled via predictive models that would however require to be validated with data from other field studies.

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Analysis of Macro and Micronutrients in Soils from Palestine Using Ion Exchange Membrane Technology

Cited by 6 publications

References 27 publications

Physicochemical characterization of soil sample from selected farms in Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo LGA, Kano State

Physicochemical characterization of soil sample from selected farms in Rijiyar Zaki, Ungogo LGA, Kano State

Use of Jellyfish as a potential organic fertilizer and its effect on the growth of okra, <em>Abelmoschus esculentus</em>

Effect of Brewery Sludge Effluent on Soil Quality

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