Fortified Groundnut Shells as a Soil Amendment for Improved Productivity in Oilseed Based Cropping System of Semi-arid Tropics (SAT) India

Maruthi, V.; Reddy, K. Sammi; Pankaj, P. K.; Reddy, B. S.; Reddy, B. Muralidhara

doi:10.1007/s42106-019-00048-6

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“…These three countries have cooperated closely for scientific research on this topic (Figure 5). The prominence of India and China in this context comes mainly from the rapid population growth observed in these countries, which requires the study of sustainable and alternative practices regarding food production and disposal of waste generated (Lamptey et al, 2019; Manna et al, 2018; Maruthi et al, 2019; Meena, Kumar, et al, 2019). As such, adding organic residue to the soil, if well‐managed, can help maintain organic matter and nutrient availability, directly impacting aspects linked to food security, and is an environmentally friendly solution (Manna et al, 2018; Meena, Biswas, et al, 2019).…”

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Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis

Brichi

Fernandes

Silva

et al. 2023

Soil Use and Management

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Despite their potential as a sustainable source of soil nutrients and organic matter, waste organic residues are often discarded rather than utilized in agriculture. This review examines the current state‐of‐the‐art in the application of organic residues in agricultural production systems by analysing trends and results in published research conducted on their use for soil health and crop production purposes. For this, a bibliographic analysis was conducted on 81 papers collected from the Web of Science database. Our research shows a growing trend in the field, particularly in recent years, with articles from India, China and the United States at the forefront. The most commonly evaluated organic residues were compost, animal manure, crop residues, municipal solid waste and biochar. Soil pH, bulk density and especially organic matter/total organic carbon (TOC) were the chemical, physical and biological attributes most frequently evaluated, respectively. This review indicates that the application of organic residues improves soil health, positively affecting crop productivity in crops such as maize, wheat and rice. However, further research is needed to address the potential risk of soil contamination from potentially toxic metals (PTMs) associated with organic residues, as well as to identify best practices to guarantee food safety and environmental preservation.

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Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis

Brichi

Fernandes

Silva

et al. 2023

Soil Use and Management

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“…Deficiency of these elements in soil or plants, is impacting the mineral status of sheep, which is widespread even under natural grazing conditions in semi-arid locations. A complete image of this continuum, as well as natural solutions such as nutrient recycling via faecal (organics) treatment (Maruthi et al 2019) and area-specific mineral mixture supplementation, can provide a feasible answer.…”

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Soil-plant-animal Continuum Concerning the Certain Micro-mineral Status of Indigenous Sheep in Hot Semi-arid Regions

Raju

Parashar

Pankaj

2022

IJAR

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Background: Semi-arid regions have a large livestock population that grazes on nutrient-depleted natural grasses and crop leftovers, resulting in mineral shortages. The goal of this study was to determine the amounts of iron (Fe), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn) and zinc (Zn) in soil, pasture and sheep serum in semi-arid areas with low rainfall (498-522 mm) in order to construct a soil-plant-animal continuum and recommend solutions to increase trace element availability. Methods: Samples were collected from different parts of the continuum [Soil (n=50), pasture (n=50) and blood samples from sheep (n=50)] from the selected study area and the trace elements were analyzed after digestion using atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Descriptive, correlation and t-test analyses were carried out to categorize the deficiency, their significance and soil-plant-animal continuum. Result: Although most soil samples were found to be below threshold levels, most straws and stovers in the field had marginal levels of these micro-minerals. Most sheep serum samples had levels of different micro-minerals that were below the threshold level, implying that many indigenous sheep are deficient in micro-minerals. Although there was a substantial association between feed, fodder and sheep serum, there was no such correlation between trace mineral levels in sheep serum and soil. A higher percentage of these micro-minerals in sheep faeces implies that these nutrients are truly recycled through faeces and urine in semi-arid rural areas. To address the sub-clinical micro-mineral insufficiency in semi-arid regions, micro-mineral supplementation, particularly Zn, Cu and Mn, is required.

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“…Burying the shells influences the soil's biological and physico-chemical properties although groundnut shells are not a very good source of compost because of their slow rate of degradation due to the high lignin content (Grandawa, 2014). Groundnut shells have various functional and bioactive properties allowing them to be used as fertilizer, food, briquettes, feedstock, and even in biofilters (Udeh 2018;Patel et al, 2017;Lubwama et al, 2017;Maruthi et al, 2019). Transforming groundnut shells into a valuable product, raw material or ingredient adds value to the shells.…”

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Valorization of Groundnut Shell Biomass for Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution

Chaza¹,

Mangoma²,

Nyakuedzwa³

et al. 2023

JSD

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Biosorption is a cost-effective biotechnological innovation for the removal of heavy metals from aqueous solutions. There is widespread research into ways of utilizing agricultural residues to achieve zero waste. Groundnut shells are biodegradable waste available in large quantities. This study investigated the use of groundnut shells for the biosorption of chromium (VI) ions from an aqueous solution. Groundnut shells were cleaned and crushed to make fractions of particle size in the range of 90-1000 µm. The point of zero charge (pHPZC) and the distribution of oxygenated acidic and basic surface functional groups were determined. In batch experiments, the effect of acid pre-treatment, initial metal concentration, biosorbent particle size, biosorbent dosage, and contact time on biosorption was investigated. The biomass was found to have a pHPZC value of 6 and was dominated by acidic groups. The best biosorption activity was observed at 20 mg/L initial metal concentration and a biosorbent dosage of 10%. The effect of contact time was dependent on the initial chromium (VI) concentration. At 20 mg/L initial chromium (VI) concentration, the biosorption process reached equilibrium within 60 minutes whilst at high (>80 mg) chromium (VI) concentration equilibrium was not reached, even after 240 minutes. The best biosorption activity was observed with acid-treated biomass of particle size 300 µm. The adsorption fitted best with the Langmuir isotherm model and the pseudo-second-order kinetic model (R2 > 0.9982). Groundnut shell biomass has the potential for the removal of chromium (VI) ions from aqueous solutions and possibly from chromium-polluted effluents on an industrial scale.

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Fortified Groundnut Shells as a Soil Amendment for Improved Productivity in Oilseed Based Cropping System of Semi-arid Tropics (SAT) India

Cited by 5 publications

References 23 publications

Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis

Organic residues and their impact on soil health, crop production and sustainable agriculture: A review including bibliographic analysis

Soil-plant-animal Continuum Concerning the Certain Micro-mineral Status of Indigenous Sheep in Hot Semi-arid Regions

Valorization of Groundnut Shell Biomass for Biosorption of Hexavalent Chromium from Aqueous Solution

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