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COMMUNICATIONS IN SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT ANALYSIS
Volume 50, Issue 17, Pages 2151-2168Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/00103624.2019.1654508
Keywords
Vermicompost; irrigation level; soil fertility; available water capacity; lettuce
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- Soil, Fertilizer and Water Resources Central Research Institute
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This study mainly focused on the impacts of vermicompost (VC) treatments on physicochemical characteristics of sandy-clay-loam soil and lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. crispa) yield in a greenhouse under different soil moisture regimes. Pot experiments were conducted with different VC treatment doses (0%, 2.5%, and 5% w/w) and three soil water regimes (100%, 50%, and 25%(f), (f) is field capacity). Following the harvest, soil samples were taken and analyzed for physicochemical properties. The highest organic matter content (2.19%) was observed in 5% VC treatment of the full irrigation level (100%(f)) irrigation treatment and the lowest organic matter content (0.19%) was obtained from the control treatment of the lowest irrigation level (25%(f)). Soil physical properties were positively influenced by VC treatments under different irrigation regimes. The highest lettuce yield (178.7 g plant(-1)) was observed in 5% VC treatment of the full irrigation level (100%(f)) irrigation treatment and the lowest lettuce yield (94.0 g plant(-1)) was obtained from the control treatment of the lowest irrigation level (25%(f)). Present findings revealed that vermicompost treatments under different irrigation regimes could reliably be used to enhance soil physicochemical properties and lettuce yield.
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