Claim · model-written summary
Compost application showed no significant change in soil Pb, Cr and Mn.
- Taxon
- onion
Allium cepae2 - Treatment
- compost applicatione1
- Outcome
- Pb, Cr, and Mne1
- Direction
- no significant changee1
- Setting
- field conditione2
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Verbatim
e1“while Pb, Cr, and Mn value showed no significant change with compost application”
e2“growth and yield of onion ( Allium cepa L.) under field condition”
Title
Feyisa Girma Erana; Tesfaye Alemu Tenkegna; Seyoum Leta Asfaw International Journal Of Recycling of Organic Waste in Agriculture 2019. doi:10.1007/s40093-019-0286-2
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Intervention effect Compost amendment improved soil pH, TOC and TKN relative to control in an onion field trial.
- Intervention effect Compost amendment improved field capacity, permanent wilting point and available water content relative to control.
- Intervention effect Compost amendment improved cultivable bacterial count and fungi relative to control.
- Intervention effect Compost had no significant effect on soil electrical conductivity or available phosphorus compared to control.
- Intervention effect Compost increased exchangeable Na, K and Ca in soil.
- Intervention effect Compost increased exchangeable Mg, Fe and Zn in soil.
- Intervention effect Compost increased exchangeable Cu in soil.
- Intervention effect Field application of compost improved onion shoot numbers, shoot girth and shoot length.
- Intervention effect Compost treatment gave significant shoot weight and bulb weight in onion.
- Intervention effect Compost amendment gave a significant improvement in soil fertility and onion yield.
- Recommendation Compost amendment is recommended for small-scale farmers to improve food security.