Claim · model-written summary
Compost B gave greater increments in growth and nutrient uptake than compost A.
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e0“The highest increments of these tested parameters were achieved by compost B rather than compost A.”
Title
F.I.A. Hauka; Fatma Elhawary; Aida Afifi; et al. Journal of Agricultural Chemistry and Biotechnology 2008. doi:10.21608/jacb.2008.200702
Other claims from this paper (11)
- Intervention effect Both composts with microbial inoculation increased sorghum growth.
- Intervention effect Both composts with microbial inoculation increased sorghum nutrient uptake.
- Intervention effect Compost B increased soil NPK availability.
- Mechanism Compost B enhanced sorghum NPK uptake through increased soil availability.
- Intervention effect Organic manuring and microbial inoculation enhanced total soil bacterial counts.
- Intervention effect Organic manuring and microbial inoculation enhanced soil Azospirilla counts.
- Intervention effect Organic manuring and microbial inoculation enhanced soil silicate bacteria counts.
- Intervention effect Organic manuring and microbial inoculation enhanced soil N, P and K availability.
- Intervention effect Organic manure increased soil organic matter and total N, P and K.
- Intervention effect Organic manure slightly decreased soil pH and EC.
- Recommendation The authors recommend banana residue compost with fertilizer and microbial inoculation to improve sorghum growth and nutrient uptake.