Claim · model-written summary
Compost enhanced soil available phosphorus (SAP) content.
- Taxon
- yamt0
- Treatment
- organic compost mulche0
- Outcome
- soil available phosphorus (SAP) contente0
- Direction
- enhancede0
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Verbatim
e0“The organic compost mulch enhanced the soil organic carbon (SOC) content, soil available phosphorus (SAP) content, and soil exchangeable calcium (SECa) content.”
t0“Yam”
Title
Effects of Mulching on Soil Properties and Yam Production in Tropical Region
Shamal Shasang Kumar; Owais Ali Wani; Binesh Prasad; et al. Sustainability 2024. doi:10.3390/su16177787
Other claims from this paper (17)
- Intervention effect organic compost mulch increased soil pH.
- Intervention effect organic compost mulch increased soil electrical conductivity (EC).
- Observation The control had the highest soil moisture.
- Observation black polythene had the highest soil temperature.
- Observation organic compost mulch had the highest soil temperature.
- Intervention effect Compost enhanced soil organic carbon (SOC) content.
- Intervention effect Compost enhanced soil exchangeable calcium (SECa) content.
- Observation Weedmat gave the highest soil exchangeable potassium.
- Observation Control gave the highest soil exchangeable magnesium (SEMg).
- Observation Control gave the highest sodium (SENa) content.
- Intervention effect sawdust mulch increased soil exchangeable iron (SEFe).
- Intervention effect black polythene mulch increased copper (SECu) levels.
- Observation Soil pH varied seasonally from acid to neutral and back to acid.
- Observation Soil temperature peaked in November and fell in January.
- Observation Environmental humidity ranged from 48.25% to 76.33%.
- Intervention effect Weedmat enhanced yam growth and productivity.
- Observation Weedmat produced the highest net returns and was the most profitable option.