Abstract
A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials in salt-affected soil. The experiment was run, using split plot design with three replicates. The treatment variables were comprised of 4 compost application rate, including 0, 5.25, 10.5 and 21 kg/plot (0, 2, 4 and 8 ton/fed) and 4 application rates of elemental sulfur, 0, 0.525, 1.05 and 2.10 kg/plot (0, 200, 400 and 800 kg/fed). The results revealed that the soil physical properties were markedly improved in terms of aggregation and infiltration rate, accompanied with a decrease in the soil bulk density. The results detected on the soil chemical properties characteristics showed remarkable reductions on the soil pH, EC and SAR. In the absence of sulphur application, the respective detected values were defined by 8.28, 5.34 dS/m, and 12.11, due to compost applications; the subsequent receded values were actually decreased to 7.60, 4.43 dS/m, and 6.12, when 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphur. Similarly, the available phosphorus and potassium were increased. The biological soil date revealed remarkable increases in organic matter and active carbon, content, being the highest for the combined treatment of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, providing 4.86%, 5.92 mg C/kg dry soil, respectively. The date also showed that the highest records of straw and grain yield potentials were defined by 13.68 and 18.7 ton/fed for the combined treatments of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, respectively, accompanied with marked increases in the harvest index criteria.
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Claim · model-written summary
Compost and sulphur amendments markedly improved soil aggregation and infiltration rate in maize field soil.
- Treatment
- compost and sulphur amendmentse0
- Outcome
- aggregation and infiltration ratee1
- Direction
- markedly improvede1
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Zea maysNot reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e1“the soil physical properties were markedly improved in terms of aggregation and infiltration rate, accompanied with a decrease in the soil bulk density”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost and sulphur amendments decreased soil bulk density in maize field soil.
- Treatment
- compost and sulphur amendmentse0
- Outcome
- soil bulk densitye1
- Direction
- a decreasee1
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e1“the soil physical properties were markedly improved in terms of aggregation and infiltration rate, accompanied with a decrease in the soil bulk density”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur decreased soil pH to 7.60 compared with no sulphur application.
- Treatment
- 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphure2
- Outcome
- soil pHe3
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Value
- 7.60e2
- Comparator
- absence of sulphur applicatione2
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e2“In the absence of sulphur application, the respective detected values were defined by 8.28, 5.34 dS/m, and 12.11, due to compost applications; the subsequent receded values were actually decreased to 7.60, 4.43 dS/m, and 6.12, when 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphur”
e3“The results detected on the soil chemical properties characteristics showed remarkable reductions on the soil pH, EC and SAR”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur decreased soil EC to 4.43 dS/m compared with no sulphur application.
- Treatment
- 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphure2
- Outcome
- ECe3
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Value
- 4.43 dS/me2
- Comparator
- absence of sulphur applicatione2
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e2“In the absence of sulphur application, the respective detected values were defined by 8.28, 5.34 dS/m, and 12.11, due to compost applications; the subsequent receded values were actually decreased to 7.60, 4.43 dS/m, and 6.12, when 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphur”
e3“The results detected on the soil chemical properties characteristics showed remarkable reductions on the soil pH, EC and SAR”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur decreased SAR to 6.12 compared with no sulphur application.
- Treatment
- 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphure2
- Outcome
- SARe3
- Direction
- decreasede2
- Value
- 6.12e2
- Comparator
- absence of sulphur applicatione2
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e2“In the absence of sulphur application, the respective detected values were defined by 8.28, 5.34 dS/m, and 12.11, due to compost applications; the subsequent receded values were actually decreased to 7.60, 4.43 dS/m, and 6.12, when 8 ton/fed compost was combined with 800 kg/fed sulphur”
e3“The results detected on the soil chemical properties characteristics showed remarkable reductions on the soil pH, EC and SAR”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost and sulphur amendments increased available phosphorus and potassium in maize field soil.
- Treatment
- compost and sulphur amendmentse0
- Outcome
- available phosphorus and potassiume4
- Direction
- were increasede4
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e4“the available phosphorus and potassium were increased”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur gave remarkable increases in soil organic matter, 4.86%.
- Treatment
- 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphure5
- Outcome
- organic mattere5
- Direction
- remarkable increasese5
- Value
- 4.86%e5
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e5“The biological soil date revealed remarkable increases in organic matter and active carbon, content, being the highest for the combined treatment of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, providing 4.86%, 5.92 mg C/kg dry soil, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur gave remarkable increases in active carbon, 5.92 mg C/kg dry soil.
- Treatment
- 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphure5
- Outcome
- active carbone5
- Direction
- remarkable increasese5
- Value
- 5.92 mg C/kg dry soile5
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e5“The biological soil date revealed remarkable increases in organic matter and active carbon, content, being the highest for the combined treatment of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, providing 4.86%, 5.92 mg C/kg dry soil, respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur treatment gave the highest straw and grain yield potentials, 13.68 and 18.7 ton/fed.
- Treatment
- combined treatments of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphure6
- Outcome
- straw and grain yield potentialse6
- Direction
- highest recordse6
- Value
- 13.68 and 18.7 ton/fede6
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e6“The date also showed that the highest records of straw and grain yield potentials were defined by 13.68 and 18.7 ton/fed for the combined treatments of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, respectively, accompanied with marked increases in the harvest index criteria”
Claim · model-written summary
The combined 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur treatment marked increased the harvest index criteria of maize.
- Treatment
- combined treatments of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphure6
- Outcome
- harvest index criteriae6
- Direction
- marked increasese6
- Setting
- Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypte0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“A field experiment was carried out on maize at the Experimental Farm of Faculty of Agriculture (Saba-Bacha), Alexandria University, Egypt, during the summer season of 2017, to evaluate the effects of compost and sulphur amendments on soil quality and maize yield potentials”
e6“The date also showed that the highest records of straw and grain yield potentials were defined by 13.68 and 18.7 ton/fed for the combined treatments of 8 ton/fed compost and 800 kg/fed sulphur, respectively, accompanied with marked increases in the harvest index criteria”
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