Abstract
Maintaining appropriate levels of organic matter is important as it ensures efficient nutrients, which contributes to the sustainable management of sandy soil and crop production. Compost and vermicompost can improve soil fertility and zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.) production. This study aimed to determine the effects of compost and vermicompost on the yield, and nutrient uptake of zucchini as well as some soil properties under field conditions. The treatments were: control without fertilization (CO), chemical fertilizer (CF), compost (CT), and vermicompost (VC) and were arranged in a randomized complete block design with five replications. The results showed that the compost and vermicompost application significantly increased the yield of zucchini by about 7% and 53%, respectively, in comparison with the chemical fertilizer treatment. In addition, compost and vermicompost treatments significantly increased the soil organic matter, and availability of NPK compared with those in the control and with the chemical fertilizer treatments. The application of the compost and vermicompost amendments increased the total uptake of NPK compared with the control and chemical fertilizer treatments. The highest values of N, P, and K use efficiency were found in the compost treatment. Compost and vermicompost application increased the zucchini yield compared with other treatments. Fruit weight increased by about 1%, 5%, and 8%, respectively, in the chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments, while fruit length increased by about 24%, 10%, and 13%, respectively.
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Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased zucchini yield by about 7% relative to chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchini
Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe0 - Treatment
- composte0
- Outcome
- yield of zucchinie0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 7%e0
- Comparator
- chemical fertilizer treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“compost and vermicompost application significantly increased the yield of zucchini by about 7% and 53%, respectively, in comparison with the chemical fertilizer treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased zucchini yield by about 53% relative to chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe0
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- yield of zucchinie0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 53%e0
- Comparator
- chemical fertilizer treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“compost and vermicompost application significantly increased the yield of zucchini by about 7% and 53%, respectively, in comparison with the chemical fertilizer treatment”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased soil organic matter and NPK availability relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- composte0
- Outcome
- soil organic matter, and availability of NPKe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and with the chemical fertilizer treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“compost and vermicompost treatments significantly increased the soil organic matter, and availability of NPK compared with those in the control and with the chemical fertilizer treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased soil organic matter and NPK availability relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- soil organic matter, and availability of NPKe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and with the chemical fertilizer treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“compost and vermicompost treatments significantly increased the soil organic matter, and availability of NPK compared with those in the control and with the chemical fertilizer treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased total NPK uptake relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- composte0
- Outcome
- total uptake of NPKe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and chemical fertilizer treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of the compost and vermicompost amendments increased the total uptake of NPK compared with the control and chemical fertilizer treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased total NPK uptake relative to control and chemical fertilizer.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- total uptake of NPKe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control and chemical fertilizer treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“application of the compost and vermicompost amendments increased the total uptake of NPK compared with the control and chemical fertilizer treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost had the highest N, P and K use efficiency.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- composte0
- Outcome
- N, P, and K use efficiencye0
- Direction
- higheste0
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e0“highest values of N, P, and K use efficiency were found in the compost treatment”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical fertilizer increased fruit weight by about 1%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- chemical fertilizere0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 1%e0
Not reportedComparator
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e0“Fruit weight increased by about 1%, 5%, and 8%, respectively, in the chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased fruit weight by about 5%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- vermicomposte0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 5%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit weight increased by about 1%, 5%, and 8%, respectively, in the chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased fruit weight by about 8%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe1
- Treatment
- composte0
- Outcome
- Fruit weighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 8%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit weight increased by about 1%, 5%, and 8%, respectively, in the chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e1“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Chemical fertilizer increased fruit length by about 24%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe2
- Treatment
- chemical fertilizere1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 24%e0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“fruit length increased by about 24%, 10%, and 13%, respectively”
e1“chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e2“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Vermicompost increased fruit length by about 10%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe2
- Treatment
- vermicomposte1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 10%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit length increased by about 24%, 10%, and 13%, respectively”
e1“chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e2“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased fruit length by about 13%.
- Taxon
- zucchiniCucurbita pepo subsp. pepoe2
- Treatment
- composte1
- Outcome
- fruit lengthe0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 13%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“fruit length increased by about 24%, 10%, and 13%, respectively”
e1“chemical fertilizer, vermicompost, and compost treatments”
e2“zucchini (Cucurbita pepo L.)”
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