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{"title":"Effects of fertilizer produced from agro-industrial wastes on the quality of two different soils","authors":"Federica Marra, Angela Maffia, Francesco Canino, Carmelo Greco, Carmelo Mallamaci, Muscolo Adele","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2266218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2266218","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTA newly developed sustainable fertilizer, known as SB, was created by blending organic and mineral components using agro-industrial waste, sulphur, and orange residue, bound together with bentonite. It was extensively tested on two distinct soils with different chemical and biological properties, comparing its effectiveness to traditional chemical (NPK) and organic (horse manure, HM) fertilizers, with unfertilized soil as a control (CTR). The introduction of SB did not alter soil texture but significantly impacted soil chemistry and biology. It positively influenced the labile fraction of soil organic matter, resulting in a 15% increase in soil microbial biomass, total phenolic content, cations, bacterial colonies, and enzyme activities, with varying effects depending on soil characteristics. SB demonstrated a beneficial effect on both soil types, with optimal concentrations determined to be 2.8 for Motta and 4.2 for Lazzaro, highlighting the importance of soil characteristics in fertilizer effectiveness. In conclusion, SB represents a promising innovation for transitioning from traditional agriculture to a more sustainable and circular approach, offering economic and environmental benefits by reducing waste disposal costs and decreasing reliance on mineral fertilizers in line with circular economy principles. This study emphasizes the need to consider soil properties when optimizing fertilizer use.KEYWORDS: Fertilizer productionsoil enzyme activitiessoil qualitysoil fertilitysulphur-based fertilizer Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).Author contributionsAll authors discussed the results and commented on the manuscript. Muscolo Adele designed the project, wrote the manuscript, review & editing it. Federica Marra worked in the laboratory, carrying on soil chemical analyses. Francesco Canino and Beatrix Petrovicova worked in the laboratory carrying on the biochemical soil analysis. Mallamaci Carmelo, Greco Carmelo carried on the field experiments.Additional informationFundingThis work was supported by LIFE Programme of the European Commission, under grant LIFE20 ENV/IT/000229 –LIFE RecOrgFert PLUS.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136296230","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Interactive effect of different inorganic nitrogen sources and bacteria inoculation on productivity, grain quality, and economic returns of pearl millet ( <i>Pennisetum glaucum</i> [L.] R. Br.)","authors":"Ahmad Dawood, Abdul Majeed, Muhammad Naveed, Shahid Farooq, Mubshar Hussain","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2265651","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2265651","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACTNitrogen (N) is required by the plants in large quantities and obtaining higher yield without its application is a challenging task. Pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum [L.] R. Br.) is grown on a wide range of soils in Pakistan, and average yield is lower than most of the millet producing countries in the world. Growth, development, and nutrient accumulation can be improved by bacteria inoculation combined with inorganic fertilizers. This two-year study inferred the effect of different nitrogen (N) sources [urea, calcium ammonium nitrate (CAN), nitrophos and ammonium nitrate (NH4NO3)] combined with seed inoculation with endobacteria (EB) and rhizobacteria (RB) or no seed inoculation on growth, yield, profitability, and grain quality of pearl millet. The CAN + seed inoculation with RB significantly increased grain (115.7% and 116.4% during 1st and 2nd year) and biological yield (45.5% and 22.6%), and economic returns (234% and 128%). Likewise, N supply through urea increased grain N, protein, iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) contents. In the same way, AN + seed inoculation with RB significantly improved soil microbial population. In conclusion, N supply through CAN + seed inoculation with RB could be used to improve the productivity, and net economic returns of pearl millet.KEYWORDS: Grain proteinnitrogen fixing bacteriaplant growth promoting rhizobacteria, productivity AcknowledgmentsAll the authors are highly obliged to Soil Fertility Laboratory, Department of Soil Science, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan in helping with soil and grain analysis.Disclosure statementNo potential conflict of interest was reported by the author(s).","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":"50 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135197781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Modelling soil, plant and fertilizer relationship to optimize nutrient management for chilli ( <i>Capsicum annuum</i> L) under <i>Alfisols</i> of Southern India","authors":"Rangaiah Krishna Murthy, Nagaraju Bhavya, Kasturappa Govinda, Sugaturu Narayanaswamy Uday Kumar, Pujari Kadappa Basavaraja, Hussain Sab Mohamed Saqeebulla, Sanjay Srivastava, Pradip Dey","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2264210","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2264210","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT India is the largest producer, consumer and exporter of chilli, which covers 20% of the total area in Southern India. The imbalanced use of chemical fertilizers has detrimental effect on soil physico-chemical and biological properties thereby affecting soil and crop quality. In accordance with this concept, the field experiments were conducted to develop and validate fertilizer prescription equations for chilli crop under rainfed condition. The experiments were conducted in three phases. The basic parameters to develop the targeted yield equations were derived. Further, the developed targeted yield equations were validated in comparison with soil fertility rating approach and general recommended dose (GRD). The results revealed that 4.50, 1.76 and 2.95 kg of N, P2O5, and K2O, respectively were required for producing 100 kg of dry chilli. The STCR approach, with or without FYM, at the targeted yield of 1.30 and 1.00 t ha−1 enhanced the yield over GRD and soil fertility rating approach. The STCR approach also exhibited a higher NPK uptake, use efficiency, microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, dehydrogenase, acid and alkaline phosphatase activity along with better profitability. Hence, STCR-targeted yield approach could improve the yield, nutrient use efficiency, soil microbial properties and economics of chilli crop.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135483091","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Cowpea (<i>Vigna unguiculata</i> [L.] Walp.) plants display contrasting sulfur-mediated drought acclimation in greenhouse and field","authors":"Alana Cavalcante Silva, Flavia Marques de Brito, Amanda Soares Santos, Ramilos Rodrigues de Brito, Julian Junio de Jesus Lacerda, Francisco de Alcantara Neto, José Helio Costa, Stelamaris de Oliveira Paula-Marinho, Raphael Reis da Silva, Rafael de Souza Miranda","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2253162","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2253162","url":null,"abstract":"Water restriction is a critical environmental condition for plants capable of promoting severe losses in agricultural yield. Our hypothesis was that sulfur (S) supplementation alleviates drought damage for enhanced performance of cowpea cultivars under semiarid conditions. Two parallel experiments were conducted in greenhouse and field, using two cowpea cultivars (Xique-xique and Novaera) subjected to two water regimes (control and drought) and three S levels (S-40, S-80 and S-120 kg ha−1). Drought had a more restrictive impact on cowpea in greenhouse than in field. Drought-stressed plants in greenhouse showed drastic reductions in net photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and dry mass, for both cowpea cultivars as compared to controls. S-80 supplementation in greenhouse and S-120 in field promoted growth recovery of stressed-Novaera plants as related to S-40 stressed ones, exhibiting a performance closer to that of well-irrigated plants. Superior performance of S-supplemented stressed Novaera plants was associated with activation of mechanisms for water retention, likely osmotic adjustment, evidenced by increased water content, stomatal conductance and transpiration. These physiological adjustments allowed plants to maintain elevated net photosynthesis and growth under drought. In conclusion, S supplementation proves effective in mitigating drought damage in Novaera cultivar, offering potential for cultivating cowpea plants in water-scarce environments.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":"366 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-09-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136073283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of soil compaction and cover crop management on soil physical quality, biomass production and corn and soybean yield","authors":"João de Andrade Bonetti, M. R. Nunes, J. Fink, Moacir Tuzzin de Moraes, C. A. Tormena, Silas Maciel de Oliveira","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2247995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2247995","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT No-till with cover crop (CC) has been marketed to growers as a sustainable way to increase soil quality and crop yields. Our goal was to better understand the effect of CC management strategies on crop yield and mitigation of soil compaction. The compaction treatments were: four (C4) and eight (C8) wheel passes of a tractor, and without additional compaction (C0). CCs in autumn/winter were Italian ryegrass (IR) hay, IR as CC, and mix of IR and forage radish as CC. In the spring/summer, corn and soybean were cultivated. The reduction of hydraulic conductivity (0–6 cm depth) after first season in the IR hay was 74.9% in C4 and 96.2% in C8 comparted with C0. Overall, harvested CC has limited capacity to respond to compaction, decreasing root growth (root biomass of 2191, 2753, and 3744 kg ha−1, IR hay, IR CC, and mix, respectively). Further, the negative effects of compaction on crop yield were modest, probably because of the low axle loads and contact stresses; high inherent structural stability of Oxisols; and permanent no-till and CC roots which favored soil structure stability. Future works should use higher axle loads and surface stresses and a control treatment without CC.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42479589","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Continuous wheat-cotton residue incorporation combined with potassium fertilizer improved cotton root production capacity and constructed an optimized photosynthate distribution structure for high seedcotton yield","authors":"Zhuoxiao Zhang, Tingting Sheng, Zhitao Liu, Wen Jin, Jiawei Wang, Qi-yuan Tang, Zhiguo Zhou, Wenqing Zhao","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2248007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2248007","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT In order to strengthen the cognition on synergy between crop residue incorporation and K, a continuous positioning experiment was carried out in 2020 and 2021. Four crop residue incorporation (CK, residue removal, WR, CR, and WR+CR, denoted wheat, cotton, and wheat and cotton residue incorporation) and three K rates (0, 150, and 225 kg K2O ha−1, denoted as K0, K150, and K225, respectively) were set. Compared with CK-K0, WR+CR-K150 increased seed cotton yield by 30.2% which reached the yield level of CK-K225. Taking the maximum theoretical seed cotton yield under CK as target yield, WR+CR, WR, and CR could achieve the same yield level with 59%–62%, 41%–49%, and 35%–43% less K fertilizer, respectively. Higher load capacity of root (LCR), boll loading of root (BLR) and lower root–shoot ratio (R/S) were observed at the boll-opening stage under the combined condition. When R/S, LCR and BLR were 0.12 g g−1, 4.00 g g−1 and 1.12 boll g−1, cotton could achieve maximum theoretical yield. 13C labeling result showed that WR+CR-K150 increased reproductive organ distribution proportion by 30.5% on average as compared with CK-K0. Thus, WR+CR-K150 can increase seed cotton yield by improving cotton root production capacity and increasing the photosynthate distribution proportion in reproductive organ.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46822066","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Effect of indigenous bio-inoculants and commercial biological inputs on soil microbial population, soil health dynamics and pepper (capsicum annum L.) production","authors":"Rania Aydi Ben Abdallah, H. Jabnoun-Khiareddine, H. Regaieg, M. Daami‐Remadi","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2246394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2246394","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT Overusage of chemical fertilizers by farmers had adversely impacted soil fertility and agricultural ecosystem sustainability. To explore safer alternatives, six bio-treatments based on two Bacillus spp. consortium and three biological inputs were investigated. Assessments, carried out over two consecutive cropping years, were focused on their effects on soil microbial traits, pepper production and health status as measured by fungal and nematode infection levels. Rhizosphere microbial populations were more abundant at the second cropping year than at the first one, thus indicating their cumulative effects. The two Bacillus spp. strains applied individually, and Acadian input had induced significant increments in pepper production by 22–25% over control. No significant differences were recorded between two Bacillus spp. and their consortium on the severity of pepper-associated soil-borne diseases. B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum SV65 performed 39.7 and 59.6% better than Acadian and Trianum-P® in reducing nematode galling index and foliar severity index, respectively. Interestingly, single treatment using B. amyloliquefaciens subsp. plantarum SV65 performed better than the three biological inputs based on the majority of tested parameters. Thus, this strain used individually or in combination with B. subtilis SV41 is a promising eco-friendly alternative for the enhancement of pepper health and production.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47620636","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Soil quality assessment based on machine learning approach for cultivated lands in semi-humid environmental condition part of Black Sea region","authors":"P. Alaboz, M. Odabas, O. Dengiz","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2248002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2248002","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT To manage arable areas according to land resources for future generations, it is crucial to determine the quality of the soils. The main purpose of this study is to identify soil quality for cultivated lands in the semi-humid terrestrial ecosystem in the Black Sea region. Multi-criteria decision-analysis was performed in weighted linear combination approach and standard scoring function (linear-L and nonlinear-NL) integrated with GIS techniques and interpolation models It was tested to predict soil quality index (SQI) values using artificial neural network (SQIANN). The soil quality index values obtained using the linear method ranged from 0.444 to 0.751, while those obtained using the non-linear method ranged from 0.315 to 0.683. As a result, we determined the soil quality indices of cultivation areas. According to our statistical analysis, there were no statistically significant differences between the soil quality index values obtained from SQIL and SQIL-ANN while the same results were found between SQINL and SQINL-ANN. According to the cluster analysis, 98.2% similarity between SQIL and SQIL-ANN, and 99.2% between SQINL and SQINL-ANN was determined. In addition, the spatial distribution maps obtained by both the clustering analysis and the geostatistical analysis showed quite a lot of similarity between SQI values.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44963505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Agronomic and environmental performance of 6 energy crops in a close loop with digestate fertilization","authors":"C. Maucieri, A. Barbera, V. Giannini, Caterina Caruso, L. Dalla Costa, M. Borin","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2241383","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2241383","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This study examines the growth performances, nutrient uptake and potential methane yield of six energy crops fertilized with the digestate liquid fraction (DLF) with or without arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) inoculation. The 3-year-experiment involved the four perennial (Arundo donax L. Miscanthus × giganteus Greef et Deu, Heliantus tuberosus L. Lolium perenne L.) and two annual (Zea mays L. and Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench × sudanense Stapf.) crops. The cumulative highest yield was observed for A. donax (128.1 ± 8.4 Mg ha−1), followed by M. × giganteus and S. bicolor (83.0 ± 8.0 Mg ha−1), H. tuberosus and Z. mays (66.2 ± 7.7 Mg ha−1) and L. perenne (31.4 ± 2.9 Mg ha−1). A. donax showed the highest estimated methane yield per hectare (11.030 Nm3 ha−1). After 3 years, the fertilization with DLF increased the initial soil Na+ content by 76.9%. During the experiment, only temporary and marginal effects were shown by AMF inoculation, which did not affect biomass production by any crop. Interestingly, AMF significantly increased the NO3-N concentration (+70%) while it reduced the NH4-N concentration in percolation water (−32.8%). DLF could be considered a viable organic fertilizer for biomass production, but the soil Na+ concentration should be carefully monitored.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43481878","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Intercropping with alfalfa and co-inoculation of AMF and PGPR improve growth, yield, grain bioactive quality, and soil fertility of barley","authors":"Aiman Slimani, K. Oufdou, A. Meddich","doi":"10.1080/03650340.2023.2242692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/03650340.2023.2242692","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT The use of intercropping systems and beneficial microorganisms to improve the performance of crops constitutes a promising strategy. In this context, a pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of intercropping and inoculation with arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) on the performance of barley and alfalfa plants and soil health. Three inoculation treatments (for both monocropped and intercropped plants) and the control were used: (1) AMF-inoculated plants; (2) PGPR-inoculated plants; (3) AMF+PGPR co-inoculated plants. Combining intercropping and AMF+PGPR co-inoculation improved shoot and root dry weight by 167% and 300% in barley and by 712% and 617% in alfalfa, respectively, compared to the controls. Similarly, in barley intercropped and inoculated with AMF+PGPR, the number of grains per spike and the thousand-grain weight were enhanced by 124% and 122%, respectively. Applying intercropping and co-inoculation of AMF+PGPR increased the protein, total phenolic, and flavonoid contents of barley grains by 99%, 132%, and 343%, respectively. The contents of soil nitrogen and phosphorus were improved by 387% and 270% in barley soil and by 359% and 212% in alfalfa soil, respectively, compared to monocultures.","PeriodicalId":8154,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47959551","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}