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S. Thenmozhi ¹, C. Paulraj ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN

Abstract

An incubation experiment was conducted to study the effect of raw and composted bananapseudostem and sugarcane trash waste on soil properties. Two hundred and fifty gram of soil was taken in polythene containers, to which calculated quantity of raw and composted waste materials along with 100 per cent RDF and 75 per cent RDF (as recommended for amaranthus), respectively were added as per the treatment schedule and mixed thoroughly. The moisture content was maintained at field capacity throughout the experimental period (60 days). The soil samples were drawn at 15, 30, 45 and 60 days of incubation and analyzed for their organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity. With the advancement of incubation period, there was an increase in organic carbon content and cation exchange capacity of soil upto the end of incubation period.

Keywords

Composts, Incubation Period, Organic Carbon, CEC.

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S. Thenmozhi ¹, C. Paulraj ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Soil Science and Agricultural Chemistry, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore (T.N.), IN

Abstract

A green house experiment, using amaranthus (Var CO 2) as test crop, was conducted to assess the effect of raw and composted waste materials viz., bananapseudostem/sugarcane trash applied in conjuction with 100 per cent and 75 per cent of the RDF, respectively, on soil fertility status, and to compare their influence with the application of 100 per cent RDF alone and the absolute control. The availability of macro, secondary and micronutrients, organic carbon content and CEC were enhanced markedly with either poultry manure enriched microbial inoculum/Trichoderma viride/bananapseudostem compost/sugarcane trash compost each applied @ 750 kg ha^-1 conjointly with 75 per cent of the RDF, affirming the effect of enriched compost over that of unenriched compost/inorganic fertilizers with and without raw base materials.

Keywords

Raw Waste, Bananapseudostem Composts, Sugarcane Trash Composts, Nutrient Availability, Organic Carbon Content, CEC.

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