The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.

Food production and waste recycling are the two major issues faced globally with rapidly increasing population. Recycling organic wastes to crop amendments could be a possible solution to these issues. Earthworms transfer organic waste to compost, which is used to grow crops and increase crop produc...

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Autores principales:	Muhammad Younas, Huasong Zou, Tasmia Laraib, Waseem Abbas, Muhammad Waqar Akhtar, Muhammad Naveed Aslam, Luqman Amrao, Shoukat Hayat, Tariq Abdul Hamid, Akhtar Hameed, Ghalib Ayaz Kachelo, Mona M Elseehy, Ahmed M El-Shehawi, Ali Tan Kee Zuan, Yunzhou Li, Muhammad Arif
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6f13e88f8b6c40a69a4d4827378a804f2021-12-02T20:19:34ZThe influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.1932-620310.1371/journal.pone.0256450https://doaj.org/article/6f13e88f8b6c40a69a4d4827378a804f2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0256450https://doaj.org/toc/1932-6203Food production and waste recycling are the two major issues faced globally with rapidly increasing population. Recycling organic wastes to crop amendments could be a possible solution to these issues. Earthworms transfer organic waste to compost, which is used to grow crops and increase crop productivity. This study assessed the impact of vermicompost produced from the residues of six desert plant species, i.e., (Ziziphus mauritiana, Aerva javanica, Calligonum comosum, Sacchrum benghalens, Calligonum polygonoides and Prosopis cineraria) combined with farmyard manure (5 t ha-1) on growth, yield and photosynthetic activity of maize crop. Earthworm species Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) was used to prepare vermicomposting of all tested plant species. The desert species were collected from natural habitats, chopped, dried, mixed with FYM and then earthworms were released to prepare the vermicompost. The earthworms were excluded twenty days after release and resultant was considered as compost and used in the experiment. Results revealed that application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest plant height (75.33 cm), stem diameter (22.66 mm), cob length (17.66 cm), number of grains/cob (374.67), 1000-grain weight (260.41 g) and grains yield (3.20 t/ha). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest uptake of macronutrients, i.e., N (91.01%), P (22.07%), K (80.41%), micronutrients, i.e., Fe (19.07 ppm), Zn (40.05 ppm), and phenolic contents (150). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost also resulted in the highest quantum photosynthetic yield (0.42 mole C/mole of photon), chlorophyll florescence (355.18 moles of photon m-2s-1) and electron transport rate (310.18 micro mole m-2s-1). It is concluded that vermicomposting has the potential to improve growth and yield of maize crop. Particularly, application of vermicompost obtained from P. cineraria can be used to improve the growth and yield of maize crop. Nonetheless, field trials are necessary for a wide scale recommendation.Muhammad YounasHuasong ZouTasmia LaraibWaseem AbbasMuhammad Waqar AkhtarMuhammad Naveed AslamLuqman AmraoShoukat HayatTariq Abdul HamidAkhtar HameedGhalib Ayaz KacheloMona M ElseehyAhmed M El-ShehawiAli Tan Kee ZuanYunzhou LiMuhammad ArifPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleMedicineRScienceQENPLoS ONE, Vol 16, Iss 8, p e0256450 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Muhammad Younas Huasong Zou Tasmia Laraib Waseem Abbas Muhammad Waqar Akhtar Muhammad Naveed Aslam Luqman Amrao Shoukat Hayat Tariq Abdul Hamid Akhtar Hameed Ghalib Ayaz Kachelo Mona M Elseehy Ahmed M El-Shehawi Ali Tan Kee Zuan Yunzhou Li Muhammad Arif The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
description	Food production and waste recycling are the two major issues faced globally with rapidly increasing population. Recycling organic wastes to crop amendments could be a possible solution to these issues. Earthworms transfer organic waste to compost, which is used to grow crops and increase crop productivity. This study assessed the impact of vermicompost produced from the residues of six desert plant species, i.e., (Ziziphus mauritiana, Aerva javanica, Calligonum comosum, Sacchrum benghalens, Calligonum polygonoides and Prosopis cineraria) combined with farmyard manure (5 t ha-1) on growth, yield and photosynthetic activity of maize crop. Earthworm species Eisenia fetida (Savigny, 1826) was used to prepare vermicomposting of all tested plant species. The desert species were collected from natural habitats, chopped, dried, mixed with FYM and then earthworms were released to prepare the vermicompost. The earthworms were excluded twenty days after release and resultant was considered as compost and used in the experiment. Results revealed that application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest plant height (75.33 cm), stem diameter (22.66 mm), cob length (17.66 cm), number of grains/cob (374.67), 1000-grain weight (260.41 g) and grains yield (3.20 t/ha). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost resulted in the highest uptake of macronutrients, i.e., N (91.01%), P (22.07%), K (80.41%), micronutrients, i.e., Fe (19.07 ppm), Zn (40.05 ppm), and phenolic contents (150). Application of P. cineraria vermicompost also resulted in the highest quantum photosynthetic yield (0.42 mole C/mole of photon), chlorophyll florescence (355.18 moles of photon m-2s-1) and electron transport rate (310.18 micro mole m-2s-1). It is concluded that vermicomposting has the potential to improve growth and yield of maize crop. Particularly, application of vermicompost obtained from P. cineraria can be used to improve the growth and yield of maize crop. Nonetheless, field trials are necessary for a wide scale recommendation.
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author	Muhammad Younas Huasong Zou Tasmia Laraib Waseem Abbas Muhammad Waqar Akhtar Muhammad Naveed Aslam Luqman Amrao Shoukat Hayat Tariq Abdul Hamid Akhtar Hameed Ghalib Ayaz Kachelo Mona M Elseehy Ahmed M El-Shehawi Ali Tan Kee Zuan Yunzhou Li Muhammad Arif
author_facet	Muhammad Younas Huasong Zou Tasmia Laraib Waseem Abbas Muhammad Waqar Akhtar Muhammad Naveed Aslam Luqman Amrao Shoukat Hayat Tariq Abdul Hamid Akhtar Hameed Ghalib Ayaz Kachelo Mona M Elseehy Ahmed M El-Shehawi Ali Tan Kee Zuan Yunzhou Li Muhammad Arif
author_sort	Muhammad Younas
title	The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
title_short	The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
title_full	The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
title_fullStr	The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
title_full_unstemmed	The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.
title_sort	influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (zea mays l.) crop under semi-arid climate.
publisher	Public Library of Science (PLoS)
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/6f13e88f8b6c40a69a4d4827378a804f
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The influence of vermicomposting on photosynthetic activity and productivity of maize (Zea mays L.) crop under semi-arid climate.

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