Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media

Organic residues are an important factor that directly affects fruiting tree seedlings' health at earlier stages. It provides a suitable environment for seedling growth by providing better nutrient ions, water, and aeration. However, low organic contents and high shrinkage of most organic mater...

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Autores principales:	Sidra Kiran, Javed Iqbal, Subhan Danish, Allah Bakhsh, Syed Inam Ullah Shah Bukhari, Fatma Bibi, Khaled D. Alotaibi, Shah Fahad, Omaima Nasif, Ali Tan Kee Zuan, Rahul Datta
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Publicado:	Elsevier 2021
Materias:	Chemical attributes Potting media Physical attributes Particle size Agricultural waste Biology (General) QH301-705.5
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e555f8dc23a844b19ab205a18664cd9e2021-11-20T04:57:14ZPhysio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media1319-562X10.1016/j.sjbs.2021.08.058https://doaj.org/article/e555f8dc23a844b19ab205a18664cd9e2021-12-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319562X21007464https://doaj.org/toc/1319-562XOrganic residues are an important factor that directly affects fruiting tree seedlings' health at earlier stages. It provides a suitable environment for seedling growth by providing better nutrient ions, water, and aeration. However, low organic contents and high shrinkage of most organic materials mostly deteriorate ideal potting media characteristics. Low aeration, high water, and nutrients leaching decrease seedling growth and cause a significant loss of valuable resources. That is why the current study was conducted to screen out the best indigenous materials based on particle size to produce good characteristics bearing potting media. For that, eight different ingredients, i.e., “sugarcane”, “coconut coir”, “wheat straw”, “rice straw”, “corn cob”, “leaf litter”, “farmyard manure”, and “sunflower heads” were collected. Initially, all the materials were air-dried and processes as per requirement. After grinding, three particles size (fine = < 2 mm, medium = 3 mm and coarse = 5 mm) were separated by sieving. Results showed that decreasing particle size in “rice straw”, “corn cob”, “farmyard manure,” and “sunflower head” decreased leachate pH. Higher EC in leachates was negatively correlated with particle size in all potting media ingredients. Except for farmyard manure, fine particle size increases the water-holding ability of potting media ingredients. However, air-filled porosity was associated with a decrease in particle size of potting media in gradients. In conclusion, farmyard manure, “sunflower heads”, “leaf litter” and “sugarcane” should be incorporated while making a combination for potting media. More investigations are suggested by mixing different particle size ingredients to prepare potting media.Sidra KiranJaved IqbalSubhan DanishAllah BakhshSyed Inam Ullah Shah BukhariFatma BibiKhaled D. AlotaibiShah FahadOmaima NasifAli Tan Kee ZuanRahul DattaElsevierarticleChemical attributesPotting mediaPhysical attributesParticle sizeAgricultural wasteBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENSaudi Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol 28, Iss 12, Pp 7491-7498 (2021)
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topic	Chemical attributes Potting media Physical attributes Particle size Agricultural waste Biology (General) QH301-705.5
spellingShingle	Chemical attributes Potting media Physical attributes Particle size Agricultural waste Biology (General) QH301-705.5 Sidra Kiran Javed Iqbal Subhan Danish Allah Bakhsh Syed Inam Ullah Shah Bukhari Fatma Bibi Khaled D. Alotaibi Shah Fahad Omaima Nasif Ali Tan Kee Zuan Rahul Datta Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
description	Organic residues are an important factor that directly affects fruiting tree seedlings' health at earlier stages. It provides a suitable environment for seedling growth by providing better nutrient ions, water, and aeration. However, low organic contents and high shrinkage of most organic materials mostly deteriorate ideal potting media characteristics. Low aeration, high water, and nutrients leaching decrease seedling growth and cause a significant loss of valuable resources. That is why the current study was conducted to screen out the best indigenous materials based on particle size to produce good characteristics bearing potting media. For that, eight different ingredients, i.e., “sugarcane”, “coconut coir”, “wheat straw”, “rice straw”, “corn cob”, “leaf litter”, “farmyard manure”, and “sunflower heads” were collected. Initially, all the materials were air-dried and processes as per requirement. After grinding, three particles size (fine = < 2 mm, medium = 3 mm and coarse = 5 mm) were separated by sieving. Results showed that decreasing particle size in “rice straw”, “corn cob”, “farmyard manure,” and “sunflower head” decreased leachate pH. Higher EC in leachates was negatively correlated with particle size in all potting media ingredients. Except for farmyard manure, fine particle size increases the water-holding ability of potting media ingredients. However, air-filled porosity was associated with a decrease in particle size of potting media in gradients. In conclusion, farmyard manure, “sunflower heads”, “leaf litter” and “sugarcane” should be incorporated while making a combination for potting media. More investigations are suggested by mixing different particle size ingredients to prepare potting media.
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author	Sidra Kiran Javed Iqbal Subhan Danish Allah Bakhsh Syed Inam Ullah Shah Bukhari Fatma Bibi Khaled D. Alotaibi Shah Fahad Omaima Nasif Ali Tan Kee Zuan Rahul Datta
author_facet	Sidra Kiran Javed Iqbal Subhan Danish Allah Bakhsh Syed Inam Ullah Shah Bukhari Fatma Bibi Khaled D. Alotaibi Shah Fahad Omaima Nasif Ali Tan Kee Zuan Rahul Datta
author_sort	Sidra Kiran
title	Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
title_short	Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
title_full	Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
title_fullStr	Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
title_full_unstemmed	Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
title_sort	physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e555f8dc23a844b19ab205a18664cd9e
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Physio-chemical characterization of indigenous agricultural waste materials for the development of potting media

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