Gypsum and Nano-gypsum effects on certain soil characteristics and sorghum yield under saline-sodic soil conditions. | ||||
| Egyptian Journal of Soil Science | ||||
| Article 20, Volume 64, Issue 3, September 2024, Page 1009-1018 PDF (1.02 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejss.2024.283535.1749 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
Ahmed S. El-Henawy   1; Mohamed R Khalifa2; Saber A Gaheen3; Heba El-Faramawy4
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| 1Soils and Water Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Kafrelsheikh University, Egypt | ||||
| 2Soils&water Department, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt | ||||
| 3Soils& water Department, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt | ||||
| 4Soils&water departmenr, Fac. of Agric., Kafrelsheikh Univ., Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| A pot experiment was carried out to evaluate the efficiency of Nano-gypsum comparing with conventional gypsum on some soil properties and sorghum crop growth. Soil was collected from Sakha, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt. The nano-crystalline structure of the synthesized material with an averge size of about ≈( 42.5 to 66.5) nm was observed by the SEM micrographs. The study was carried out in a completely factorial randomized design (FCRD), with two modifications included. Nano-Gypsum (NG) and traditional Gypsum (CG) were specified for four different Gypsum-Requirements (GR), namely 25, 50, 75, and 100%. The experiment was three replicates. Soil was analysed for pH, EC, exchangeable cations investigation's findings demonstrated that 100% GR as Nano-gypsum decreased soil salinity (EC) and ESP at the highest rate, reducing EC to 1.20 and ESP to 10.20, and 75% (GR) as Nano-gypsum decreased EC to 1.66 and ESP to 12.69. In contrast, 100% GR as conventional gypsum decreased EC to 1.84 and ESP to 13.30. Overall, saline-sodic soil was significantly and very effectively improved by both 100% and 75% GR Nano-gypsum, which also increased sorghum yield and growth over 100% GR conventional gypsum. According to this study, applying 75% GR as Nano-gypsum is more efficient than using 100% GR as regular gypsum | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| agricultural gypsum; Nano-gypsum; sodic soils; saline soils; soil properties and sorghum | ||||
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