Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil
Hafez, W., Abd El-Naby, Z., Mousa, W., Hassan, H. (2017). Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil. EKB Journal Management System, 8(11), 605-612. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2017.38095
Wafaa Hafez; Zeinab Abd El-Naby; Walaa Mousa; Hend Hassan. "Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil". EKB Journal Management System, 8, 11, 2017, 605-612. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2017.38095
Hafez, W., Abd El-Naby, Z., Mousa, W., Hassan, H. (2017). 'Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil', EKB Journal Management System, 8(11), pp. 605-612. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2017.38095
Hafez, W., Abd El-Naby, Z., Mousa, W., Hassan, H. Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil. EKB Journal Management System, 2017; 8(11): 605-612. doi: 10.21608/jssae.2017.38095

Impact of Some Soil Amendments Application on Soil Properties, Fodder Beet Productivity and Quality under Salt Affected Soil

Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering
Article 7, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2017, Page 605-612  XML PDF (447.98 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jssae.2017.38095
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Authors
Wafaa Hafez1; Zeinab Abd El-Naby2; Walaa Mousa2; Hend Hassan2
1Environment Res. Sec., Soil, Water and Environment Res. Inst. Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt
2Forage Crops Res. Sec., Field Crop Res. Inst., Agric. Res. Center, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
A field experiment was  in Sahl El-Tina site, North Sinai Governorate, during the two successive seasons (2015/16 and 2016/17) to study the  of applying some soil amendments (sulphur (S) (0.5 Mg fed-1), gypsum (G) (2 Mg fed-1), compost (C) (5 Mg fed-1) and their combinations, (S+G), (G+C), (S+C) and (S + G and C), comparing with control) in salt affected soil on soil properties, forage yield and quality of fodder beet variety,  A randomized complete block design with three replications was applied.Application of soil amendments weresignificantly edsoil EC values in case of the first and second growing seasons. Whereas, the soil pH was significantly decreased by applying all amendments compared to control. The concentrations of N, P and K in fodder plants illustrate a relative increase by decreasing soil salinity as a result of was adding different amendments.The results showed that soil amendment application increased top and root fresh yield, dry matter yield, crude protein content, root length and diameter, while  values of Nutrient Detergent Fiber (NDF) and Acid Detergent Fiber (ADF)  Generally fodder beet top had higher contents of crude protein, crude fiber and ash than roots and the reverse was true for organic matter and nitrogen free extract contents. The percentage of Total Digestive Nutrients percentage (TDN), Relative Feeding Value (RFV) and Relative Forage Quality (RFQ) overall the studied treatments had a prime performance as a superior intake.  
Keywords
Fodder beet (Beta vulgaris); Salt affected soils; soil amendment; yield; Quality
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