Nutrient Use Efficiency of Different Organic Fertilizer and Its Effect on Soil Properties and Yield of Brassica Alboglabra
Author(s)
Ibrahim, I.Z , Mat. Lajis, D , Sadek A.R ,
Download Full PDF Pages: 22-27 | Views: 51 | Downloads: 16 | DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.11423731
Abstract
In organic farming, homemade organic fertilizer such as compost or enriched organic material had become is one of crucial factors for nutrient management. Other than the limited source of N for organic fertilizer as the key factor for growth-limiting nutrients in organic farming, the cost of fertilization is also affected by different organic fertilizer application rates. Therefore, he objectives of this study were (i) to determine the effect of these organic fertilizers on the soil properties (chemical and biological properties) and (ii) to evaluate the efficiency and growth performance of Kailan (Brassica alboglabra) as influence by the application of different organic fertilizer in the field. A study was conducted at an integrated organic farming research area in the Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute (MARDI) at Serdang, Selangor for two consecutive cycles. The experimental treatments were focused on the different rates of organic fertilizer inputs (3-33 t/ha from organic sources) with soil alone as a control. The treatments were applied 14 days after transplanting using Brassica alboglabgra as a test crop. The study result found that a BIOC at 2 tonne kg/ha give significant different in NUE, however NC at 33 tonne kg/ha rate of organic input had improved most of soil properties NF showed a great yield as well as their growth performances. Study findings have shown that the range of application rate of organic input depends on applicability of the organic fertilizer whether it can promotes nutrient uptake in plants and or can be scaled up to farm level to sustain organic system productivity
Keywords
Organic Fertilizer, Soil Properties, Brassica Alboglabra
References
Aini, Z., Sivapragasam, A., Vimala, P., and Mohamad Roff, M.N. 2005. Organic vegetable cultivation in Malaysia. Malaysian Agricultural Research and Development Institute. Pp 47-67.
Aulakh and Malhi. 2004. Fertilizer N use efficiency as influenced by interactions with other nutrients, In: Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle: Assessing the Impacts of Fertilizer Use on Food Production and the Environment (Editors: A.R. Mosier, J.K. Syers and J.R. Freney); 181-191. Island Press, Washington, USA
Baligar, V.C., Fageria, N.K. and He, Z.L. 2001. NUTRIENT USE EFFICIENCY IN PLANTS. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis. 32(7&8), 921–950
Bin, J. 1983. Utilization of green maure for raising soil fertility in China. Soil Sci., 135:65-9.
Cai. Y.F and Liao, Z.W. 2002. Advance in research methods for soil microbial ecology. Soil and Environment II, 167-171.
Dauda, S.N., F.Ajayi and E.E.Ndor. 2008. Growth and yield of water melon (Citrullus lanatus) as affected by poultry manure application. J.Agric. Soc Sci., 4:121-4.
Giller, K. E., Chalk, P., Dobermann, A., Hammond, L., Heffer, P., Ladha, J. K., Nyamudeza, P., Maene, L., Ssali, H., & Freney, J. (2004). Emerging Technologies to Increase the Efficiency of Use of Fertilzer Nitrogen. In A. R. Mosier, J. K. Syers, & J. R. Freney (Eds.), Agriculture and the Nitrogen Cycle: Assessing the Impacts of Fertilizer Use on Food Production and the Environment :35-51. (Scope; No. 65).
Luo, H.F., Qi, H.Y and Xue,C. 2003. A preliminary application of PCR-DGGE to study microbial diversity in soil. Acta Ecological Sinica 23, 1570-1575.
Mosier, A.R., J.K. Syers and J.R. Freney. 2004. Agriculture and the nitrogen cycle. Assessing the impacts of fertilizer use on food production and environment. Scope 65. Island Press, London.
Suresh, K.D., G. Sneh, K.K.Krishn and C.M.Mool, 2004. Microbial biomass carbon dan microbial activities of soils receiving chemical fertilizer and organic amendments. Archives Agron. Soil Sci., 50:641-7
vanZwieten, L. 2006. Impact of agriculture inputs on soil organism. Aust. J. Soil Res. 3:1-15.
Vigdis, T and Lisc, O. 2002.Microbial diversity and fuction in soil: from gene to ecosystem. Current Opinion in Microbiology. 5: 240-245.
Cite this Article: