Effect of Two Organic Amendments on Some Soils Physical Properties with Different Texture

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Ph.D. Student, Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Shahid Bahonar University of Kerman, Kerman, Iran

2 Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

3 Ph.D. Associate Professor, Department of Soil Science, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Fars, Iran

Abstract

Abstract
In order to study the effect of two organic amendments on some physical properties of three soils with different textural class, a greenhouse experiment was conducted as a factorial arrangement in completely randomized design with three replications. Treatments consisted of two types of organic materials (compost and ripe fig fruit waste), four organic material levels (zero, one, two and four % by weight) and three types of soil textural class (Loamy Sand, Loam, and Silty Clay Loam) from Maharloo, Zarghan and Shiraz areas in Fars Province, Iran. Four months after mixing the organic material with soil, some physical properties of the soil including the mean weight diameter (MWD), the final infiltration rate of water in the soil, field capacity (FC), and water evaporation from the soil surface were measured. Results showed that application of 4% ripe fig fruit waste significantly increased the average MWD, infiltration rate, FC moisture by about 32.4, 8.5, and 9.02% respectively, and application of 4% compost significantly increased the average MWD, infiltration rate, and FC by about 69.3, 5.4, and 7.7% respectively as compared to that of control. Moreover, application of 4% ripe fig fruit waste and compost significantly decreased the average of water evaporation from the soil surface by about 10.9 and 22.3 %, respectively as compared to that of control. According to the results, organic waste can be used as an amendment in soils with different textural class to improve soil physical condition. Moreover, results showed that the effect of compost in improving the physical properties of the soil was more than that of ripe fig waste.    

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Applied Soil Research
Volume 7, Issue 4 - Serial Number 4
March 2020
Pages 137-147

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  • Receive Date: 23 July 2018
  • Revise Date: 03 November 2018
  • Accept Date: 10 November 2018

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