Mohsen Seilsepour
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In order to investigate the effects of compost and nitrogen on quantitative and protein content of forage corn and some physical and chemical properties of soil, a factorial experiment with 9 treatments in a factorial randomized complete block design has been conducted in the farm of Tehran Agricultural ...
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In order to investigate the effects of compost and nitrogen on quantitative and protein content of forage corn and some physical and chemical properties of soil, a factorial experiment with 9 treatments in a factorial randomized complete block design has been conducted in the farm of Tehran Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center during 2014. The treatments include three levels of residual compost (0, 10, and 20 Ton.ha-1) and three levels of nitrogen (0, 100, and 200 kg.ha-1) as urea. The effect of municipal waste and nitrogen compost on yield and yield components has been significant. The use of municipal solid waste compost has significantly increased the electrical conductivity of soil, nitrate, iron, and zinc uptake, while significantly decreasing soil reaction. Waste compost application has also improved some soil physical properties. Bulk density is significantly reduced and field capacity and soil available water are increased. Therefore, in the similar soil conditions of this ersearch, the use of 200 kg.ha-1 of pure nitrogen from the urea source with 20 Ton.ha-1 of municipal solid waste compost is recommended to achieve the maximum dry forage yield of 21.44 tons per hectare.
Elnaz Ebrahimian; Alireza Koochaki; Mehdi Nasiri Mahalati; Soroor Khorramdel; Alireza Beheshti
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In order to study the effects of tillage systems and wheat residue levels on soil physical, chemical and biological characteristics a randomized complete block design arranged in split block with three replications was set in research farm of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2013-2014 growing season. ...
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In order to study the effects of tillage systems and wheat residue levels on soil physical, chemical and biological characteristics a randomized complete block design arranged in split block with three replications was set in research farm of Ferdowsi University of Mashhad in 2013-2014 growing season. Four different tillage systems (disk, mouldboard plough + disk, sweep plough + disk and chisel plough + disk) as vertical factor were employed in combination with five different crop residue applications (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100 percent wheat residue) as horizontal factor. Due to soil sampling in April (2013), November (2013) and June (2014), data were analysed as split block in time. According to the results, the lowest total nitrogen (0.094%), available phosphorus (12.50 mg/kg) and organic carbon (0.52%) were observed when mouldboard plough was applied, while the highest values were obtained using chisel plough followed by disk. Irrespective of sampling time, total nitrogen, available phosphorus and potassium as well as organic carbon significantly increased with increasing wheat residue application. Furthermore, crop residue application caused significant reduction in soil pH (up to 0.45 unit) and improved microbial biomass and activity (by 20.6%).