Salinity tolerance of earthworms and effects of salinity and vermi amendments on growth ofSorghum bicolor
| Autor: | Laila Shahzad, Adnan Sakhawat Ali, Amin U. Khan, Madiha Usman Danish, Faiza Sharif, Abdul Ghafoor, Habib Ali |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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0106 biological sciences
Soil salinity Crop yield fungi Earthworm food and beverages Soil Science Biomass 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences Biology engineering.material biology.organism_classification complex mixtures 01 natural sciences Salinity Agronomy Soil water 040103 agronomy & agriculture Organic farming engineering 0401 agriculture forestry and fisheries Agronomy and Crop Science Vermicompost 010606 plant biology & botany |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science. :1-13 |
| ISSN: | 1476-3567 0365-0340 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/03650340.2015.1132838 |
| Popis: | Salinity is a major factor limiting irrigated agriculture in arid regions. Vermi amendments can be used for improving the fertility of salt-affected soils. Current study was aimed to find out the response of different earthworm species to soil salinity and to check the effects of salinity and different vermi amendments on growth of Sorghum bicolor under salt stress. Eight earthworm species were subjected to different salinity levels for 4 weeks. Various vermi amendments and salinity treatments were provided in a factorial combination to S. bicolor plants to see their effect on growth and biomass parameters. L. mauritii, E. incommodus and P. posthuma were found to be the most salt-tolerant species showing good survival and growth till soil ECe value of 10.48 mS cm−1. Results showed that salinity significantly decreased plant growth that was enhanced by the application of different vermi amendments. Maximum growth of S. bicolor was recorded when vermicompost and vermiwash were used together under bo... |
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