ABOUEL-DEFAN, T., ABDEL-MAWGOUD, A., EL-GINDI, S., EL-KHOLI, H. (1999). THE ROLE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWN IN SALINE SODIC SOIL. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(1), 27-39. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.326141
TAREK A. ABOUEL-DEFAN; ALY S. A. ABDEL-MAWGOUD; SAMER A. EL-GINDI; HOSAM E. M. EL-KHOLI. "THE ROLE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWN IN SALINE SODIC SOIL". Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77, 1, 1999, 27-39. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.326141
ABOUEL-DEFAN, T., ABDEL-MAWGOUD, A., EL-GINDI, S., EL-KHOLI, H. (1999). 'THE ROLE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWN IN SALINE SODIC SOIL', Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 77(1), pp. 27-39. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.326141
ABOUEL-DEFAN, T., ABDEL-MAWGOUD, A., EL-GINDI, S., EL-KHOLI, H. THE ROLE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWN IN SALINE SODIC SOIL. Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Research, 1999; 77(1): 27-39. doi: 10.21608/ejar.1999.326141
THE ROLE OF SOIL AMENDMENTS ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE RESPONSE OF WHEAT GROWN IN SALINE SODIC SOIL
Soil, water and Environment Research Institute, Agricultural Research Centre, Giza, Egypt
Abstract
Addition of sulfur or gypsum amendments and their effect on nitrogen, phosphours and potassium availability in saline-sodic soil as well as their contents in wheat grain were studied in Koam-Oshem area, ElFayoum Governorate. The obtained results revealed that the availability of N, P and K in soil and their content in wheat grain increased by increasing the application rates of the studied amendments. However, increasing the application rates more than 1.5 kg sulfur/plot or 7.5kg gypsum/plot decreased the relative increment of nutrient availability and content in both soil and grains. Relative wheat grain yield increased by 151% and 119% kg compared to control treatment at the application rates of 2.0 kg sulfur / plot and 10 kg gypsum/plot respectively. These results might be due to the effect of soil amendments on some factors affecting the nutrient availability in the soil.