INFLUENCE OF COMPOST, MINERAL AND EFFECTIVE MICROORGANISMS APPLICATION ON SANDY SOIL-GROWN BERMUDA TURFGRASS

Document Type : Original Research Article

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1 Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Azhar Univ., Assuit, Egypt.

2 Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Minia Univ., Egypt.

3 Hort. Dept., Fac. Agric., Azhar Univ., Assuit, Egypt

4 Minia Univ., Minia Governorate, Egypt.

Abstract

Two field experiments were conducted during 2016 and 2017 seasons at the Experimental Farm, Fac. Agric., Minia Univ. to study the effect of compost, mineral NPK and/or Effective microorganisms (E.M.) on the performance and chemical constituents of bermuda grass grown in sandy soil.
Obtained results revealed that compost, especially when added at the high level (22.5 ton/fed), as well as, 75 % NPK + E.M. caused considerable increase in all studied vegetative growth characters, as well as, the three photosynthetic pigments and N, P and K %. However, the high compost level (22.5 ton/fed) in combination with the dual fertilization treatment (75 % NPK + E.M.) resulted in the highest overall grown and the best performance of bermuda turf grass grown in sandy soil.

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