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Published on: December 23, 2017
Effect of different nitrogen sources on plant characteristics and yield of common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
F Fernández-Luqueño1, V Reyes-Varela, C Martínez-Suárez
1Laboratory of Soil Ecology, GIB, Department of Biotechnology and Bioengineering, Cinvestav, México D.F, C.P. 07360, Mexico.
Abstract:
Wastewater sludge can be used to fertilize crops, especially after vermicomposting (composting with earthworms to reduce pathogens). How wastewater sludge or vermicompost affects bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) growth is still largely unknown. In this study the effect of different forms of N fertilizer on common bean plant characteristics and yield were investigated in a Typic Fragiudepts (sandy loam) soil under greenhouse conditions. Beans were fertilized with wastewater sludge, or wastewater sludge vermicompost, or urea, or grown in unamended soil, while plant characteristics and yield were monitored (the unamended soil had no fertilization). Yields of common bean plants cultivated in unamended soil or soil amended with urea were lower than those cultivated in wastewater sludge-amended soil. Application of vermicompost further improved plant development and increased yield compared with beans cultivated in wastewater amended soil. It was found that application of organic waste products improved growth and yield of bean plants compared to those amended with inorganic fertilizer.
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