EFFECT OF NITROGEN, ORGANIC AND BIOFERTILIZATION ON PRODUCTIVITY OF LETTUCE (CV. ROMAINE) IN SANDY SOIL UNDER ASSIUT CONDITIONS تأثير التسميد النيتروجينى والعضوى والحيوى على إنتاجية الخس(صنف الروميـن) فى الأراضى الرملية تحت ظروف أسيوط

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:




The present investigation was conducted during the two seasons of 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 at Arab El-Awammer Research Station (A.R.C.); Assiut, Egypt to study the effect of N application, compost and bio-fertilization on soil and nitrate concentration of leaves of Romaine cv. grown in sandy soil. The results indicated the effectiveness of N application 120 N level and 6 ton of organic fertilizer in all studied characters. There are significant differences between uses of bio-fertilization in all studied characters. The interactions results showed that in there was no significant difference between 120 N when mixed with 3 or 6 ton organic fertilizer while treated plant with bio-fertilization lead to decrease N level to 90 N with organic fertilization levels in plant height, leaf height, leaf diameter, head diameter and also total plant weight characters. On the other hand in yield character there was no significant differences between N level 60, 90 and 120 with mixed with bio and organic fertilizer. Nitrate content in lettuce leaves decreased with added organic and bio-fertilizer.




أجرى هذا البحث خلال موسمى الزراعة 2006/2007، 2007/2008 بمحطة مرکز البحوث الزراعية بعرب العوامر، لدراسة تأثير إضافة النتروجين وکلا من التسميد العضوى والحيوى ونسبة ترکيز النيتريت فى أوراق الخس للصنف الرومين، والذى ينمو فى الأراضى الرملية. وقد تم استخدام خمسة مستويات من التسميد النتروجينى هى (صفر، 30، 60، 90، 120 کجم) على صورة نترات الامونيوم 33.5%. کما استخدم أيضا ثلاثة مستويات من التسميد العضوى بمعدلات (صفر، 3، 6 طن/فدان) بالإضافة إلى المعاملة البيوجين کمصدر للتسميد الحيوى.
وقد أظهرت نتائج الدراسة:
1- فاعلية الترکيز 120 کيلوجرام نتروجين على معظم الصفات المدروسة. وکذلک فاعلية الترکيز 6 طن سماد للفدان فى حالة التسميد بالسماد العضوى.
2- وجود اختلافات واضحة فى حالة التسميد الحيوى فى کل الصفات المدروسة.
3- التفاعل بين التسميد الکيميائى (النيتروجينى) والعضوى، وتبين عدم وجود اختلافات معنوية بين الترکيز 120 کجم وإضافة 3 أو 6 طن فى معظم الصفات المدروسة.
4- أن معاملة النباتات بالتسميد الحيوى أدت إلى إمکانيه خفض الحاجة إلى التسميد الکيميائى (النتروجينى) لمستوى 90 کجم دون حدوث اختلاف بينها وبين المستوى 120 کجم فى صفات طول النبات وطول الورقة وعرض الورقة، وأيضاً فى صفة الوزن الکلى للنبات.
5- لا توجد فروق معنوية فى حالة استخدام مستويات من السماد النتروجينى 60، 90، 120 کجم فى صفة المحصول فى حالة المعاملة للنباتات بالسماد الحيوى (البيوجين). کما قلت نسبة النترات فى أوراق نبات الخس بإضافة التسميد العضوى أو الحيوى.
ومن ذلک ينصح باستخدام الأسمدة العضوية والحيوية رخيصة الثمن، والتى تکون أيضاً غير ضارة بالصحة لتقليل استخدام الأسمدة الکيميائية فى إنتاج محاصيل الخضر. 

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