ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA ›› 2017, Vol. 32 ›› Issue (S1): 338-342. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2017.S1.058

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Effects of Vermicompost at Different Application Rates on the Fertility of Tropical Latosol in Hainan

SHAN Ying1,2, ZHAO Fengliang1,2, ZOU Ganghua1,2, LI Wei1,2, A Abdelaziz1,3   

  1. 1. Environment and Plant Protection Institute, Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences, Haikou 571101, China;
    2. Danzhou Scientific Observing and Experimental Station of Agro-Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Danzhou 571737, China;
    3. Central Lab of Organic Agriculture, Agricultural Research Center, 9 Cairo Univ. st., Giza 12619, Egypt
  • Received:2017-09-17 Published:2017-12-28

Abstract: To explore the effects of vermicompost on latosol fertility improvement and amelioration,tropical latosol in Hainan was used to conduct the laboratory incubation experiment.The experiment included 5 treatments,CK(no vermicompost was applied),V1(vermicompost and soil mass ratio=1:11),V2(1:5),V3(1:3),and V4(1:2),to determine pH values and nutrient contents after 52 days.The results showed that soil pH increased by 0.77-1.64 units.TP,TK,available N,P contents increased significantly with the increasing ratio of vermicompost.Compared with the control treatment,TP and TK contents increased by 0.88-3.22 and 1.67-2.65 times,respectively.The maximum contents of available N,P were 1.66,10.7 times higher than that in the control treatment.Soil TN and available Na contents in V1 treatment weren't significantly different from the control, but the contents in V4 were 3.43 times and 66.19% higher than the control. Soil available K contents in V1 and V2 treatments were lower than the control,but the contents in V3 and V4 treatments were 6.9% and 14.9% higher than the control.Soil available Mg contents in treatments with different vermicompost application ratio were not significantly different.Therefore,vermicompost could be used as organic fertilizers to improve latosol pH and nutrient contents.Vermicompost has an important practical value for latosol fertility enrichment and quality improvement.

Key words: Vermicompost, Tropical latosol, Fertility

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SHAN Ying, ZHAO Fengliang, ZOU Ganghua, LI Wei, A Abdelaziz. Effects of Vermicompost at Different Application Rates on the Fertility of Tropical Latosol in Hainan[J]. ACTA AGRICULTURAE BOREALI-SINICA, 2017, 32(S1): 338-342. doi: 10.7668/hbnxb.2017.S1.058.

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