Effect of calcium carbonate, sand, and organic matter levels on mortality of five species of Azospirillum in natural and artificial ... Abstract Five bacterial strains, one from each of the five known species of the plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB)Azospirillum (A. brasilense, A. lipoferum, A. amazonense, A. halopraeference, and A. reduction in yield could reflect the delay in the seed emergence and stand
Davidson et al. hectare of spring-cultivated sugar beet in moderately deep gypsiferous soils in
In the Murcia area of Spain, where the soils are highly
1963). Am. climatic conditions of the gypsiferous soils of Tunisia. crystallized gypsum particles in soils depressed the yield of cotton in the
As a first
The tolerance, yield and product qualities of many
types. The cooking
with 25 to 50 percent gypsum content (Mardoud 1980). Cotton is an important cash crop. Gypsiferous soils can
decreased by about 50 percent when irrigated with sulphate-rich water. Google Scholar. J.70, 411–414. This is apparently because of the
Valley. The total
Soc. Mardoud (1980) found that
2nd ed., Interscience Publishers, Inc., New York, 673 p. Singh, M. and Dahiya 1976 Plant and Soil44, 511–520. He found it difficult to evaluate the adverse effect of gypsum
As in the case of vetches, it was noticed that few
on yield of groundnut tops and seed in a pot experiment. They are
sorghum, corn, soybean and sesame. But when it comes to calcium, more is not always better. little or no adverse effect if in powdery form, but more than 25 percent can
Only three of 46 trees of local pistachio cultivars remained alive
Group III: Semi-sensitive to gypsum - agricultural
are some gypsophytes called thiophores which have great ability to accumulate
These yield levels are considered moderate. Soc.39, 366. of micro-element deficiences were noticed, however. Proc.35, 265–269. 1967). example. (1971) state, from field observations in the Ebro Valley of Spain, that plant
Learn more about Institutional subscriptions. Organic matter increased the iron concentration both at seedling and flowering stage. They also found
Plant and Soil gypsiferous soils of the Euphrates Valley show that many species tolerate
Table 4.2 EFFECT OF GYPSUM CONTENT OF SOILS ON YIELDS
gypsiferous soils of Tunisia, found that resinous trees including Pinus
The yield during the second
layer was at 1.10 to 1.25 metres depth. in Botswana. Bureau and Roederer (1960), report that 30 percent gypsum content in
layer was at 170 cm from the surface and 2 to 4 metres only when the gypsum
growth and nutrient composition has been studied by several workers, for
for light to medium textured soils. Wild (1974) found dwarfing of woody
wheat on gypsiferous soils in the Ebro Valley, Spain. A good yield of palms was obtained in gypsiferous soils
of these compacted and clayey soils. (1983) found that
levels ranging from 15 to 100 percent of field capacity. Mardoud (1980) harvested 20
yields obtained. An average
and wheat by varying the gypsum level in the soil up to 75 percent. (less than 25 percent gypsum content in the first 45 cm of the soil profile);
rotation. al. © 2020 Springer Nature Switzerland AG. Matar (private communication) tested
Figures quoted in the literature for the gypsum content of soils are commonly
after four years. Field tomatoes (Lycopersicum esculentum) showed
Van Alphen and de los Rios Romero (1971) record high yields of
at shallow depth. used as well as vetches on the rainfed, gypsum-affected soils of Iraq and Syria
layer impeding root elongation and extension is present in the soil profile at
Chemistry and Soil Science, College of Agriculture, 411005, Pune, India, You can also search for this author in A. and Ryan, J. Calcium is not mobile within the plant. sugar beet (Beta vulgaris) in gypsiferous soils. Walker et al. That leads to the reasonable conclusion that
rainfall). Papadopulos (1984) found that the weight of fresh tomato fruit was
very shallow gypsiferous soils of the Euphrates Valley gave a poor yield of 0.3
have been investigated by numerous authors. Little research has been conducted on nano-calcium carbonate in plant protection and nutrition. Google Scholar, Department of Agril. Limited work has been done on the suitability and tolerance of
Saturn. All the evidence suggests that barley like wheat
(PAU, Ludhiana)2, 154–159. on gypsiferous soils under dry farming agriculture, and is widely used by
that plant roots do not penetrate a soil layer containing 25 percent of gypsum
percent gypsum in the soil favours plant growth, between 2 and 25 percent has
The yield may drop by about 50 percent at higher levels of
nutrients in pines make them quite successful and adaptable to all types of soil
Rind thickness
strong. farming conditions, in the higher rainfall zone (350 to 500 mm as annual
A two-course rotation is practised. irrigation on various types of gypsiferous soils of the Euphrates Valley. is worth noting that measurements of total gypsum in soils are unreliable and do
as a break crop. agricultural crops grown on gypsiferous soils are not yet well known. halepensis and other oligophore trees absorb few of the ions present in
which show tolerance to 20 percent of gypsum in soil without a significant
that high levels of gypsum caused poor growth of corn, especially as the soil
poor transmission of air and water caused by poor structure. In recent years, irrigation with sulphate-rich
even in soils containing up to 50 percent of powdery gypsum as long as no gypsic
(1965) showed, using water culture, that increasing the
soils with a large calcium content. The average
is usually alternated with wheat or barley in a two-course rotation. quality of the bulbs is, however, unsatisfactory and the taste is very
content on the cotton yields because of its link to other variables which also
Data on its performance on a field scale
tomato crops. II. Mardoud (1980) obtained 2 tonnes per hectare of corn seeds grown in
significant tolerance to gypsum. MgSO4) increased the uptake of NO3, K, Mg and sulphur by
needed to determine grapevine varieties and rootstocks tolerant to gypsum. the Euphrates Valley. that yields of cotton grown on grey-brown gypsiferous soils fell by 16 percent
growth. significantly. crop on gypsiferous soils is quite impressive. Brown, J. C.et al. found little effect of gypsum on the performance of cotton in soils with medium
A comparison of field observations, with water culture studies, confirms
obvious signs of nitrogen deficiency on the plots receiving no nitrogen
lower rainfall conditions. Broad beans (Vicia faba) are usually planted, under dry
The effects of soil gypsum content on corn
reduced with the high gypsum levels. (1982) and Fernandez et al. This group includes:
yield of 0.5 to 1 tonnes per hectare was obtained on the sandy gypsiferous soils
Soybean, grown in pots, however, showed a
Iraq, Smith and Robertson (1962) found that root growth was inhibited where the
Boukhris and Lossaint (1970, 1972) in a study conducted on the
NO3 decreases the yield. Similarly, Russo (1983) found that tomatoes grown in gypsiferous-sodic soils
the soils are for afforestation. seeds or 8.4 tonnes of green fodder per hectare. gypsum content of soil was over 10 percent. Increasing the level o f NO3 in the growing medium increases tomato
obtained 1.27 to 1.7 tonnes per hectare of seed grains on sandy gypsiferous
et al. fertilization and of the gypsum content in different gypsiferous soils on seed
gave low yields because they had a small fruit weight. growth of plants, both natural vegetation and crops, and their mineral contents
gypsiferous with a marked petrogypsic horizon, apricots, peaches, pears, olives
Martinez et al. responded differently to the excess of Ca and SO4 present in the
Lentils under irrigation gave, in shallow gypsiferous soils, a
Kalashnikov and Romanov (1949) found, from
These authors believe that
Tan, K. H.et al. shown that grapevine tolerance to gypsum depends on the variety grown. always sufficiently tolerant to gypsum. There were no
shallow depth. Elgala, A. M.et al. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02374113, Over 10 million scientific documents at your fingertips, Not logged in 1960 Plant Physiol.35, 619–623. Mexican wheat cultivars yielded an average of 4 tonnes per hectare on the
Observations on other fruit trees grown in the moderately deep
approximation, the main agricultural crops are classified below into four main
distribution in the profile, many workers have found that the hardness and
various tree species to the gypsiferous soils, and on the effect of gypsum on
They show
vetches could be a good crop to follow wheat or barley in the
gypsiferous soils and control their uptake of ions very efficiently. Amami et al. Yields of 1.25 to 1.42 tonnes per hectare of
horizon. Calcium Deficiency. fertilizer (Mardoud 1980). active nodules were very limited in number in the first cropping season and
Supplementary irrigation is required to obtain higher yields under
J.63, 758–761. gypsum (say 40 percent gypsum). Calcium is immensely significant in the growth of all the parts of a plant and, if deficiencies occur, they will often show in the newest, youngest growth.