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Effectiveness of rabbit manure biofertilizer in barley crop yield

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The quality of biofertilizers is usually assessed only in terms of the amount of nutrients that they supply to the crops and their lack of viable pathogens and phytotoxicity. The goal of this study was to determine the effectiveness of a liquid biofertilizer obtained from rabbit manure in terms of presence of pathogens, phytotoxicity, and its effect on the grain yield and other agronomic traits of barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). Environmental effects of the biofertilizer were also evaluated by following its influence on selected soil parameters. We applied the biofertilizer at five combinations of doses and timings each and in two application modes (foliar or direct soil application) within a randomized complete block design with three replicates and using a chemical fertilizer as control. The agronomic traits evaluated were plant height, root length, dry weight, and number of leaves and stems at three growth stages: tillering, jointing, and flowering. The effectiveness of the biofertilizer was significantly modified by the mode of application, the growth stage of the crop, and the dose of biofertilizer applied. The results showed that the foliar application of the biofertilizer at the tillering stage produced the highest increase in grain yield (59.7 %, p < 0.10). The use of the biofertilizer caused significant changes in soil, particularly concerning pH, EC, Ca, Zn, Mg, and Mn. It is our view that the production and use of biofertilizers are a reliable alternative to deal with a solid waste problem while food security is increased.

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Abbreviations

CFU:

Colony-forming unit

COD:

Chemical oxygen demand

EC:

Electrical conductivity

EIGY :

Increase in grain yield

EIPH :

Increase in plant height

HLA:

Humic-like acid

LSD:

Least significant difference

N:

Nitrogen

NOM:

Mexican Official Standard

OM:

Organic matter

P:

Phosphorus

SPCT:

Soil plots control treatment

SPBAT:

Soil plots before application of the treatment

SPFT:

Soil plots foliar treatments

SPST:

Soil plots soil treatments

TN:

Total nitrogen

TOC:

Total organic carbon

TP:

Total phosphorus

TSS:

Total suspended solids

TVS:

Total volatile solids

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to the CONACYT for granting the master academic scholarship to Samira Islas Valdez, award number: 278934 and the Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP) for their assistance during the study as well as by the Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo and to the reviewers for helpful comments. This project was supported by PROMEP, award number: 10256.

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  1. Programa de Maestría en Biotecnología, Universidad Politécnica de Pachuca, Carretera Pachuca-Cd. Sahagún. Km. 20, Zempoala, Hidalgo, C.P. 42184, Mexico

    Samira Islas-Valdez & Angélica Jiménez-González

  2. Área Académica de Química, Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Hidalgo, Carr. Pachuca-Tulancingo km. 4.5, C.P. 42076, Mineral de la Reforma, Hidalgo, Mexico

    Carlos A. Lucho-Constantino, Rosa I. Beltrán-Hernández & Gabriela A. Vázquez-Rodríguez

  3. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias, Carretera Pachuca Cd. Sahagún km 3.6, Torre Norte, Desp. 111, C.P. 42180, Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico

    René Gómez-Mercado

  4. Facultad de Agronomía, Instituto de Investigaciones en Biociencias Agrícolas y Ambientales, Universidad de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina

    Juan M. Herrera

  5. AGROSCOPE, Route de Duillier 50, 1260, Nyon, Switzerland

    Juan M. Herrera

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Islas-Valdez, S., Lucho-Constantino, C.A., Beltrán-Hernández, R.I. et al. Effectiveness of rabbit manure biofertilizer in barley crop yield. Environ Sci Pollut Res 24, 25731–25740 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-015-5665-2

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