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Application of Beet Sugar Byproducts Improves Maize Growth and Salt Redistribution in Saline Soils

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Maize, an important component of global food security, is threatened by various abiotic stresses. Salinity is a global problem that negatively impacts about 20% of irrigated soils and reduces crop productivity. An experiment was conducted in an open glasshouse to evaluate the response of the Single-Hybrid 10 maize cultivar in saline soil to the application of the beet sugar FC treated with a mixture of phosphoric and sulfuric acids (TFC) and molasses. Plant height and fresh and dry weight of the maize plants were significantly increased as a result of the application of 5 ton ha−1 of TFC and 125 L ha−1 of molasses. Besides, the application of 5 ton and 125 L ha−1 of TFC and molasses, respectively, reduced the accumulation of Na while enhancing the accumulation of Ca and K in maize plants. The highest soil contents of K+, Ca2+, Mg+, HCO32−, and SO4− as well as the available N, P, and K, and the lowest contents of Na+ and Cl− as well as the lowest electric conductivity (EC) and sodium adsorption ratio (SAR) resulted from applying TFC and molasses at the rates of 5 ton and 125 L ha−1, respectively. Treating beet sugar FC with a mixture of phosphoric and sulfuric acids improved the solubility of various components and reduced the economic cost of converting FC into an efficient soil amendment. TFC is a promising organic amendment of saline soils that could promote plant growth and biofortification by improving the soil physiochemical properties.

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  1. King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia

    Saif F. Alharbi

  2. King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology, National Centre for Agricultural Technology, Riyadh, 11442, Saudi Arabia

    Fahad S. Alotaibi

  3. National Key Laboratory of Wheat and Maize Crop Science, Laboratory of Regulating and Controlling Crop Growth and Development Ministry of Education, Henan Agricultural University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China

    Lixia Ku

  4. Research Center of Crop Stresses Resistance Technologies, Yangtze University, Jingzhou, 434025, China

    Wenying Zhang

  5. Agronomy Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Assiut University, Assiut, 71526, Egypt

    Salah Fatouh Abou-Elwafa

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SFA conceived the study, analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript. SFA helped in data analysis and presentation. FSA helped in data analysis and presentation. LK helped in data analysis and presentation. WZ helped in data analysis and presentation. All authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.

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Alharbi, S.F., Alotaibi, F.S., Ku, L. et al. Application of Beet Sugar Byproducts Improves Maize Growth and Salt Redistribution in Saline Soils. J Soil Sci Plant Nutr 23, 2152–2161 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42729-023-01169-8

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