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Composted Sugarcane By-product Press Mud Cake Supports Wheat Growth and Improves Soil Properties

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Restoring soil fertility is essential to sustain crop production in order to meet the needs of the ever-blooming population. In this light, the present investigation was conducted on the same soil for two consecutive years (2014–2015 and 2015–2016) in Punjab, Pakistan, to determine the influence of press mud compost (PMC) and mineral fertilizers (NPK) on wheat growth, yield and soil properties. The experiment was composed of an unfertilized control and five inter-exchanging combinations of NPK and PMC (100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75, 0:100). 100% PMC (900 kg ha−1) was intermediate in wheat growth and yield between unfertilized and 100% NPK, this latter being the recommended dose of mineral nutrients (120, 100 and 60 kg ha−1 of the respective N, P2O5, and K2O). The 50:50 combination of NPK and PMC determined the best growth and final yield (+ 19% vs. 100% NPK), despite an approximately 40% lower nutrient supply with respect to 100% NPK. Soil traits bulk density, pH, organic matter, total N, and available nutrients P and K significantly improved with 100% PMC. Based on the ANOVA, the 50:50 combination of NPK and PMC was no worse than 100% PMC in bulk density, available P and K, and it was a good compromise between 100% NPK and 100% PMC in organic matter content. Therefore, conjunctive use of PMC and NPK fertilizers appeared a good choice to improve wheat productivity and soil properties. Additionally, the use of PMC will lower the reliance on mineral fertilizers while restoring soil fertility and assuring environmental protection.

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Shakarganj Sugarcane Research Institute is gratefully acknowledged for providing the facilities and field to conduct the experiment at Shakarganj Mills Farms, Jhang, Pakistan.

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  1. Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan

    Muhammad Umer Chattha, Muhammad Umair Hassan & Imran Khan

  2. Department of Agricultural and Food Sciences, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

    Muhammad Umair Hassan, Lorenzo Barbanti & Abid Ali

  3. Institute of Agricultural Sciences, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

    Muhammad Bilal Chattha

  4. Department of Agronomy, Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan, Pakistan

    Muhammad Usman

  5. College of Agriculture, Bahader Campus, Layyah, Pakistan

    Muhammad Nawaz

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Chattha, M.U., Hassan, M.U., Barbanti, L. et al. Composted Sugarcane By-product Press Mud Cake Supports Wheat Growth and Improves Soil Properties. Int. J. Plant Prod. 13, 241–249 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42106-019-00051-x

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