Effect of Manure and Cocoa Shell Biomass Addition on Soil Chemical Properties Under Laboratory Incubation Conditions

International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJAES Journal

Volume 6 Issue 6

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Christos Lykas, Nikolaos Gougoulias, Ioannis Vagelas

10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I6P109

How to Cite?

Christos Lykas, Nikolaos Gougoulias, Ioannis Vagelas, "Effect of Manure and Cocoa Shell Biomass Addition on Soil Chemical Properties Under Laboratory Incubation Conditions," SSRG International Journal of Agriculture & Environmental Science, vol. 6,  no. 6, pp. 58-66, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/23942568/IJAES-V6I6P109

Abstract:

In this study was investigated the effect of manure and cocoa shell biomass addition on soil chemical properties and microflora, when the above mentioned organic materials areused in different proportions in soil mixtures. For this reason different amounts (0.2, 0.4, and 0.6g) of air dried cocoa beans residue, were mixed with 50g of soil and 5.0g of manure. The control mixtures that contained only soil and manure as well as the mixtures which contained different amount of cocoa shells, were placed in incubator at 28^oC for a period of 21 weeks. The organic matter and the concentration of nutrient elements in the soil, manure, cocoa shells biomass and in their mixtures, were measured before and after the incubation period. The results showed that the addition of more than 1% of cocoa shell biomass to soil-manure mixtures, may influence the mineralization of N, C and K, and reduce the time needed for mixtures maturation. The higher organic P content measured in mixtures contained lower than 1% cocoa shell biomasswhere the microbial activity was still high. However the concentration of the available P was not affected from the addition of cocoa shell biomass to the soil-manure mixtures.
 

Keywords:

Organic waste, cocoa residue, soil microflora, biodegradation, soil mixtures, organic matter, mineralization

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