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Macro and Micro Nutrient Supply to Soil and Plants from Sugar Mill Mud
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Vice Chancellor, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
- 1 Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
- 2 Department of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
- 3 Department of Soil, Water and Environment, University of Dhaka, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- 4 Vice Chancellor, University of Barishal, Barishal, Bangladesh
Agricultural Sciences·Volume 10 (2019)·Pages 164–172·Published 18 February 2019·DOI10.4236/as.2019.102014
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Abstract
The effects of sugar mill mud application on the availability of nutrients for plant uptake were investigated. Mill mud generated from conventional sugar mill operations was applied in three different rates and a leafy vegetable, locally called “PuiShak” or Indian spinach (<i>Basellarubra</i> L.) was grown for 60 days as a test crop in a pot culture experiment. Crop yield and essential nutrients like N, P, K and Zn uptake concentration was determined to come up with an inference that higher doses of mill mud application impose better effect on root and shoot uptake of these elements. A little infraction was observed for nitrogen uptake by plants for the maximum dose.
KeywordsNutrient SupplySoil-Plant SystemMill Mud
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