Research Article

Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures

Volume: 17 Number: 1 January 26, 2020
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Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures

Abstract

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of vermicompost treatments on physical and chemical characteristics of two soils with different textures. Experiment was conducted in 30 pots with two different soil types, 5 vermicompost doses and 3 replications. Vermicompost doses were placed into 5 kg pots in dry bases and soil-vermicompost mixtures were incubated under laboratory conditions for about 90 days. Vermicompost treatments had significant effects on organic matter content, pH, electrical conductivity (EC) and cation exchange capacity (CEC) of both soils. Increasing organic matter contents and salinity values were observed with increasing vermicompost doses. As compared to the control treatment, soil salinity greatly increased with the greatest vermicompost dose (16 t da-1). With vermicompost treatments, pH of acidic loamy soils increased and pH of clay soils with relatively high pH levels decreased. Since vermicompost has high organic matter content, it increased soil CEC values significantly. There were significant positive correlations between organic matter content and CEC values of the soils. Vermicompost treatments had positive effects also on soil physical characteristics, increased aggregate stability (AS) and decreased bulk density (BD) of the soils. While vermicompost treatments increased aggregate stability of loamy soils remarkably, such effects were not remarkable in clay soils. 

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Primary Language

English

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Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

January 26, 2020

Submission Date

July 30, 2019

Acceptance Date

October 17, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2020 Volume: 17 Number: 1

APA
Aktaş, T., & Yüksel, O. (2020). Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, 17(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.598809
AMA
1.Aktaş T, Yüksel O. Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;17(1):1-11. doi:10.33462/jotaf.598809
Chicago
Aktaş, Tezcan, and Orhan Yüksel. 2020. “Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils With Different Textures”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 17 (1): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.598809.
EndNote
Aktaş T, Yüksel O (January 1, 2020) Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 17 1 1–11.
IEEE
[1]T. Aktaş and O. Yüksel, “Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures”, Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 1, pp. 1–11, Jan. 2020, doi: 10.33462/jotaf.598809.
ISNAD
Aktaş, Tezcan - Yüksel, Orhan. “Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils With Different Textures”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi 17/1 (January 1, 2020): 1-11. https://doi.org/10.33462/jotaf.598809.
JAMA
1.Aktaş T, Yüksel O. Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020;17:1–11.
MLA
Aktaş, Tezcan, and Orhan Yüksel. “Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils With Different Textures”. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi, vol. 17, no. 1, Jan. 2020, pp. 1-11, doi:10.33462/jotaf.598809.
Vancouver
1.Tezcan Aktaş, Orhan Yüksel. Effects of Vermicompost on Aggregate Stability, Bulk Density and Some Chemical Characteristics of Soils with Different Textures. Tekirdağ Ziraat Fakültesi Dergisi. 2020 Jan. 1;17(1):1-11. doi:10.33462/jotaf.598809

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