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Volume 59, Issue 327, March 2023

Improvement of sandy soil properties and wheat (Triticum aestivum L) yield using application of chicken manure and canal sediment amendments in high terrace soils of Northern State - Sudan

Ali Abdalla Mohamed, Imran Ali Ahmed, Ammar Wedaa Hammad, Habiballa Abdelhafiz Mohamed

National Institute of Desert Studies, University of Gezira, Wad Medani, Sudan

ABSTRACT

Most soils under arid conditions have extremely low quality due to poor physical conditions, low organic matter and water retention capacity, soil fertility and consequently both low water and fertilizer use efficiencies. This present study was planned to investigate the effects of canal sediment (CS) and chicken manure (CM) on some physical properties of a desert soil and performance of wheat (Triticum aestivum L) yield and its components. The experiment was conducted at National Institute of Desert Studies Research Farm for two consecutive winter seasons of (2017/2018) and (2018/19) in a sandy soil of North Sudan. The experiment design was split plot randomized complete block with three replications. The main plot was assigned to canal sediment with three levels (0, 20, 40-ton ha-1) and sub plot were assigned to chicken manure with three rates (0, 2, 4-ton ha-1). The results showed that the effects of both canal sediment and chicken manure were effective in improving the soil bulk density, soil moisture content under investigation and consequently increased wheat yield and its components. Also, the results indicated that the canal sediment and chicken manure reduced soil bulk density increased the soil moisture percentage and wheat yield. The implementation of 40 ton per hectare of canal sediment and 4 ton per hectare of chicken manure was gave highest mean value of wheat yield 9930 Kg ha-1 and its components, high moisture content 17.6% and low bulk density 1.43 gmcm-3 compere to control. In general trend Canal sediment (CS) and Chicken manure (CM) had significant effect p (≤. 05) in reducing soil bulk density, increasing soil moisture content and highly significant effect p (≤. 01) in increasing wheat yield and yield components.

Keywords: Sandy soil, Canal sediment, Chicken manure