Abstract
Abstract Effects of wastewaters on plant growth and soil properties were studied in a pot experiment. Mean biomass ranged from 159 to 210 g per pot for maize and from 165 to 212 g per pot for sorghum in different water salinity treatments. Mean dry matter yield ranged between 28.9 to 38.3 and 34.9 to 50.4 g per pot in different water salinity treatments for maize and sorghum crops, respectively. The crop yield showed significant increase with increase in water salinity. This was presumably due to the nutrients present in wastewaters, especially the nitrogen. Plant yield decreased slightly at water salinity level of 2330 mg L‐1 (TDS), indicating that high water salinity can neutralize the beneficial effects of nutrients in wastewaters. Soil salinity and sodicity increased significantly with corresponding increase in water salinity and sodicity (r values of 0.98 (maize) and 0.98 (sorghum) for soil salinity, and 0.96 (maize) and 0.95 (sorghum) for SAR of soils). The interaction between crop and water treatments was significant for soil salinity (an LSD of 0.48 at p = 0.05) and SAR of soil (an LSD of 2.55 at p = 0.05). Overall, the soil salinity and sodicity was significantly more in sorghum than maize. The results showed that wastewaters can successfully be used to grow corn and sorghum as forage crops, provided 15 to 20% excess water is applied to meet leaching requirements to maintain soil salinity within acceptable limits for optimal agricultural production. Key words: wastewatermaizesorghumsoil salinitysodicity
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Claim · model-written summary
Maize biomass ranged from 159 to 210 g per pot across salinity treatments.
Zea maysNot reportedDirection
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e0“Mean biomass ranged from 159 to 210 g per pot for maize and from 165 to 212 g per pot for sorghum in different water salinity treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum biomass ranged from 165 to 212 g per pot across salinity treatments.
SorghumNot reportedDirection
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e0“Mean biomass ranged from 159 to 210 g per pot for maize and from 165 to 212 g per pot for sorghum in different water salinity treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize dry matter yield ranged from 28.9 to 38.3 g per pot.
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e0“Mean dry matter yield ranged between 28.9 to 38.3 and 34.9 to 50.4 g per pot in different water salinity treatments for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum dry matter yield ranged from 34.9 to 50.4 g per pot.
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e0“Mean dry matter yield ranged between 28.9 to 38.3 and 34.9 to 50.4 g per pot in different water salinity treatments for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize crop yield significantly increased with water salinity.
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e0“The crop yield showed significant increase with increase in water salinity.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum crop yield significantly increased with water salinity.
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e0“The crop yield showed significant increase with increase in water salinity.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Wastewater nutrients, especially nitrogen, presumably explained the maize yield benefit.
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e0“The crop yield showed significant increase with increase in water salinity. This was presumably due to the nutrients present in wastewaters, especially the nitrogen.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Wastewater nutrients, especially nitrogen, presumably explained the sorghum yield benefit.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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e0“The crop yield showed significant increase with increase in water salinity. This was presumably due to the nutrients present in wastewaters, especially the nitrogen.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize yield slightly decreased at 2330 mg L‐1 TDS water salinity.
- Treatment
- water salinity level of 2330 mg L‐1 (TDS)e0
- Outcome
- Plant yielde0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- slightlye0
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e0“Plant yield decreased slightly at water salinity level of 2330 mg L‐1 (TDS), indicating that high water salinity can neutralize the beneficial effects of nutrients in wastewaters.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sorghum yield slightly decreased at 2330 mg L‐1 TDS water salinity.
- Treatment
- water salinity level of 2330 mg L‐1 (TDS)e0
- Outcome
- Plant yielde0
- Direction
- decreasede0
- Qualifier
- slightlye0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“Plant yield decreased slightly at water salinity level of 2330 mg L‐1 (TDS), indicating that high water salinity can neutralize the beneficial effects of nutrients in wastewaters.”
e1“for maize and sorghum crops, respectively.”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil salinity increased with water salinity in maize pots, with r=0.98.
Not reportedTaxon
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e0“Soil salinity and sodicity increased significantly with corresponding increase in water salinity and sodicity (r values of 0.98 (maize) and 0.98 (sorghum) for soil salinity, and 0.96 (maize) and 0.95 (sorghum) for SAR of soils).”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil salinity increased with water salinity in sorghum pots, with r=0.98.
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Soil salinity and sodicity increased significantly with corresponding increase in water salinity and sodicity (r values of 0.98 (maize) and 0.98 (sorghum) for soil salinity, and 0.96 (maize) and 0.95 (sorghum) for SAR of soils).”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil SAR increased with water sodicity in maize pots, with r=0.96.
- Treatment
- water salinity and sodicitye0
- Outcome
- SAR of soilse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 0.96e0
- Qualifier
- maizee0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Soil salinity and sodicity increased significantly with corresponding increase in water salinity and sodicity (r values of 0.98 (maize) and 0.98 (sorghum) for soil salinity, and 0.96 (maize) and 0.95 (sorghum) for SAR of soils).”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil SAR increased with water sodicity in sorghum pots, with r=0.95.
- Treatment
- water salinity and sodicitye0
- Outcome
- SAR of soilse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 0.95e0
- Qualifier
- sorghume0
Not reportedTaxon
Verbatim
e0“Soil salinity and sodicity increased significantly with corresponding increase in water salinity and sodicity (r values of 0.98 (maize) and 0.98 (sorghum) for soil salinity, and 0.96 (maize) and 0.95 (sorghum) for SAR of soils).”
Claim · model-written summary
Crop-by-water treatment interaction significantly affected soil salinity, with LSD 0.48 at p=0.05.
- Treatment
- interaction between crop and water treatmentse0
- Outcome
- soil salinitye0
- Value
- 0.48e0
- Qualifier
- p = 0.05e0
Not reportedTaxonComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“The interaction between crop and water treatments was significant for soil salinity (an LSD of 0.48 at p = 0.05) and SAR of soil (an LSD of 2.55 at p = 0.05).”
Claim · model-written summary
Crop-by-water treatment interaction significantly affected soil SAR, with LSD 2.55 at p=0.05.
- Treatment
- interaction between crop and water treatmentse0
- Outcome
- SAR of soile0
- Value
- 2.55e0
- Qualifier
- p = 0.05e0
Not reportedTaxonComparatorDirection
Verbatim
e0“The interaction between crop and water treatments was significant for soil salinity (an LSD of 0.48 at p = 0.05) and SAR of soil (an LSD of 2.55 at p = 0.05).”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil salinity and sodicity were significantly greater under sorghum than maize.
Not reportedTaxon
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e0“Overall, the soil salinity and sodicity was significantly more in sorghum than maize.”
Claim · model-written summary
Wastewater can grow corn forage provided 15 to 20% excess water meets leaching requirements.
- Taxon
- corn
Zea mays subsp. mayse0 - Outcome
- grow corn and sorghum as forage cropse0
- Qualifier
- provided 15 to 20% excess water is applied to meet leaching requirementse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results showed that wastewaters can successfully be used to grow corn and sorghum as forage crops, provided 15 to 20% excess water is applied to meet leaching requirements to maintain soil salinity within acceptable limits for optimal agricultural production.”
Claim · model-written summary
Wastewater can grow sorghum forage provided 15 to 20% excess water meets leaching requirements.
- Outcome
- grow corn and sorghum as forage cropse0
- Qualifier
- provided 15 to 20% excess water is applied to meet leaching requirementse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results showed that wastewaters can successfully be used to grow corn and sorghum as forage crops, provided 15 to 20% excess water is applied to meet leaching requirements to maintain soil salinity within acceptable limits for optimal agricultural production.”
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