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Abstract BACKGROUND Alkaline soils with high calcium carbonate and low organic matter are deficient in plant nutrient availability. Use of organic and bio‐fertilizers has been suggested to improve their properties. Therefore, a greenhouse experiment was conducted to evaluate the integrative role of phosphogypsum ( PG ; added at 0.0, 10, 30, and 50 g PG kg −1 ), cow manure ( CM ; added at 50 g kg −1 ) and mixed microbial inoculation (Incl.; Azotobacter chroococcum , and phosphate‐solubilizing bacteria Bacillus megaterium var. phosphaticum and Pseudomonas fluorescens ) on growth and nutrients (N, P, K, Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu) uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil. Treatment effects on soil chemical and biological properties and the Cd and Pb availability to maize plants were also investigated. RESULTS Applying PG decreased soil pH . The soil available P increased when soil was inoculated and/or treated with CM , especially with PG . The total microbial count and dehydrogenase activity were enhanced with PG + CM +Incl. treatments. Inoculated soils treated with PG showed significant increases in NPK uptake and maize plant growth. However, the most investigated treatments showed significant decreases in shoot micronutrients. Cd and Pb were not detected in maize shoots. CONCLUSIONS Applying PG with microbial inoculation improved macronutrient uptake and plant growth. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry
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Applying phosphogypsum decreased soil pH in the greenhouse experiment with maize.
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e0“a greenhouse experiment was conducted”
e1“uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil”
e2“Applying PG decreased soil pH”
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Inoculation and/or cow manure treatment increased soil available P, especially with phosphogypsum.
- Treatment
- inoculated and/or treated with CMe3
- Outcome
- soil available Pe3
- Direction
- increasede3
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- especially with PGe3
- Setting
- greenhouse experimente0
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e0“a greenhouse experiment was conducted”
e1“uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil”
e3“The soil available P increased when soil was inoculated and/or treated with CM , especially with PG”
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PG + CM + inoculation treatments enhanced the total microbial count and dehydrogenase activity.
- Treatment
- PG + CM +Incl.e4
- Outcome
- total microbial count and dehydrogenase activitye4
- Direction
- enhancede4
- Setting
- greenhouse experimente0
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e0“a greenhouse experiment was conducted”
e1“uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil”
e4“The total microbial count and dehydrogenase activity were enhanced with PG + CM +Incl. treatments”
Claim · model-written summary
Inoculated soils treated with phosphogypsum significantly increased NPK uptake and maize plant growth.
- Treatment
- Inoculated soils treated with PGe5
- Outcome
- NPK uptake and maize plant growthe5
- Direction
- increasese5
- Setting
- greenhouse experimente0
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e0“a greenhouse experiment was conducted”
e1“uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil”
e5“Inoculated soils treated with PG showed significant increases in NPK uptake and maize plant growth”
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The most investigated treatments significantly decreased shoot micronutrients.
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e1“uptake of maize ( Zea mays L.) in calcareous soil”
e6“However, the most investigated treatments showed significant decreases in shoot micronutrients”
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Cd and Pb were not detected in maize shoots.
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e7“Cd and Pb were not detected in maize shoots”
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