Abstract
Abstract This investigation was inspired by an increasing global issue on how to improve soil quality while using alternative preparations instead of synthetic fertilizers. The main aim of a three-year study was to investigate the influence of horn-manure preparation on enzyme activity and nutrient content in soil and pumpkin yield. The results showed that significantly higher amounts of P (respectively 106 and 79 mg kg −1 CAL), K (149 and 106 mg kg −1 CAL), nitrogen (5.41 and 3.21 mg kg −1 ), ammoniacal nitrogen (9.38 and 3.45 mg kg −1 ) and mineral nitrogen (7.97 and 5.67 mg kg −1 ) were measured in the plots where the horn-manure preparation was used. A higher activity of the soil enzymes (urease activity was 1.93 times higher and the saccharase activity was 1.05 times higher) were identified with horn-manure. The average soil CO 2 flux (F c ) value, when using horn-manure preparation (from 56 till 70 day), was significantly higher by 5.32% in the middle of the growing season. The yield of pumpkin was significantly increased by 18% with horn manure treatments. Significant positive correlations were identified between pumpkin yield and urease activity, and saccharase activity, as well as soil P and K.
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Claim · model-written summary
Horn-manure increased pumpkin yield by 18%.
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e0“The yield of pumpkin was significantly increased by 18% with horn manure treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Pumpkin yield was positively correlated with urease and saccharase activities and soil P and K.
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- pumpkine0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- positivee0
- Qualifier
- urease activity, and saccharase activity, as well as soil P and Ke0
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e0“Significant positive correlations were identified between pumpkin yield and urease activity, and saccharase activity, as well as soil P and K.”
Claim · model-written summary
Horn-manure plots had higher soil P, K, nitrogen, ammoniacal nitrogen and mineral nitrogen.
- Taxon
- pumpkint0
- Treatment
- horn-manure preparatione0
- Outcome
- Pe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 106 and 79 mg kg −1 CALe0
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e0“significantly higher amounts of P (respectively 106 and 79 mg kg −1 CAL), K (149 and 106 mg kg −1 CAL), nitrogen (5.41 and 3.21 mg kg −1 ), ammoniacal nitrogen (9.38 and 3.45 mg kg −1 ) and mineral nitrogen (7.97 and 5.67 mg kg −1 ) were measured in the plots where the horn-manure preparation was used”
t0“pumpkin”
Claim · model-written summary
Horn-manure raised soil urease activity 1.93-fold and saccharase activity 1.05-fold.
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e0“A higher activity of the soil enzymes (urease activity was 1.93 times higher and the saccharase activity was 1.05 times higher) were identified with horn-manure.”
t0“pumpkin”
Claim · model-written summary
Horn-manure increased average soil CO2 flux by 5.32% in mid growing season.
- Taxon
- pumpkint0
- Treatment
- horn-manure preparatione0
- Outcome
- soil CO 2 fluxe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 5.32%e0
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Verbatim
e0“The average soil CO 2 flux (F c ) value, when using horn-manure preparation (from 56 till 70 day), was significantly higher by 5.32% in the middle of the growing season.”
t0“pumpkin”
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