MAXIMIZING USE OF VINASSE AND FILTER MUD AS BY· PRODUCTS OF SUGAR CANES ON WHEAT PRODUCTION

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Plant Nutrition Dept. National Research Center, Dokki, Cairo, Egypt.

2 Agriculture and Soils Dept., National Authority for Remote Sensing and Space Science

Abstract

In Egypt a simple and economical method to get rid of industrial by product
particularly vinasse and filter mud is to use them through special means for
agricultural practices in more comprehensive program of land reclamation.
Greenhouse experiment was conducted to assess and evaluate the nutritional value
of vinasse and filter mud. The obtained data revealed that addition of vinasse and
filter mud to sandy soil increased the productivity of wheat plant The results indicated
that application of vinasse ( 20mVl ) gave the highest yield production. The addition
of filter mud compind with vinasse caused a significant increase in both grain and
straw of wheat as compared with the addition only of either vinasse or filter mud .The
data pointed out that filter mud application gave a slight increase in total nitrogen
grains content only. However, application of vinasse at rate of 0.5, 1and 2% had
approximately the same effect on N content in both grains and straw as compared
with control . Results also, showed that pronounced increase in P with vinasse
application at a rate of 0.5 %. Finally, it could be concluded that vinasse and filter
mud are a good source of available N, P and K when applied to soil and its application may reduce the amount of fertilizers by about for optimum wheat yield.

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Journal of Soil Sciences and Agricultural Engineering
Volume 27, Issue 11
November 2002
Pages 7865-7873

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