Assessment of soluble phosphate enhancement in tea garden soils using cost-effective organic, mineral, and biological sources

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1 Professor, Soil and Water Institute, Karaj, Iran

2 Assisst. Prof. Lahijan Azad University, Iran

3 Assisst. Prof.College of Agriculture, Zanjan University, Iran

Abstract

Given the rising costs of imported phosphorus-based fertilizers, there has been increasing interest in utilizing phosphate-rich soils as an alternative source of this plant nutrient. The present study was conducted as a complete randomized block design at the Islamic Azad University, Lahijan Branch, in Bandban village, to investigate the possibility of replacing rock phosphate with phosphorus fertilizers in some rainfed tea orchards. The treatments were: 1- control (no fertilizer), 2- triple superphosphate (TSP) (based on soil test), 3- rock phosphate (phosphorus equivalent to that of superphosphate enters the soil), 4- compost 10 t ha-1, 5- rock Phosphate + phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB), 6- rock phosphate + phosphate solubilizing fungi(PSF), 7- rock Phosphate soil + compost 10 t ha-1, 8- rock phosphate + compost + phosphate solubilizing bacteria and 9- rock phosphate + phosphate solubilizing fungi . The yield of green tea (buds and lower two leaves), phosphorus, manganese, zinc, iron, and copper concentrations in leaf and soil and also soil acidity and salinity were measured. The results showed that it is possible to use rock phosphate in acidic soils of the tea gardens, and organic matter can play an important role in the better dissolution of phosphate by microorganisms. Phosphate solubilizing bacterial fungi, and also compost application along with the rock phosphate significantly increased soil-available phosphorus. These treatments could also enhance the green tea yield. There were no significant differences in the tea plant leavs concentration for phosphorus in any of the treatment comparing with the no fertilizer control. Applying compost-containing treatments should be with cuation because of the higher trace elements concentration in these ammendments comparing to the others.

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Dryland Soil Research (DLSR)
Volume 1, Issue 2
December 2024
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