Short-term effects of human urine fertiliser and wood ash on soil pH and electrical conductivity

dc.date.accessioned2014-02-03T12:09:47Z
dc.date.available2014-02-03T12:09:47Z
dc.date.issued2013
dc.description.everythingGedruckte Ausg. im Verlag Kassel Univ. Press (www.upress.uni-kassel.de) erschienen.ger
dc.identifier.issn1612-9830
dc.identifier.uriurn:nbn:de:hebis:34-2013081343323
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2013081343323
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherKassel University Pressger
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dc.subjectammonia volatilisationeng
dc.subjectbasic cationseng
dc.subjectcharcoaleng
dc.subjectfirewoodeng
dc.subjectplant nutrientseng
dc.subjectsoil salinizationeng
dc.subjecttropical soilseng
dc.subject.ddc630
dc.titleShort-term effects of human urine fertiliser and wood ash on soil pH and electrical conductivityeng
dc.typeAufsatz
dcterms.abstractThe fertiliser value of human urine has been examined on several crops, yet little is known about its effects on key soil properties of agronomic significance. This study investigated temporal soil salinization potential of human urine fertiliser (HUF). It further looked at combined effects of human urine and wood ash (WA) on soil pH, urine-NH_3 volatilisation, soil electrical conductivity (EC), and basic cation contents of two Acrisols (Adenta and Toje series) from the coastal savannah zone of Ghana. The experiment was a factorial design conducted in the laboratory for 12 weeks. The results indicated an increase in soil pH by 1.2 units for Adenta series and 1 unit for Toje series after one week of HUF application followed by a decline by about 2 pH units for both soil types after twelve weeks. This was attributed to nitrification of ammonium to nitrate leading to acidification. The EC otherwise increased with HUF application creating slightly saline conditions in Toje series and non-saline conditions in Adenta series. When WA was applied with HUF, both soil pH and EC increased. In contrast, the HUF alone slightly salinized Toje series, but both soils remained non-saline whenWA and HUF were applied together. The application ofWA resulted in two-fold increase in Ca, Mg, K, and Na content compared to HUF alone. Hence, WA is a promising amendment of acid soils and could reduce the effect of soluble salts in human urine fertilizer, which is likely to cause soil salinity.eng
dcterms.accessRightsopen access
dcterms.bibliographicCitationIn: Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Tropics and Subtropics. Kassel : Kassel University Press. - Vol. 114, No. 2 (2013), S. 89-100
dcterms.creatorNeina, Dora
dcterms.creatorDowuona, Gabriel Nii Noi

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