Comparison of Sheep and Cow Manures Residual Effects on Some Quantitative and Qualitative Traits of Winter Wheat

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 Assistant Professor, Soil and Water Research Dept., West Azerbaijan Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Urmia, Iran

2 Associate Professor, Soil and Water Research Institute, Agricultural Research, Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Karaj, Iran

Abstract

Animal manures are valuable organic sources for soil organic matter and crop nutrition. To evaluate the residual effects of two sources of animal manure on growth and yield of winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L) Zarin variety, a field experiment was conducted at Miandoab Research Station, Agricultural and Natural Resource Research and Educational Center of West Azerbaijan, Iran. Manures were used in 2014. In the next three years, no animal manure was applied. Residual effects of manures were determined during winter growing season of 2017-19. The treatments included T1= control, T2= 50 t ha-1 cow manure, T3= 100 t ha-1 cow manure, T4= 50 t ha-1 sheep manure, and T5= 100 t ha-1 sheep manure and were used in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. None of the plots received mineral fertilizers. The results showed that the sheep manure was more efficient than the cow manure. Plots receiving 50 t ha-1 sheep manure showed higher grain yield and harvesting index of 36% and 17%, respectively, compared to control plots, whereas, 100 t ha-1 sheep manure did not show significant yield increase compared to the T4. Significantly higher nitrogen (1.84%), potassium (0.41%), magnesium (0.12%), iron (126.40 mg.kg-1), copper (16.4 mg.kg-1), zinc (45.7 mg.kg-1) and manganese (33.35 mg.kg-1) content in grain and highest potassium (1.76%), iron (269.3 mg.kg-1), zinc (9.16 mg.kg-1) and manganese (24.08 mg.kg-1) content in wheat straw were recorded under treatment T4. The overall results indicate that organic carbon and availability of nutrients, particularly P, Zn, and Fe in the soil surface layer were significantly higher in plots receiving manures compared to the control. Before the experiment, soil organic carbon (SOC) was 0.88%. After harvest, SOC in treatments of 50 and 100 t ha-1  of cow manure increased to 0.99% and 1.36%, and in treatments of 50 and 100 t ha-1 of sheep manure, it increased to 0.94% and 1.26%, respectively. The Results demonstrated that manure application, due to its role in soil fertility improvement, is an effective strategy for efficient production of wheat and enrichment of its grain.

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Iranian Journal of Soil Research
Volume 34, Issue 2
September 2020
Pages 155-167

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