PJB-2019-308
Assessing the fractional impact of municipal solid waste as a fertilizer on various attributes of plants
Asma Ashfaq, Kafeel Ahmad, Kinza Wajid, Zafar Iqbal Khan, Muhammad Nadeem, Humayun Bashir, Mudasra Munir and Ifra Saleem Malik
Abstract
During 2017, this study was carried out to see how various fractions of fertilizer (municipal solid waste) affected food crop development, yield, quality metrics, and macronutrient content, and also post-harvest physicochemical characteristics of soil. The experiment was set up in such a way that it was absolutely random (CRD). In comparison to their sole application, the fractional use of fertilizer resulted in the highest plant height (135.9 cm), stem girth (2.45 cm), leaf area (341.4 cm2), and number of leaves/plant (11.66). The maximum values of quality parameters such as ash (2.48%), crude fat (5.22%), crude fiber (2.62 5%), and crude protein (14.98%) were found at T2 treatment (50% loamy soil & 50% MSW), higher moisture contents (12.69%) were found in manure treatment. The values of nitrogen (2.39%) and potassium content (1.37%) were also higher in mix loamy soil and fertilizer treatment. Furthermore, post-harvest physicochemical parameters of the soil also improved by combined use of soil and fertilizers. Hence, combination of loamy soil and organic fertilizer is thus recommended to get better growth, yield and quality of plants
To Cite this article:
Ashfaq, A., K. Ahmad, K. Wajid, Z.I. Khan, M. Nadeem, H. Bashir, M. Munir and I.S. Malik. 2022. Assessing the fractional impact of municipal solid waste as a fertilizer on various attributes of plants. Pak. J. Bot., 54(5): DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.30848/PJB2022-5(39)
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