Effect of different poultry wastes on physical, chemical and biological properties of soil

The effect of poultry waste application on physicochemical and biological properties of sandy clay loam soil was investigated on a ۷m X ۷m plot of land. Plot was divided into four portions and ۷.۵kg each of broiler, cockerel and layers waste was applied to plot A, B, and C in slurry form while plot D was used as control(no application) for eight weeks with two weeks interval. After the fourth application, samples were taken from the plot for laboratory analysis. The results showed that all the wastes have effect on the soil properties with the cockerel waste having the highest effect on the electrical conductivity of the soil. It was between ۱۲۱.۰ and۱۲۶.۱mS. Cockerel waste has the highest BOD۵, porosity and organic matter content of the soil which were ۵۲.۰۰mg/l,۰.۶۷ and ۲۷.۵۰mg/l, respectively. What can be deduced from this is that while application of poultry wastes improves soil properties, it also increases soil salinity and cockerel waste is recommended because it has ability to increase the porosity and organic matter content of soil.   REFERENCES Abd El- Hady, B.A. (۲۰۰۵) Relations between some soil properties and soil moisture constants using path analysis. Egyptian J. Appl. Sci. ۲۰,۳۵۸-۳۷۰. Agasimani, C.A. and. Hosmani, M.M. (۱۹۸۹) Response of groundnut (Arachis hypogea) crop to farmyard manure, nitrogen and phosphorus in fallow coastal sandy soils. J. Oilseeds Res. ۶, ۳۶۰-۳۶۳. Barth, C.L. (۱۹۸۵) Livestock characterizationA new approach in agricultural waste utilization and management. Trans. ASAE ۴, ۲۸۶-۲۹۱. Bauer, A. and Black, A.L. (۱۹۹۲) Organic carbon effects on available water capacity of three soils textural groups. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. ۵۶, ۲۴۸-۲۵۴. Gupta, S. and Larson, W. (۱۹۹۹) Estimating soil water retention characteristics from pore size distribution, organic matter percent and bulk density. Indian J. Water Res. ۱۵, ۱۶۳۳-۱۶۳۵. Meck, M. and Westman, C.J. (۲۰۰۲) Water retention capacity in coarse podzol profile predicted from measured soil properties. Soil Sci. Soc. Am. J. ۶۶, ۱-۱۱. Sharma, M.P. and Bali, S.V. (۱۹۹۸) Effect of rice residue management and wheat yield and soil properties in rice-wheat cropping system. Indian J. of Agric. Sci. ۶۸, ۶۹۵- ۶۹۶. Stephenson, A.H., McCaskey, T.A. and Ruffin, B. G. (۱۹۸۹) Treatment to improve the feed nutrient value of deep stacked broiler litter. J. Dairy Sci. ۱۱, ۴۴۱-۴۴۸. Tayel, M.Y. and Abd El- Hady, B.A. (۲۰۰۵) Water movement under saturated and unsaturated flow in coarse textured soils under Baharia oasis conditions. Egyptian J. Appl. Sci. ۲۰, ۳۵۸-۳۷۰. USDA, (۱۹۹۸) United State Department of Agriculture. Monthly Bulletin. ۵۰, ۱-۴۰.

Keywords:

Biological , Physicochemical , Poultry waste , Soil properties