Effect of the application of plant residues composts on some soil properties and yield of wheat and corn plants [electronic resource].

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THE MAIN objective of this investigation was to study the effect of the composts of some plant residues, i.e., rice straw and cotton stalks on some physical and chemical properties of the sandy soil; the field experiments were conducted in the Experimental Farm of Ismaillia Agriculture Res. Station. Yield of wheat and corn crops as well as the concentrations of macro and micronutrients in their leaves at tlowering stage and in their grains were determined. Application of either cotton stalks or rice straw composts significantly improved the physical properties of the tested soil, i.e., bulk density, hydraulic conductivity and moisture constants namely, field capacity, welting point and available water.

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