Maximizing mushroom residues benefits to produce vermicompost for Fusarium Oxysporium resistance in maize

Bulletin of the National Research Centre

Research

AbdelGawad Saad¹  El Sayed A. E. Ali¹  Mariam A. Amer¹  Hend T. Eid² 

[1] Agricultural Engineering Research Institute (AEnRI), Agricultural Research Center (ARC), Dokki, Giza, Egypt;Identification of Microorganisms, Biological Control of Plant Diseases and Evaluation of Fungicides Unit, Plant Pathology Research Institute, Agricultural Research Center, Giza, Egypt;

关键词: Vermicompost;    Mushroom residues;    Licorice residues;    Mixing;    Maize seed;    Fusarium Oxysporium;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s42269-023-01073-2

 received in 2023-05-13, accepted in 2023-06-25,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundSince the ecosystem is the first link in the food chain for all living things, including humans, animals, and plants, restoring it has become a global priority in recent years, particularly in agricultural soils by expanding the trend of fertilization and biological control instead of relying more on the use of chemical pesticides. Therefore, this study aims to maximize and enhance the advantages of mushroom residues (MR) to make vermicompost that can resist Fusarium Oxysporium (FO) in maize. This study was conducted in three stages: compost preparation, composting, and planting.ResultsThe mixing process of vermicompost with the soil was improved by the lowest CV. The highest productivity was achieved by using a plastic rotary drum composter which had a patching size of 60 kg at a speed of 15 rpm for 8 min. In addition, the production of vermicompost from (MR) was improved by adding the aqueous extraction of licorice residue (LR), where helped to increase the vermicompost's pH and the amount of dissolved Cu and Zn. The wilt illness disease caused by FO in maize crop was decreased by adding the mixture of vermicompost (MR and LR) to the soil infested with Fusarium, as compared to the control.ConclusionsThe combination of 25% vermicompost (MR + LR) and 75% agri-soil proved to be the most effective treatment for wilt disease control, with a disease severity score of 1.90. It was discovered that treated maize roots produced more peroxidase and polyphenol oxidase activity compared to the control.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023. corrected publication 2023

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