Effect of vermicompost as fertilizer on growth, yield and quality of bean plants(Phaseolus vulgaris L.)
S. A. Mahmoud, doaa gad, Abou El-Hassan, S, M Abdelwanis, M El-Shinawy, A Al-Kayssl, A Al-Karaghouli, A Hasson, S Beker, R Atiyeh, S Subler, C Edwards, G Bachman, J Metzger, W Shuster, N Eswaran, S Mariselvi, K Fouda, A El-Ghamry, Z El-Sirafy, I Klwet, F Fernndez-Luqueo, V Reye-Varela, C Martnez-Surez, G Salomn-Hernndez, J Yez-Meneses, J Ceballos-Ramrez, L Dendooven, S Haghparast, N Roshan, H Dorodian, W Horwath, M Islam, A Boyce, M Rahman, M Azirun, M Ashraf, C Lazcano, J Domnguez, M Lacerda, A Nascente, M Santana Carvalho, V Vaz Mondo, O Lorenz, D Maynard, S Manivannan, M Balamurugan, K Parthasarathi, G Gunasekaran, L Ranganathan, G Rekha, P Kaleena, D Elumalai, M Srikumaran, V Maheswari, S Roy, K Arunachalam, B Dutta, A Arunachalam, A Sharma, R Sharma, V Katoch, G Sharma, B Singh, K Pathak, A Verma, V Verma, B Deka, I Sarma, I Phukon, I Borgohain, J Goswami, M Neog, R Waller, D Duncan, G Zaller
Abstract
The effects of vermicompost on the growth, productivity and chemical characteristics of bean plants (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) were carried out in open field, Giza, faculty of agriculture, Cairo University. Five treatments were applied to evaluate the effect of vermicompost, in comparison to inorganic fertilizers-NPK, 100:0, 75:25, 50:50, 25:75 and 100% chemical fertilizer(control).A field experiment was conducted with the objective to investigate the effects of vermicompost and NPK fertilizer on crop growth and pods yield of beans with an ultimate aim of optimizing nutrient requirement in mild-tropical climate during the two seasons 2018 & 2019.The experiment was laid out in RCBD with five treatments and three replications. The results showed that Vermi-fertilizer (VC 100%) positively affected all measured characteristics except individual Number of pods. Control was improved by width. This organic fertilizer is therefore increasingly considered in agriculture and horticulture as a promising alternative to inorganic fertilizers and/or peat in greenhouse potting media.