Abstract:
Objective This research aimed to study the effects of agricultural wastes returned directly to the field combined with plant enzymes on eggplant, in order to develop a novel application mode of rational utilization of agricultural wastes.
Method Agricultural wastes (allen leaves, corn straw, fruit and vegetable treatment wastes and rice bran, etc.), plant enzymes and eggplant were selected as the tested materials, and experiments were performed containing 4 treatments: no agricultural wastes returning + no plant enzymes (N0T0), agricultural wastes returning + no plant enzymes (N1T0), no agricultural wastes returning + plant enzymes (N0T1), agricultural wastes returning + plant enzymes (N1T1). The biological traits and yield of eggplant were measured, and soil nutrients and the number of cultivable microorganisms were analyzed.
Result In terms of soil nutrient contents, the organic matter in N1T1 treatment was increased by 24.80%, 9.07% and 10.72compared with the other three treatments (N0T0, N1T0 and N0T1), the available phosphorus was increased by 22.21%, 17.35% and 4.35%, the available potassium was increased by 18.18%, 5.10% and 11.87%, and the ammonium nitrogen was increased by 28.45%, 2.34% and 5.80%, the nitrate nitrogen was increased by 19.26%, 7.22% and 10.06%. In terms of the number of culturable microorganisms, the number of culturable bacteria in N1T1 soil was increased by 22.14%, 7.88% and 11.15%, the number of culturable fungi was increased by 20.28%, 7.89% and 11.51%, and the number of culturable actinomycetes increased by 18.49%, 6.41% and 1.99%. In terms of growth promotion indices and yields, although N1T1 treatment did not achieve significant differences in various growth promotion indices, it could promote the growth of eggplant, improve its biological traits, and increase the yield of eggplant by 20.36%, 10.36% and 8.30%.
Conclusion Compared with the single agricultural wastes returning and the single plant enzymes, agricultural wastes returned directly to the field combined with plant enzymes more promote the growth of eggplant, increase eggplant yields, and improve soil nutrients and the number of culturable microorganisms in the soil.