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Availability of exchangeable potassium due to cocoa pods husk and coffee wastes amended with urea and impact on some other soil physico-chemical properties in a ferralsol of west Cameroon

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  • Etienne Mboua
  • Dieudonne Bitondo
  • Fritz Oben Tabi
  • Alexis Boukong

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This incubation trial was carried out to determine the effect of urea amendment of cocoa pods husk (CP) and coffee wastes (CW) on their ability to improve some physico-chemical properties and potassium availability in a Ferralsol of the Western region of Cameroon. It was conducted using a completely randomized design consisting of seven treatments and three replications. Modalities included three doses of urea (0; 0.003 and 0.006g per 100g of dry soil corresponding to 0, 75 and 150 Kg per hectare) combined with 0.225 g corresponding to 5 t.ha-1 for each organic residue in addition to the control. The study was conducted under aerobic conditions, at a temperature of 28°C and in darkness for 90 days. The Changes in the studied parameters was taking every 30 days. Compared to the control, the urea amendment of the bio-waste studied reduced the alkalinity and the negative net charge of the soil. On the other hand, it improved organic carbon mineralization and potassium availability (0.81 cmol+/kg with 5 t.ha-1 of CP + 75 to 150 kg.ha-1 of urea compared to 0.48 cmol+/kg for the control). Urea amendment of cocoa pods husk and coffee wastes can therefore improve the availability of potassium and the mineralisation of organic carbon from these residues in ferralsols.

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  • Etienne Mboua & Dieudonne Bitondo & Fritz Oben Tabi & Alexis Boukong, 2023. "Availability of exchangeable potassium due to cocoa pods husk and coffee wastes amended with urea and impact on some other soil physico-chemical properties in a ferralsol of west Cameroon," Current Research in Agricultural Sciences, Conscientia Beam, vol. 10(1), pages 22-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:criasc:v:10:y:2023:i:1:p:22-32:id:3366
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