The Influence of Far-Infrared Materials Added to Compost on the Yield of Maize
Journal Title: Open Access Journal of Agricultural Research - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 3
Abstract
Different materials added to compost can increase the microbial decomposition rate, reduce preparation time, and improve the quality of compost. While preparing compost, this study added far infrared materials to learn their influence on the growth and yield of maize. Experimentation found that maize with far-infrared materials in its compost is better in terms of height, chlorophyll, and relative growth rate than maize with chemical fertilizer and compost. According to the yield of mazie, the average cluster height, weight of a single ear, and dry weight of a hundred seeds with far-infrared materials in its compost are 24.2cm, 264g, and 14.3g, respectively, which is better than maize with chemical fertilizer and compost. Moreover, chemical fertilizer and compost have no significant difference in the growth and yield of maize, thus, compost can replace chemical fertilizer for maize in order to maintain the fertility of soil. In summary, far-infrared materials added to compost can promote the growth and yield of maize.
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Lee MH and Chao YY*
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- DOI 10.23880/oajar-16000114
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