Ten compost treatments were prepared by mixing rice straw with some different addi¬tives. Treatments were arranged in piles ac¬cording to the component of each pile. Initial temperature in all treatments at zero time was 21°C. During the following days considerable variations in temperat
Read MoreLettuce is one of the widely used salad vegetables in Egypt and the world. However, there is a dearth of information pertaining to organic lettuce production. An experiment was conducted in the experimental Farm of Arid Land Agricultural Research and Service Center (ALARC), Faculty of Agriculture, A
Read MoreDate palm plants should be slowly acclimatized to ex vitro conditions. Soil application date palm Phoexix dactylifera cv. Malakabi plants by fulvic acid at three concentrations (20, 40 and 80 ml/1) or combined with Arbascular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) at 3g/pot and N2- fixers mixed cultures (Azospiril
Read MoreFaba bean (Cv. Nubaria 1) was grown during the two winter seasons 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 in saline soil at North Sinai Governorate, Egypt, to study of the effect of potassium sulfate (48 % K20) rates (50-75 and 100 kg K20 fed"1), urea (46 % N) rates (10-20 -40 kg N fed"1) alone or in combination wi
Read MoreIn 2011 and 2012 seasons, two field experiments were conducted at Sahl El-Tina (North Sinai Governorate, Egypt) to evaluate the effect of partial substitution of 33.3 % and 50% of the N rate recommended by the Ministry of Agriculture (80 kg N ha' i.e.34 kg N fad."') using biofertilization with Rhiob
Read MoreTwo field experiments were earned out at the Agricultural Research Station Farm, Agric. Res. Center (ARC), Giza, Egypt located at Latitude of 29" 59' 55.046" N and Longitude of 3l" 12' 49.272" E, to evaluate the negative impacts of mineral nitrogen fertilizer dose and form on forage yield of berseem
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