Journal of Horticulture
Open Access
ISSN: 2376-0354
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ISSN: 2376-0354
+44-77-2385-9429
H Hasan
Research and teaching assistant (master degree), Faculty of agriculture,
Amman
Jordan
Research Article
Impacts of Treated Wastewater Reuse on Some Soil Properties and Production of Gladiolus communis
Author(s): H Hasan, A Battikhi and M QrunflehH Hasan, A Battikhi and M Qrunfleh
Two experiments, one in Open Field (OF) and the other inside a Greenhouse (GH), were conducted at Al-Jubeha Agricultural Research Station –The University of Jordan, to study the effect of Treated Wastewater (TWW) on soil chemical and physical properties. It was also intended to find the effect of TWW on spike quality of gladiolus. Five water treatments were used for both experiments, T1:100% Potable Water (PW); T2:100%TWW; T3:25%PW+75%TWW; T4:50%PW+50%TWW; and T5:75%PW+25%TWW. The design for both experiments was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The results in both experiments showed high accumulation of salts in soils for all treatments with the highest accumulation values in soil T2. Soil organic matter (OM) and N were reduced after planting for all treatments in the GH treatments, but OM remained almost the same in the OF treatments. There was an increase in Zn, Pb, an.. View More»
DOI:
10.4172/2376-0354.1000111