UTILIZATION OF INCINERATION ASHES BY SUGAR FACTORIES & DISTILLERIES FOR PRODUCTION OF VALUABLE BIO FERTILIZERS AND THEIR EFFECT ON URAD CROP

SEEMA PAROHA¹*, ASHOK KUMAR², LOKESH BABAR³, TEJPAL VERMA^4
1Biochemistry Division, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 208017, Uttar Pradesh, India
²Biochemistry Division, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 208017, Uttar Pradesh, India
³Biochemistry Division, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 208017, Uttar Pradesh, India
⁴Biochemistry Division, National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 208017, Uttar Pradesh, India
* Corresponding Author : seemaparoha@rediffmail.com

Received : 01-03-2021     Accepted : 10-04-2021     Published : 30-04-2021
Volume : 13     Issue : 4       Pages : 10689 - 10693
Int J Agr Sci 13.4 (2021):10689-10693

Keywords : Potash rich ash, Boiler ash, Bio-fertlizer, Rhizobium, PSB and Urad
Academic Editor : Dr Vipul N Kapadia, Dr Jai P. Rai, R. S. Marabi
Conflict of Interest : None declared
Acknowledgements/Funding : Authors are thankful to Biochemistry Division, and Agriculture Chemistry Division National Sugar Institute, Kanpur, 208017, Uttar Pradesh, India
Author Contribution : All authors equally contributed

Boiler ash, a byproduct resulting from the combustion of the bagasse generated in the sugar plants and potash rich ash obtained after burning slope (Concentrated Spent wash) with bagasse, is recognized as a toxic solid waste throughout the world. This solid waste, which is produced in behemoth volume, has very limited applications and directly disposed to landfills. Therefore, these ashes instead of land filling were used as carrier for production of bio-fertlizers and can generate further revenue for sugar industry. So Attempts were made to assess the screening and characterization of isolates from root nodules (Rhizobium) and soil (Phosphate solubilizing Bacteria) with multiple beneficial properties like nitrogen fixation, mineral phosphate solubilization and production of Plant Growth Promoting substances. These prepared bio-fertilizers were applied in field trials on selected urad crop, which was conducted at farm of NSI Kanpur for two years. The field trials on urad crop were done using 8 different treatments. The data were recorded on various growth and yield attributing parameters. Significantly lower grain yield and number of effective nodules were obtained with T1 where no fertilizer and biofertilizers were applied. Based on the mean performance of two years the T5 (100% RDF + Rhizobium+ PSB) of K rich ash was found as best treatment for plant growth and seed yield. This obtained high in plant height, pods weight per plant, grain weight and Straw weight (kg/ha-1) and was significantly superior over Control. Treatment T3 (100% RDF + PSB), and T4 (100% RDF + Rhizobium) were found effective in respect of recorded higher values of these plant growth characters than rest of the treatments in both the different carrier based biofertilizers. Treatments T6, T7 and T8 bio-fertilizers without RDF also showed significant performance than control. Interaction effect of bio-fertilizers was significant for all characters. Thus, it indicates that the process of bio-fertilizers may be good option for seed growers to achieve seed yield and yield components in urad with potash rich ash as a carrier for biofertilizers

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