Efficiency of Cucumber Production by Using Plant Compost, Chicken Manure and Mycorrhizal Fungi

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Agricultural Botany Dept, Fac of Agric, Damietta Univ, Egypt

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The effectiveness of applying different rates (100, 50, and 33.5%) of plant compost, chicken manure (as organic fertilizers), and Arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi (as biofertilizer) alone or in combination to sandy soil on the growth and quality parameters of cucumber was evaluated through field experiments conducted in two summer seasons, 2023 and 2024, respectively. A control treatment with only the recommended dose of chemical fertilizers was included. The obtained results showed that the treatment containing 33.5% plant compost and 33.5% chicken manure, in combination with mycorrhizal fungi, had the most significant effects on both growth and quality parameters of the cucumber, compared to the control. The least significant impact on both growth and quality parameters of cucumber was observed with the control treatment (containing only chemical fertilizer). The study recommends using organic fertilizers with biofertilizers instead of chemical fertilizers to produce high-quality cucumbers while also saving the environment from pollution.

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