Influence of clay, organic matter and some of the industrial wastes in reducing the water and nutrient losses in the leachate of a highly permeable soil

Abstract

A pot culture experiment with CO-10 Finger millet Eleusine coracana. (Gaertn) was conducted to study the influence of clay, organic matter and some of the industrial wastes on the water and nutrient losses in a highly permeable soil (sandy loam) with a view to increasing the fertilizer use efficiency. It was found out that the water and nitrogen losses were reduced by the application of organic matter. In general, the industrial wastes reduced the loss of phosphorus, nitrogen, potassium, calcium and magnesium in the leachate water.