Studies on the Effect of Composted Poultry Litter on Seed Germination and Biochemical Changes of Capsicum annum and Sustainable Agriculture

One of the major problems of agricultural soils in India is the low organic matter content. Poultry development in the recent past has shown very fast development. This tremendous increase of poultry industry results in substantial amounts of poultry litter, which can efficiently use in solving the present agronomic problems thus leading to sustainable agriculture. The application of poultry litter on land has been a long used disposal method that benefits soil and plant. The environmental problem associated with raw poultry litter application could be mitigated by stabilizing its nutrient and organic matter contents by composting before application to agricultural soils. Composted poultry litter is being applied on agricultural fields as an amendment to provide nutrients and also enhance the organic matter content and improve the physico-chemical properties of the cultivated soils. In the present study, quantitative changes in physical, chemical and microbial properties of composted poultry litter were studied in order to understand the composting process and evaluate the suitability of composted poultry litter as a soil amendment to Capsicum annum plant. Capsicum annum sps was planted and monitored for growth performance and yield. The effect of land application of composted poultry litter on the seed germination and the bio chemical properties of Capsicum annum plants were being evaluated in this case study.