A field experiment was conducted to investigate the impact of five soil treatments: municipal sewage sludge (SS), horse manure (HM), chicken manure (CM), vermicompost (Vermi), and no-mulch (NM) native soil on the yield and quality of three lettuce, Lactuca sativa varieties (Romaine, Bibb, and Butterhead), three watermelons varieties (Sugar Baby, Crimson, and Charleston Grey), and three pumpkin varieties (Renegade, Howden, and Gumdrop). The objectives were to assess plant yield and quality responses to different amendments and soil urease, invertase, acid and alkaline phosphatase activity. At maturity, heads and fruits were harvested, weighed, and graded according to the USDA grades into Fancy, U.S. No. 1 and U.S. No. 2. Overall lettuce yield obtained from SS and CM amended soils was significantly greater (783 and 772 g head-1, respectively) compared to Vermi amended soil (663 g head-1). Yield obtained from lettuce variety Romaine was superior (1.2 kg head-1) compared to Bibb and Butterhead varieties (0.51 and 0.49 kg head-1, respectively). Watermelons yield obtained from CM treatment was significantly greater (4.49 kg fruit-1) than that of NM control treatment (3 kg fruit-1). In addition, variety Charleston Grey produced the greatest fruit weight (4.9 kg fruit-1) compared to Crimson and Sugar Baby (3.26 and 3.06 kg fruit-1, respectively). Pumpkin yield obtained from SS treatment was significantly greater (4.4 kg fruit-1) than that of NM treatment (3.6 kg fruit-1). Pumpkin variety Howden produced the greatest pumpkin fruit weight (4.6 kg fruit-1) compared to Renegade and Gumdrop varieties (4.1 and 3.3 kg fruit-1, respectively). Soil properties fluctuated among treatments. The NO3 -N values were greater in HM and Vermi treatments, whereas NH4-N was greater in SS and CM treatments compared to the control. No significant differences were found in phosphorus content among treatments. Concentrations of K and C (557 and 1230 µg g-1 dry soil, respectively) were significantly greater in Vermi compared to the control treatments (336 and 1091 µg g-1 dry soil, respectively). Vermi increased soil urease activity compared to other treatments. All amendments tested increased soil invertase activity. Whereas CM increased alkaline phosphatase activity. These results combine information to crop producers looking for cost-effective organic fertilizers to meet the market needs.
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