Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
9. International Soil Science Congress on The Soul of Soil and Civilization, Antalya, Türkiye, 14 - 16 Ekim 2014, ss.49, (Özet Bildiri)
This study aimed to investigate effects of the kombucha and lyophilized waste of culture of
kombucha on variation of biological characteristics of soil and yield of wheat vegetable by
performing two greenhouse experiment on two different soil type which have distinctive physical
and chemical properties. The soil samples used for experiment were taken from Çorlu in Tekirdağ
(Sandy loamy soil) and Bafra in Samsun (Loam soil). In the experiment, kombucha was used as an
organic material, and culture of kombucha available in the market as a product obtained from a
manufacturing plant in Samsun was used by utilizing lyophilization. In the pot experiment
performing in the greenhouse, each pot were filled by the weight of 4 kg soil, and the amount of 0,
10, 20, 30 ml/pot of kombucha and 0.25, 0.50, and 0.75mg/pot of lyophilized waste of culture of
kombucha were put into the each pot. Then, pandas type of wheat seeds were planted to the pot
and were performed as greenhouse experiment lasting totally 138 days. After the 138th day, the
effects of kombucha and lyophilized waste of culture of kombucha on the crop of wheat vegetable
were analyzed by evaluating yield performance of cropped wheat. Furthermore, the changes of the
biological characteristics of soil resulted in adding kombucha and lyophilized waste of culture of
kombucha to the soil were investigated by performing some soil biological analysis such as
microbial biomass carbon (Cmic) and soil respiration (BSR) to the soil samples taken from the each
pot. In general, kombucha and lyophilized waste of culture of kombucha treatments influenced the
soil biological properties in comparison with the control. Also, textural differences in soils affected
on Cmic and BSR. The effect of kombucha on Cmic in sandy loam soil was higher than that in loamy
soil. But lyophilized waste application had the highest effect on Cmic in loamy soil. Both applications
had the highest effect on BSR in loamy sand soil. As a conclusion of the experiment, it is observed
that an increase of the amount of kombucha and lyophilized waste of culture of kombucha
resulted in a development of yield of wheat vegetable, and also caused an improvement of
biological characteristics of soil which varies depending on the soil texture. Moreover, it is
concluded that the improvements of the biological characteristics of soil is more significant for
sandy loamy soil than the loamy soil.