Organic fertilization, Pollution and Irrigation

From this study it can be concluded that 1) Application of recycled plant materials especially banana residues in the compost form is important to reducing the problem of increasing agricultural residues. 2) Organic materials must be decomposed firstly to release the nutrient elements. So that it must be applied early with enough time to decomposition. 3) Adding compost to sandy soils under arid and semi arid conditions reduce water stress on the crop and this considers one of the most striking results. 4) Banana compost is a serious source of balanced essential elements. 5)Plants resistance to water stress was increased by compost addition.6) Compost application had a promising effect on reducing concentrations of heavy metals in plant tissues compared to chemical fertilizers.

The author has obtained her Ph.D. degree in 2008. Since 2004 working in National Research Centre, Egypt as an associate professor in Soils and Water Use Department. She is an author of some articles and scientific research papers published in international journals, a member of some scientific societies and a reviewer of some International Journals.