Barley Growth in Using the Recycling of Polyurethane Foam Bed Waste
Pertumbuhan Jelai dengan Menggunakan Daur Ulang Limbah Busa Poliuretan
Keywords:
Manure, Fertilizer, Alnashwa, Foam, BarleyAbstract
In this research, three types of soil were used to grow barley. The first is the regular agricultural soil in the Al-Nashwa area in northern Basra in Iraq. The second was a foam soil that was obtained from an old foam bed that was cut into small foam pieces to inoculate it with two types of animal manure that were collected from cow farms in the Al-Nashwa area in northern Basra. This animal manure was used by placing it with an amount of water in a tightly sealed plastic container and combining with it specific weights of caper leaves, which are also considered waste. By mixing this mixture of water and fresh animal manure, we mean here by the way that it did not dry, i.e. it did not take more than an hour or two after being expelled by the cows. After two weeks of placing this mixture consisting of water, fresh animal manure, and caper leaves in a tightly sealed plastic container, this mixture, which is considered an organic fertilizer, was inoculated by pouring specific amounts of this mixture on the pieces of foam that were wanted. The other type of soil is the same as the foam with the same specifications, except that the fertilizer used here was directly from animal manure, but the rice in this case was completely dry and was ground into small minutes and placed on the foam used, and then several vegetative characteristics of the barley plant were measured in terms of germination speed, germination rate, death rate, stem length, number of leaves, splitting rate and other vegetative characteristics that strongly indicated that the foam soil inoculated with animal manure was better in all these characteristics than the reference soil that was not mixed and then the foam soil inoculated with dry animal manure, and this indicates the superiority of this type of soil. The results were interpreted based on the effectiveness of bacteria in the foam soil inoculated with fresh animal manure and also on the proportionality and integration of this type of fertilizer used and produced in this way with the foam as a result of this foam containing pores or air bubbles that can be replaced by this name, the fertilizer produced in this way.
Highlights:
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Enhanced Plant Growth – Foam soil with fresh manure significantly improves germination (99%) and vegetative growth compared to traditional soil.
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Waste Recycling – Repurposing polyurethane foam as a soil substitute reduces waste accumulation and promotes sustainability.
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Water Efficiency – Foam soil retains moisture effectively, making it a viable solution for agriculture in arid regions.
Keywords: Manure, Fertilizer, Alnashwa, Foam, Barley.
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