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The coal mine overburden dumps are generally devoid Mining is done by shovel dumper method and all the
of sufficient nutrient and organic matter content and are not waste materials of mine are disposed of in the form of over
capable of retaining required moisture that are essential to burden dumps. Jharia coal field (JCF) is spread over
support the natural vegetation and plant growth. Opencast Dhanbad and Bokaro districts of Jharkhand considered coal
excavation of coal deposits involves the removal of capital of India, and is one of the most important coal fields
overlying soil and rock debris and their storage in of India containing only remaining reserve of prime coking
overburden dumps. These overburden dumps change the coal of our country.
natural land topography, affect the drainage system and
Sample Collection:
prevent natural succession of plant growth resulting in
acute problems of soil erosion and environmental pollution. Coal mine waste soil samples were collected from
Therefore, self-sustainability and the regenerative different overburden of the study area. From each site 5
capacities of abandoned mining areas should be developed samples were collected by using split tube coring tools
for the proper functioning of the ecosystems through manually. The collected samples were taken to laboratory
revegetation (Singh et al. 1996). and were divided into two parts for pot experiment and
In respect to this, nitrogen, phosphorus and potash is of laboratory studies.
paramount importance, nitrogen stimulates vegetative Physico-chemical Characterization of the samples:
growth, and phosphorus helps in early establishment of
The methods followed for determination of different soil
crop and formation of fibrous and strong root system and
parameters are summarized in Table-1.
thereby helping absorption of nutrients from the soil and
finally contributing towards rapid growth in seedling. Experiment Design:
Potash helps in the biosynthesis of carbohydrates. It also The experiments were carried out with four replicates in
helps in moisture regulation within plant system there by randomized block design pots with nine treatments
reducing the ill effects of moisture stress at the time of consisting of combinations of chemical fertilizer, bio-
water deficiency (Hari et al, 2006). compost, vermicompost, bio-fertilizer and fly ash in
Mungbean is one of the most important pulse crops of appropriate combination with four replications. Each pot
India. It has the potential to enrich soil through atmospheric was filled with 7.0 kg of soil. The soil was mixed with
nitrogen fixation. It can also minimize the scarcity of different combinations. Untreated soil was considered as
fodder because the whole plant or its by-products can be control. Vigna radiata Seeds, Chemical fertilizer (Urea,
used as good animal feed. Besides being used as food and DAP and Murate of potash) and Bio-fertilizer (Rhizobium,
feed, mung bean is also used as green manuring crop to PSB and PMB) were purchased from Local market Fly ash
improve soil fertility. An important feature of the mung was collected from Chandrapura Thermal Power Plant.
bean crop is its ability to establish a symbiotic partnership Bio-compost and vermicompost were prepared in-house.
with specific bacteria, setting up the biological N2-fixation To increase the nutrient value of overburden soil and make
in root nodules that supply the plant's needs for N2 it suitable for plantation different manures were used in
(Mahmood and Athar, 2008; Mandal et al., 2009). different proportion for different combinations (Table-2).
Considering the above facts, the study has been Chemical fertilizers, bio-compost, vermicompost and fly
undertaken to find out the effect of different soil ash were added to the soil during preparation of the pot
amendment on the growth of Mungbean (Vigna radiata L.), material. However, the bio-fertilizer treatment was given to
an economically important leguminous crop plant, for re- the seed (seed treatment) on the day of plantation. The
vegetation of overburden dumps. The main objective of the sampling was done first one on 30th day and the next on
present study was to evaluate the effect of different soil 60th day after sowing (DAS). Percentage of germination
amendment such as chemical fertilizer, organic fertilizer, and plant growth parameters - shoot length, root length,
vermicompost, bio-fertilizer and fly ash in appropriate leaf number, plant biomass and numbers of root nodules
combination on growth and development of economically were determined.
important crops in coal mining area.
III. RESULTS AND D ISCUSSION
II. MATERIALS AND METHODS Effect of Plantation on physico-chemical characteristic of
Study Area over burden soil
The study area of selected over burden dumps were The result of soil analyses before plantation for the
chosen at Jharia coal field (JCF) area Dhanbad, India. collected dump material samples is presented in Table 3.
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The average value of over burden soil sample was high Although fly-ash contains traces of toxic elements and
in bulk density, more sand and silt was present. Due to lack heavy metals but due to having some macro and micro
of vegetation, value of moisture content and water holding nutrients in it and its physical characteristics it can be used
capacity was low. The carbon content was high due to as soil amendments and soil conditioner and enhance plant
presence of coal dust. N, P and K concentrations were growth. Toxic effect of coal ash is found to be insignificant
found to be low. Whereas the pH of the soil was slightly and concentration of toxic elements is found to be within
high. In the present study it was observed that the soil permissible limit on utilization in some plantation work, the
parameters in comparison to those of the original similar results were also observed by (Kumar and Chauhan,
overburden material samples had improved significantly 2008).
after plantation. This was also true in case of the control. Reclamation of overburden dumps can be managed
Physical characteristic as moisture content, water holding effectively once the chemical, physical and biological
capacity were increased. Bulk density and soil texture were properties of soil have been correctly determined.
also improved. Soil analysis after plantation showed Reclamation of overburden dumps is not an operation,
increase in nutrient of soil. Available nitrogen increased a which should be considered only at, or just before mine
lot after adding different type of manures in overburden closure. Rather, it should be a part of an integrated program
soil (Table – 3 and 4). of an effective environmental management through all
phases of resource development - from exploration to
Effect of different soil amendment on Growth of Vigna
construction, operation, and closure. Mining organizations
radiata
are developing the expertise to reassemble the species that
The results on bio-efficacy studies included in Table – 5 have chance to grow, develop, and rebuild the local
showed that, seed treatment with bio-fertilizers and soil biodiversity
treated with other soil amendments significantly enhanced
the seed germination, plant height and plant biomass, IV. CONCLUSION
Number of leaves and root nodulation compared to control.
Bio-fertilizer treated Vigna radiata plants observed more The results of the present study indicate that it is
effective bio-efficacy than chemical fertilizers. advantageous to apply various soil amendments.
The effect of soil amendments on all measured traits on Productivity of soil can be increased by adding various
Vigna radiata had significant differences at 0.5% amendments such as chemical fertilizer, bio-compost,
probability level. The results showed that, in all the soil vermicompost, bio-fertilizer and fly ash in appropriate
amendment combinations, the best performance was combination as they stimulate the microbial activity, which
observed in combination C5 (OF, BF and VC) followed by provides the nutrients (NPK) and organic carbon to soil and
C3, C8 and C1 respectively with little variation. However, maintains a healthy positive nutrient balance. Top soil is an
the lowest seed germination was noticed in control. It may essential component for land reclamation in mining areas.
be observed that the combinations that were prepared with Stockpiling should systematically handle and store the top
bio-fertilizers along with all or some of the organic soil so that its physical and biological characteristics can be
fertilizer, vermicompost and fly ash induced better growth protected. Productive topsoil substitutes can be generated
in most of the cases. This is most likely because of the fact from hard rock overburden of fresh soil, but care must be
that microorganisms that are used as bio-fertilizers taken in selection and placement. From the field
stimulate plant growth by providing necessary nutrients as experiment results, it can be concluded that the successful
a result of their colonization at their rhizosphere or by growth of Vigna radiata accelerated the rate of natural
symbiotic association. Similar effects have been reported plant succession at these barren recalcitrant overburden
by earlier workers (Thenmozhi et.al, 2010; Juwarkar and dumps. The findings of this study can be utilized by the
Jambhulkar, 2008; Varma and Shuepp, 1995). mine managements in the large scale revegetation of
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Table 1
Methods Adopted for Characterization of Dump Material Samples
Sl.No Parameters Methods
Physical
1. MC Gravimetric Method
2. WHC Gravimetric Method
3. BD Measurement of weight and volume
4. Porosity Measurement of weight and volume
5. Texture Analysis International Pipette Method
Chemical
6. pH Electrometric
7. EC Conductivity meter
8. Organic Carbon Rapid Dichromate Oxidation Technique
9. Organic Matter Rapid Dichromate Oxidation Technique
10. Available N Alkaline Permanganate Method
11. Available P Olsen’s Method
12. Available K Flame Ionizations
13. Heavy metals Atomic absorption spectrophotometry
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Table 2
Combination of soil amendment mixtures:
Combinations Composition
Combination-0
OB
(Control)
Combination-1 OB + BC (100g/pot) + BF (10g/kg seed) + VC (125g/pot) + FA (100g/pot)
OB + BC (100g/pot) + VC (125 g/pot) + CF (urea 15 g/pot, DAP 15 g/pot, Potash 3g/pot) +
Combination-2
FA (100g/pot)
Combination-3 OB + BC (100g/pot) + BF (10g/kg seed) + FA (100g/pot)
Combination-4 OB + BC (100g/pot) + VC (125 g/pot) + FA (100g/pot)
Combination-5 OB + BC (100g/pot) + BF (10g/kg seed) + VC (125 g/pot)
Combination-6 OB + BC (100g/pot) + VC ( 125 g/pot) + CF (urea 15 g/pot, DAP 15 g/pot, Potash 3g/pot)
Combination-7 OB + BC (100g/pot) + CF (urea 15 g/pot, DAP 15 g/pot, Potash 3g/pot) + FA (100g/pot)
Combination-8 OB + BF (10g/kg seed) + VC (125 g/pot) + FA (100g/pot)
Combination-9 OB + VC ( 125 g/pot) + CF (urea 15 g/pot, DAP 15 g/pot, Potash 3g/pot) + FA (100g/pot)
OB - Over burden soil, BC – Bio-compost, BF - Bio-fertilizer CF - Chemical fertilizer, VC – Vermicompost, FA - Fly ash
Table 3
Physico-chemical Characteristic of OB Soil before Plantation.
4.15±0. 32.59± 1.46 ± 42.3± 81.5± 13± 8.34± 0.298± 4.14± 7.14± 27.17± 3.59± 192.9±
value 5 7± 0.5 34
4.55 0.06 5.2 0.95 0.51 0.06 0.063 1.78 5.32 6.18 0.89
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Table 4
Physical Characteristic of Soil after Plantation of V.radiata
paramete
MC BD Porosity Sand Silt Clay pH EC OC OM Av. N Av. P Av. K
rs WHC
4.58±0.2 1.35±0.0 49.7±0. 67.13±1.0 19.2±0. 13.1±0. 6.46±0.0 2.31±0.1 161.5±4.0 10.14±0.1
C9 0.05±0 1.34±0.08 122.3±6.27
9 46.8±1.12 1 9 3 9 8 7 4 5 1
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Table 5
Effect of different soil amendment on Growth of Vigna radiata
% seed Shoot Length (cm) Root length (cm) Plant Biomass (g) No of leaves No of root nodules
Combinat
Germinati
ions 30 DAS 60 DAS 30 DAS 60 DAS 30 DAS 60 DAS 30 DAS 60 DAS 30 DAS 60 DAS
on
C0 68.9±3.81 11.1±0.89 14.1±0.74 4.1±0.13 4.7±0.12 0.2±0.01 0.4±0.01 5±0.71 8±0.83 0 1.5±0.5
5.24±0.0
C1 97.8±3.85 14±0.41 21.63±1.1 7.75±0.42 0.58±0.02 1.19±0.01 10.5±1.29 14±0.82 5±0.96 25±0.96
5
5.53±0.1
C2 82.2±3.85 15.38±1.1 22.53±0.4 6.75±0.21 0.41±0.04 0.85±0.03 6.75±0.5 10.75±0.5 1±0.82 14±1.41
7
C3 93.33±0 13±0.33 19.5±0.45 4.9±0.27 7.2±0.14 0.66±0.01 1.22±0.02 10.5±0.58 16±0.82 7±1.41 34±2.16
C4 76.7±3.34 12.75±0.5 16.5±0.96 4.5±0.41 5.4±0.29 0.37±0.01 0.63±0.02 6.5±0.58 11±0.82 2±0.82 15±1.63
C5 100±0 14.5±0.41 22.8±0.65 5.4±0.17 7.8±0.22 0.6±0.01 1.19±0.02 10±0.82 14.8±0.96 6±0.82 31±2.16
C6 78.9±1.93 16.9±1.31 23.4±0.63 7±0.82 8.2±0.17 0.5±0.04 1±0.06 8.3±0.96 14±2.16 1.3±0.5 11.8±0.96
C7 78.9±1.93 15.4±0.26 22.3±0.65 6.4±0.26 7.6±0.08 0.5±0.04 0.95±0.03 7.3±0.96 13±0.82 0 8.8±2.5
6.22±0.1
C8 91.1±1.92 14±0.41 20.6±0.22 8.52±0.13 0.53±0.02 1.14±0.04 8±1,83 15.5±1 5±0.82 26.5±1.29
7
C9 78.9±1.93 16.1±0.63 21.3±0.96 6±0.82 7.5±0.41 0.5±0.01 1.1±0.04 8±0.82 12.3±0.96 1±0.82 12±1.63
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