Effect Of Cow Urine Research Articles

Effect of Cow Urine and Culture Filtrates of Trichoderma isolate S-13 on Fungal Pathogens of Basmati Rice

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is the principle food crop for majority population of the world. Basmati rice is a unique crop of Himalaya comprising good quality characters and aroma. Basmati rice is being infected by numerous diseases. To manage these diseases, fungicides being used for years. This leads to the residual effects of fungicides on grains and soils so there is needs for alternate approaches to the manage disease. Hence use of cow urine and Trichoderma isolate S-13 is considered as the sustainable approach for management of important diseases of basmati rice. In this study we used different concentration of cow urine, Trichoderma isolate S-13, and Propiconazole (control check) against brown spot and bakanae disease of rice. Among these the maximum mycelial inhibition observed in Trichoderma isolate S-13 @15per cent (66.33per cent) followed by cow urine @15per cent (52.59 per cent). In Bakanae disease the maximum inhibition observed in Trichoderma isolate S-13 @ 15per cent (58.89 per cent) followed by cow urine@15per cent (49.26 per cent).

Effect of cow urine through foliar application on rice crop production under sandy loam soil

Effect of cow urine through foliar application on rice crop production under sandy loam soil

Effects of Cow Urine and Medicinal Plants as Seed Treatment on Germination Rate and Growth of Cluster bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba) and Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum graecum)

The cow is considered a divine animal in the Hindu culture. Many useful products like Milk, Cow dung, urine of the cow is used for various purposes. In Vedas, (Ancient Hindu texts), Cow urine has been given a lot of importance. It isalso called as Amrita, The beverage of Immortality. Cow urine and extract of the leaves of medicinal plants have a very positive effect on overall growth of the plants and as a result, there is an increase in the height of the plant, stem girth, number of branches and number of plants leaf if subjected to their treatment. The plant chosen for this study were Cluster bean(Cyamopsis tetragonoloba)and Fenugreek( Trigonella foenum graecum).The plants were grown for 15 days using different concentration of mixture of cow urine and medicinal plants i.e control, 1: 9, 2:8, 3:7, 4:6, 5:5. Seeds of both the plants were soaked for different time period, i.e 12 hours,24 hours,36 hours, 48 hours, 60 hours. The result observed after the experiments were as follows 1:9 concentration solution and seeds soaked for 12 hours showed maximum growth as compared to others. Also 2:8 concentration solution and seeds soaked for 12 hours showed maximum growth in Fenugreek. This study concludes that mixture of cow urine and medicinal plants can be used as a plant growth enhancer and produces healthy seedlings.

Effect of Cow Urine on the Biochemical and Microbial Properties of Cow Dung Derived Biogas Slurry

Biogas slurry (BGS) is an anaerobic digested organic material that can be used as an organic fertiliser. As cow urine (CU) is rich in plant nutrients, it may be used as diluting agent in biogas production to enhance the fertiliser quality of BGS. To explore the potency of CU on the fertiliser quality of BGS, four experimental trials were constructed by mixing cow dung (CD) and CU in varying proportion designated as T0 (50% CD + 50% Water) as control, T1 (50% CD + 50% CU), T2 (40% CD + 60% CU), T3 (30% CD + 70% CU) for biogas production. The quality of BGS was evaluated by studying its biochemical and microbial properties. The enzymatic activities revealed that all the CU amended samples showed better activities than control and were increased with the increase in CU. Compared to the control, the increase in urease, protease and phosphatase activities were 11.6% to 64.6%, 4.6% to 29.6% and 22.1% to 50.0%, respectively while cellulase activities were decreased from 25.9% to 3.1%. Most of the bacterial populations also increased in CU amended samples; total bacteria (TB) 20% to 60%, phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) 33% to 67% and nitrogen fixing bacteria (NFB) 0% to 33%. Phytohormone, indole acetic acid (IAA) content and glycemic index (GI) were also increased with increase in CU (IAA- 23.5% to 59.5% and GI- 6.2% to 100.5%). With respect to all parameters analysed, CU amended samples can be considered superior to the control one except for their cellulase activities. Thus, utilization of cow urine improves the quality of BGS as organic fertiliser. This finding will help in reducing environmental pollution by utilizing hazardous cow urine as well as improving fertiliser quality of biogas slurry for agronomic use.

Water and cow urine quenched biochar rate effect on yield and yield parameters of wheat

Biochar application to soil is important for crop production and productivity in Ethiopia mainly where high rainfall is available. This study was conducted in Jimma University College of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine campus during 2019 cropping season to determine the effect of cow urine and water quenched biochar with the biochar application rate on wheat yield and yield components. A wheat pot experiment was sown with two biochar rates (6 t ha-1 and 4 t ha-1 quenched with (cow urine and water). The number of effective tillers, spike length, seeds per spike, above dry biomass and thousand seed weight revealed non-significant differences. However, plant height, yield per pot and harvest index indicated significant variation due to the treatment combination of cow urine quenched, water quenched biochar and biochar rate over the control treatment. Six (6) tones biochar quenched with cow urine showed the maximum result and followed by 4 tones biochar quenched with cow urine. Biochar application has a significant advantage over control treatment.
 Int. J. Agril. Res. Innov. Tech. 10(1): 35-39, June 2020

Effect of different concentration of Gir cow urine in growth and biochemical changes to fresh water Fish Cirrhinus mrigala Fingerlings (Hamilton)

Aquaculture is a highly profitable venture in India. Also, it has availability of nutritive food for the growing population. Cows were regarded as wealth and were the backbone of the economy of ancient Indians. Cow urine is considered to be the most effective animal origin substance having intrinsic property of general health improvement. (Gir) Cow urine were used in this present study, to evaluate its efficiency in enhancing growth and improving in mrigala fingerlings, one of the Indian major carps. The control and treated groups were sacrificed on the 30th day post cow urine treatment and the growth and biochemical parameters were analyzed , the results show significant effect of cow urine of the Indian major carp Cirrhinus mrigala . The maximum growth rate of 0.00532 gm/day was observed in the cirrhinus mrigala fingerlings treated with 0.1% of Gir Cow Urine when compared with control.

Amelerioative effects of Cow Urine Distillate in Cell-mediated Immune Response of Triazophos-toxicated White Leghorn Cockerels

Triazophos is a commonly used organophosphate pesticide, which is highly toxic and pose serious threat to animal and human health. These compounds produce toxicity directly by inhibiting the acetylcholine esterase enzyme activity. No investigations have been carried out to observe the immunomodulatory effect of cow urine on organophosphate-toxicated animals and men. Therefore, this paper was designed to study the effect of triazophos toxicity and observe the effects of cow urine distillate in white leghorn cockerels. Twenty five white leghorn male chickens, reared under standard managemental conditions, were randomly divided into five groups of 5 birds each. Different doses of triazophos and cow urine distillate were administered orally through feed at 2.5, 5 ppm levels to groups G2, G3 and through drinking water to groups G4, G5, respectively for 100 days daily, with 1 group as control. The cell-mediated immune (CMI) response of the birds was estimated using lymphocyte stimulation test (LST) and delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH). The DTH and LST were performed twice, on 50th and 100th days. Immunological parameters showed significant (P<0.01) decrease leading to immunosupression in different doses of triazophos treated birds in comparison to control group while a significant increase (P<0.01) in all test values was observed in cow urine-treated groups (G4, G5) as compared to non-cow urine-treated groups (G2 and G3).

Effect of cow urine on wound healing property in Wister Albino Rats

The wound healing activity of cow urine was studied in Wistar albino rats. The efficacy of wound healing property was evaluated by excision wound model. The parameter studied was the rate of wound contraction. The studies on excision wound healing revealed that all the groups showed decreased wound area from day to day. On day 4th, the external application of urine showed significant increase in wound healing in male and female rats compared to all other groups. However, on 14th post wounding day, Group I and VIII animals showed 0 % and 0.40.4 % of healing was left, which may be due to normal immunity of the animals. Where as nitrofurazone treated animals showed 0 % and 0.50.3 % healing .The study revealed that the cow urine on external application to the wound, hastened the wound healing process.

A lysimeter study of the impact of cow urine, dairy shed euent, and nitrogen fertiliser on nitrate leaching

The effect of cow urine, dairy shed effluent (DE), and urea fertiliser on nitrate leaching was determined using undisturbed soil lysimeters (500 mm diameter by 700 mm deep) with ryegrass (Lolium perenne)–white clover (Trifolium repens) pasture. Cow urine was applied to the lysimeters, at rates of 0 and 1000 kg N/ha in May 1996. Urea and DE were applied to urine-applied and non-urine-applied lysimeters at rates of 0, 200, and 400 kg N/ha in 4 split equal applications in May, August, and November 1996 and February 1997. Natural rainfall was supplemented with simulated rainfall in winter and spring (May–October) to achieve the 75th percentile of winter–spring rainfall records in the region. Flood irrigation was applied 6 times during summer–autumn (November–April) at 100 mm per application, which is a typical practice used by dairy farmers in the region. Drainage water was collected and analysed for nitrate, nitrite, bromide (added tracer), and ammonium. Over the first year of the experiment (May 1996–April 1997), 12% of the urine-N applied was lost through leaching, mainly in nitrate form. When urine (1000 kg N/ha) was applied in combination with DE (200 kg N/ha) and urea (200 kg N/ha), the mineral N leaching loss increased to 14% of the total N applied. The annual average nitrate concentrations in the drainage from the lysimeters that received urine alone, or urine+DE and/or urea, were 33–57 mg N/L, with a mean peak concentration of 110 mg N/L. These nitrate concentrations were significantly higher than in those treatments that did not receive urine (1–5 mg N/L). Because, on average, about 25% of the area of a grazed dairy paddock receives urine per year, the field-scale leaching losses were calculated by taking into account the dilution effect of drainage water from non-urine patch areas of the paddock. The calculated annual paddock losses were 33–60 kg N/ha, and on average the annual paddock nitrate concentrations were 10–17 mg N/L. This demonstrates the importance of accounting for the dilution of nitrate in the leachate from non-urine patch areas of the paddock. The annual average concentration from the treatment DE at 400 kg N/ha was significantly lower than that from the urea treatment at the same rate. This was probably because of the different chemical forms of N in each material, and needs to be taken into account when developing regional rules for land application of urea and effluents.

Effect of cow urine upon denitrification

The influence of urine application upon the zone and rate of denitrification of a pastoral soil was studied using a short term incubation technique. Under the condition of full enzyme induction, no increase in denitrification activity was measured with the addition of cow urine. The zone of maximum denitrification activity was within the top 30 mm and did not shift with increasing C and N substrate at the 60–90 mm depth.

Effects of cow urine and its major constituents on pasture properties

Abstract The effects of cow urine and equivalent nitrogen, potassium, and sulphur treatments on pasture yield, botanical composition, herbage chemical composition, and N fixation by clovers ~ere examm~d during winter and spring. Urine caused a large increase in ryegrass Yield, due entirely to its N component. The effect on yield lasted 2-3 harvests and was followed by a decrease in clover growth. The sulphur treatment (sodium sulphate) reduced the depresslve effect ofN on clover growth. Urine increased the N concentratiop of grass (particularly the nitrate fraction) and increased the potassium concentration of grass and clover. N fixation by clover was markedly decreased by urine, particularly during the winter. The treatments were replicated at either end of a paddock to. examine the influence of the previous grazing method (nine years of break-feeding in the, same dlrection, wlth no back-fencing) on fertility transfer. At the low fertillty end, lower levels of pasture production and soil nutrients were measured and pasture response to urea was higher.

Effects of cow urine on growth of pasture and uptake of nutrients

Abstract A field trial was conducted on permanent pasture on Marton loam with cow urine and a nearly equivalent rate of KC1. Its objects were : 1. (1) To determine the apparent recovery of applied nitrogen and potassium. 2. (2) To evaluate the effect of these treatments on the magnesium and calcium in pasture and soil. The apparent recovery of applied nitrogen in the herbage was only 10 per cent of that applied in urine. The apparent recovery of potassium in the herbage was 20–23 per cent of that applied in urine or KC1. No difference was observed in the action of potassium whether applied as urine or as KC1, The effect of urine nitrogen on yields and on N concentration in the pasture lasted only about two months. The effect of applied potassium on yields and K concentration in the pasture was significant for two years. Urine and KC1 depressed the concentration but not the uptake of Mg and P in the herbage and slightly lowered the level of exchangeable magnesium in the soil. Considerable losses of N and K...