Comparative Effects Of Different Animal Manures On Soil Physical Properties And Yield Ok Maize On An Ultisol In Southeastern Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Field experiments were conducted at two sites in Umudike, Umuahia,
to compare the effects of different animal manures on soil physical properties,
growth and yield of maize. The animal manure treatments were poultry dropping,
cow dung, pig waste applied at the rate of 10 tons Tha and control (no
amendment). All the amendments were incorporated into the soil at the beginning
of the raining season and monitored through the end of the experimental period.
Treatments were replicated four times in a randomized complete block design.
The following soil physical properties: bulk density, total porosity,
gravimetric moisture content, saturated hydraulic conductivity, soil resistance
to penetration, aggregate stability, particle size and soil temperature were
determined for 0 tolO andlO to 20 cm depths of soil at the beginning of the
work, 59 and 106 days after planting maize. Results shows that manure
treatments had no significant influence on soil temperature. Soils treated with
animal manure especially poultry manure and cow dung had the lowest bulk
densities, resistance to penetration, higher total porosity and moisture
contents. The highest saturated hydraulic conductivity and mean weight diameter
for the two sites were recorded on plots treated with poultry manure. Poultry
manure treatment also maintained significantly (p<0.05) better performance in plant height, dry matter yield, and grain yield of maize. Grain yield was in the order: poultry manure>
cow dung> pig waste> control.
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ONWUKA, I (2021). Comparative Effects Of Different Animal Manures On Soil Physical Properties And Yield Ok Maize On An Ultisol In Southeastern Nigeria.. Mouau.afribary.org: Retrieved Dec 22, 2024, from https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-effects-of-different-animal-manures-on-soil-physical-properties-and-yield-ok-maize-on-an-ultisol-in-southeastern-nigeria-7-2
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IFEOMA, ONWUKA. "Comparative Effects Of Different Animal Manures On Soil Physical Properties And Yield Ok Maize On An Ultisol In Southeastern Nigeria." Mouau.afribary.org (2021). Accessed 22 Dec. 2024. https://repository.mouau.edu.ng/work/view/comparative-effects-of-different-animal-manures-on-soil-physical-properties-and-yield-ok-maize-on-an-ultisol-in-southeastern-nigeria-7-2