Soil Chemical Properties, Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize as Influenced by Plant and Animal Based Organic Amendments
1 Department of Soil Science and Land Management, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M. B., 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun-State, Nigeria
2 Department of Soil Science and Land Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Nigeria
3 Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun-State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: olowoflo@yahoo.com
2 Department of Soil Science and Land Management, University of Agriculture, Abeokuta. Nigeria
3 Department of Plant Physiology and Crop Production, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M.B. 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun-State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: olowoflo@yahoo.com
Abstract
The influence of plant and animal-based organic amendments on soil chemical properties, yield and nutrient uptake by maize was studied for two years at the Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Ogun State, South-Western, Nigeria. The treatments used were: Poultry manure (PM); Compost (CP) derived from Poultry manure and Tithonia diversifolia; fresh Tithonia diversifolia applied as green manure (GM); Sunshine organo-mineral fertilizer (OMF); Neem organo compound fertilizer (NF) at 10 t/ha; N-P-K-20-10-10 (CF) at 120 kg N/ha; and control. They were arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design with four replicates under maize (variety-SUWAN 1) cropping. Results showed that maize yield was significantly (P
Keywords
compost-uptake
post-planting
organo-mineral fertilizer
neem organo compound
How to Cite
A., O. F., Kayode, A. J., O.,, A. C., A.A, S., Oluwagbemiga, A. P., A.,, A. S., O., A. T., & A., A. O. (2013). Soil Chemical Properties, Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize as Influenced by Plant and Animal Based Organic Amendments. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 23(1), 197-206.
O. F. A., A. J. Kayode, A. C. O.,, S. A.A, A. P. Oluwagbemiga, A. S. A.,, A. T. O., and A. O. A., "Soil Chemical Properties, Yield and Nutrient Uptake of Maize as Influenced by Plant and Animal Based Organic Amendments," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 23, no. 1, pp. 197-206, April 2013.
