Abstract
Field trials were conducted at the upland sugarcane experimental field of the National Cereals Research Institute Badeggi (lat.9 45 N, long. 0.6 07 E, 70.5 meters above sea level) in the Southern Guinea Savannah ecological zone of Nigeria in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 wet and dry seasons to evaluate for the most appropriate cattle manure application method for higher sugarcane yield. From the results, application of cattle manure broadcast on the soil surface and the incorporated in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 favoured weed productivity than the remaining methods of application at three months after planting. The effect of cattle manure application methods was not significant on percent germination count at 1 month after planting (MAP), plant height at 3 MAP, and crop vigour score at 3MAP and percent brix at harvest12 MAP in both years of the experimentation. However, incorporation, side band placement, basal and top band placement methods produced significantly similar number of tillers per plot but was significantly higher than the tiller obtained through broad casting cattle manure on the soil surface in the two trials. The number of chewable stalks per plot and stalk yield (t/ha) obtained from the incorporated, basal application and top band application methods of cattle manure were significantly similar. However, all these values were significantly higher than values obtained from the plots treated with cattle nanure through broad casting on the soil surface in both years of the experimentation.
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Claim · model-written summary
Broadcast and incorporated manure favored weed productivity over other methods at three months.
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e0“application of cattle manure broadcast on the soil surface and the incorporated in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 favoured weed productivity than the remaining methods of application at three months after planting.”
e1“upland sugarcane experimental field”
Claim · model-written summary
Manure placement had no significant effect on germination, height, vigor or brix in either year.
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- sugarcanee1
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- cattle manure application methodse0
- Outcome
- percent germination count at 1 month after planting (MAP), plant height at 3 MAP, and crop vigour score at 3MAP and percent brix at harvest12 MAPe0
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e0“The effect of cattle manure application methods was not significant on percent germination count at 1 month after planting (MAP), plant height at 3 MAP, and crop vigour score at 3MAP and percent brix at harvest12 MAP in both years of the experimentation.”
e1“upland sugarcane experimental field”
Claim · model-written summary
Incorporated, side band, basal and top band manure produced similar tiller numbers, all higher than broadcast manure.
Verbatim
e0“incorporation, side band placement, basal and top band placement methods produced significantly similar number of tillers per plot but was significantly higher than the tiller obtained through broad casting cattle manure on the soil surface in the two trials.”
e1“upland sugarcane experimental field”
Claim · model-written summary
Incorporated, basal and top band manure gave similar chewable stalk numbers and stalk yields, above broadcast application.
Verbatim
e0“The number of chewable stalks per plot and stalk yield (t/ha) obtained from the incorporated, basal application and top band application methods of cattle manure were significantly similar. However, all these values were significantly higher than values obtained from the plots treated with cattle nanure through broad casting on the soil surface in both years of the experimentation.”
e1“upland sugarcane experimental field”
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