Abstract
The study compares the growth, yield, and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus , Amaranthus cruentus, and Amaranthus deflexus , grown with poultry manure and NPK in relation to the unfertilized soil of Ilorin, Nigeria. Viable seeds of the Amaranths raised in nursery for two weeks were transplanted (one plant per pot) into unfertilized soil (control) and soils fertilized with either NPK or poultry manure (PM) at 30 Kg ha −1 rate arranged in randomized complete block design with four replicates. Data were collected on plant height, stem girth, number of leaves, leaf area, and number of branches from 1 week after transplanting (1 WAT). Fresh weight, dry weight, and proximate composition were determined at 6 WAT. Except for the length, breadth, and number of leaves, the order of growth parameters and yield in the three Amaranthus species was NPK > PM > control. NPK grown Amaranthus species had the highest protein while PM-grown vegetables had the highest ash content. Crude fibre in A. cruentus grown with PM was significantly higher than NPK and the control. The NPK treatment of A. hybridus and A. deflexus had the highest crude fibre content. NPK and PM favoured growth and yield of the Amaranthus species but influenced proximate composition differently.
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Claims 5
Claim · model-written summary
NPK-fertilised Amaranthus gave higher growth parameters and yield than the control, with poultry manure ranked between them.
- Taxon
- Amaranthus
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Amaranthuse0 - Treatment
- NPKe2
- Outcome
- growth parameters and yielde2
- Direction
- higherinferrede2
- Qualifier
- Except for the length, breadth, and number of leavese2
- Comparator
- controle2
- Setting
- Ilorin, Nigeriae1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“The study compares the growth, yield, and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus , Amaranthus cruentus, and Amaranthus deflexus”
e1“grown with poultry manure and NPK in relation to the unfertilized soil of Ilorin, Nigeria”
e2“Except for the length, breadth, and number of leaves, the order of growth parameters and yield in the three Amaranthus species was NPK > PM > control”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK-grown Amaranthus had the highest protein content.
- Taxon
- AmaranthusAmaranthuse0
- Treatment
- NPKe3
- Outcome
- proteine3
- Direction
- higheste3
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The study compares the growth, yield, and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus , Amaranthus cruentus, and Amaranthus deflexus”
e3“NPK grown Amaranthus species had the highest protein”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry-manure-grown vegetables had the highest ash content.
- Taxon
- AmaranthusAmaranthuse0
- Treatment
- PM-growne4
- Outcome
- ash contente4
- Direction
- higheste4
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The study compares the growth, yield, and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus , Amaranthus cruentus, and Amaranthus deflexus”
e4“PM-grown vegetables had the highest ash content”
Claim · model-written summary
Crude fibre in Amaranthus cruentus grown with poultry manure was significantly higher than with NPK or the control.
- Taxon
- A. cruentus
Amaranthus cruentuse5 - Treatment
- PMe5
- Outcome
- Crude fibree5
- Direction
- highere5
- Comparator
- NPK and the controle5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“Crude fibre in A. cruentus grown with PM was significantly higher than NPK and the control”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK treatment gave the highest crude fibre content in Amaranthus hybridus and Amaranthus deflexus.
- Taxon
- A. hybridus and A. deflexus
Amaranthus hybridus_Amaranthus_deflexus_inflorescence.jpg?width=60)
Amaranthus deflexuse6 - Treatment
- NPKe6
- Outcome
- crude fibre contente6
- Direction
- higheste6
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e6“The NPK treatment of A. hybridus and A. deflexus had the highest crude fibre content”
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