Abstract
A field experiment was conducted at the experimental farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, to ascertain the residual effect of Integrated Nutrient Management (INM) on the growth and yield of amaranthus (amaranthus cruentus L) on an acidic soil of Southeastern Nigeria. The treatment comprised of sole urea (UA) applied at 6.25t/ha, sole CaCO3 (LM) applied at 4t/ha, sole pig waste (PW) applied at 10t/ha, combination of 5t/ha of pig waste + 3.125t/ha of urea +5t/ha of mulch (PW+UA+ML), combination of 5t/ha of pig waste + 3.125t/ha of urea +5t/ha of mulch + 2t/ha of CaCO3 (PW+UA+ML+LM), combination of 5t/ha of pig waste + 3.125t/ha of urea + 5t/ha + CaCO3 (PW+UA+ LM) and a control (C). The treatments were replicated three times in a Randomized Complete Block Design and were applied once in August 2010. The test crop amaranthus was planted in 2010 and 2011 on the same piece of land. The results obtained showed that PW+UA+ML+LM significantly (P < 0.05) increased the plant height at the two years, with the values of 46 cm and 39cm respectively. It also significantly (P < 0.05) increased the dry matter yield, nitrogen and potassium concentration in the plants. The study showed that the combination of PW+UA+ML+LM improved most of the plant parameters tested and had a lasting residual effect in the soil.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM increased plant height in 2010 to 46 cm.
- Taxon
- amaranthus
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Amaranthuse3 - Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 46 cme0
- Qualifier
- 2010e3
- Comparator
- control (C)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“PW+UA+ML+LM significantly (P < 0.05) increased the plant height at the two years, with the values of 46 cm and 39cm respectively”
e1“The treatment comprised of sole urea (UA) applied at 6.25t/ha, sole CaCO3 (LM) applied at 4t/ha, sole pig waste (PW) applied at 10t/ha”
e2“and a control (C)”
e3“The test crop amaranthus was planted in 2010 and 2011”
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM increased plant height in 2011 to 39cm.
- Taxon
- amaranthusAmaranthuse2
- Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe0
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Value
- 39cme0
- Qualifier
- 2011e2
- Comparator
- control (C)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“PW+UA+ML+LM significantly (P < 0.05) increased the plant height at the two years, with the values of 46 cm and 39cm respectively”
e1“and a control (C)”
e2“The test crop amaranthus was planted in 2010 and 2011”
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM increased dry matter yield.
- Taxon
- amaranthusAmaranthuse3
- Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe1
- Outcome
- dry matter yielde0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control (C)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also significantly (P < 0.05) increased the dry matter yield, nitrogen and potassium concentration in the plants”
e1“PW+UA+ML+LM significantly”
e2“and a control (C)”
e3“growth and yield of amaranthus”
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM increased plant nitrogen concentration.
- Taxon
- amaranthusAmaranthuse3
- Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe1
- Outcome
- nitrogene0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control (C)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also significantly (P < 0.05) increased the dry matter yield, nitrogen and potassium concentration in the plants”
e1“PW+UA+ML+LM significantly”
e2“and a control (C)”
e3“growth and yield of amaranthus”
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM increased plant potassium concentration.
- Taxon
- amaranthusAmaranthuse3
- Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe1
- Outcome
- potassium concentration in the plantse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- control (C)e2
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“It also significantly (P < 0.05) increased the dry matter yield, nitrogen and potassium concentration in the plants”
e1“PW+UA+ML+LM significantly”
e2“and a control (C)”
e3“growth and yield of amaranthus”
Claim · model-written summary
PW+UA+ML+LM improved most tested plant parameters with a lasting residual soil effect.
- Taxon
- amaranthusAmaranthuse1
- Treatment
- PW+UA+ML+LMe0
- Outcome
- most of the plant parameters testede0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Qualifier
- lasting residual effect in the soile0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The study showed that the combination of PW+UA+ML+LM improved most of the plant parameters tested and had a lasting residual effect in the soil”
e1“growth and yield of amaranthus”
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