Abstract
A field experiment was conducted to study the comparative effects of household waste compost, poultry manure and inorganic fertilizer on mineral nutrition and quality of maize (Zeamays L.). There were ten treatments, one control and nine fertilizer combinations. In three separate treatments, NPK, household compost and poultry manure were applied alone. In three treatments, NPK and compost were used in different proportions. In three other treatments, NPK and poultry manure were combined together. The results indicated that compost alone significantly increased P, K, Ca and Mg in shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturity as compared to control. Different treatments of compost in combination with inorganic fertilizers obtained higher P concentrations in shoot and root at maturity compared with control treatment. Poultry manure alone significantly increased N in shoot and root at 30 days after sowing (DAS); P, K, and Mg in shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturity as compared to control. By increasing the proportion of inorganic fertilizer combined with decreasing amount of poultry manure showed lower concentration of P, K and Mg in shoot and root at both the stages as compared to poultry manure alone. Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total soluble sugar contents in grains varied within the ranges of 4. 00-5.33%, 19.00-23.33%, and 23.00-28.67%, respectively. There was little difference in sugar contents among the treatments, although a relatively higher sugar was obtained with compost alone treatment.
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Claim · model-written summary
Compost alone significantly increased shoot and root P, K, Ca and Mg at 30 DAS and maturity versus control.
- Organ / stage
- shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturitye0
- Treatment
- compost alonee0
- Outcome
- P, K, Ca and Mg in shoot and roote0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
- Setting
- field experimente2
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“compost alone significantly increased P, K, Ca and Mg in shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturity as compared to control”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
e2“A field experiment”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost combined with inorganic fertilizers produced higher shoot and root P at maturity than control.
- Organ / stage
- shoot and root at maturitye0
- Treatment
- compost in combination with inorganic fertilizerse0
- Outcome
- P concentrations in shoot and roote0
- Direction
- highere0
- Comparator
- control treatmente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Different treatments of compost in combination with inorganic fertilizers obtained higher P concentrations in shoot and root at maturity compared with control treatment”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure alone significantly increased shoot and root N at 30 DAS versus control.
- Organ / stage
- shoot and root at 30 days after sowing (DAS)e0
- Treatment
- Poultry manure alonee0
- Outcome
- N in shoot and roote0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Poultry manure alone significantly increased N in shoot and root at 30 days after sowing (DAS); P, K, and Mg in shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturity as compared to control”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure alone significantly increased shoot and root P, K and Mg at 30 DAS and maturity versus control.
- Organ / stage
- shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturitye0
- Treatment
- Poultry manure alonee0
- Outcome
- P, K, and Mg in shoot and roote0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Comparator
- controle0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Poultry manure alone significantly increased N in shoot and root at 30 days after sowing (DAS); P, K, and Mg in shoot and root at 30 DAS and at maturity as compared to control”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Increasing inorganic fertilizer while decreasing poultry manure lowered shoot and root P, K and Mg at both stages versus manure alone.
- Organ / stage
- shoot and root at both the stagese0
- Treatment
- increasing the proportion of inorganic fertilizer combined with decreasing amount of poultry manuree0
- Outcome
- concentration of P, K and Mg in shoot and roote0
- Direction
- lowere0
- Comparator
- poultry manure alonee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“By increasing the proportion of inorganic fertilizer combined with decreasing amount of poultry manure showed lower concentration of P, K and Mg in shoot and root at both the stages as compared to poultry manure alone”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Grain reducing sugar ranged from 4. 00 to 5.33%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total soluble sugar contents in grains varied within the ranges of 4. 00-5.33%, 19.00-23.33%, and 23.00-28.67%, respectively”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Grain non-reducing sugar ranged from 19.00 to 23.33%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total soluble sugar contents in grains varied within the ranges of 4. 00-5.33%, 19.00-23.33%, and 23.00-28.67%, respectively”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Grain total soluble sugar ranged from 23.00 to 28.67%.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total soluble sugar contents in grains varied within the ranges of 4. 00-5.33%, 19.00-23.33%, and 23.00-28.67%, respectively”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Sugar contents differed little among treatments.
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“There was little difference in sugar contents among the treatments”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost alone yielded relatively higher sugar content.
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“a relatively higher sugar was obtained with compost alone treatment”
e1“maize (Zeamays L.)”
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