Abstract
A study was conducted at the National Semi-Arid Resources Research Institute-Serere, Uganda for three seasons (2013 short rains, 2014 long rains and 2014 short rains) to investigate the effect of crop residues and animal manure on soil bulk density (SBD), soil moisture content (SMC) and water use efficiency (WUE) of sesame. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The treatments comprised: control, 4 crop residues, 2 animal manures and combinations of 2 animal manures and 4 crop residues all applied at two rates of 3 and 6 t/ha. Plots treated with 6 t/ha of millet husks produced the highest SMC (37.46%) and lowest SBD (1.1717 g/cm3) across seasons; while plots treated with 3 t/ha of millet husks produced the highest WUE of sesame (9.92 kg ha-1 mm-1) across seasons compared with other crop residue and animal manure treatments applied singly. Soil moisture content was highest (38.09%) and SBD lowest (1.0520 g/cm3) across seasons in plots treated with 6 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet husks; while plots amended with 3 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet husks produced the highest WUE of sesame (9.40 g/cm3) across seasons compared with other treatments. Crop residues influenced SMC and SBD in the order; millet husks > cowpea husks > sorghum husks > groundnut shells. Crop residues affected WUE of sesame in the order; millet husks > sorghum husks > groundnut shells > cowpea husks. This study has demonstrated that poultry manure plus millet husks have a potential to enhance WUE of sesame.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Millet husks at 6 t/ha gave the highest soil moisture content of 37.46%.
- Taxon
- Sesame
Sesamum indicumt0 - Treatment
- 6 t/ha of millet huskse0
- Outcome
- SMCe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 37.46%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plots treated with 6 t/ha of millet husks produced the highest SMC (37.46%) and lowest SBD (1.1717 g/cm3) across seasons”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Millet husks at 6 t/ha gave the lowest soil bulk density of 1.1717 g/cm3.
- Taxon
- SesameSesamum indicumt0
- Treatment
- 6 t/ha of millet huskse0
- Outcome
- SBDe0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 1.1717 g/cm3e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plots treated with 6 t/ha of millet husks produced the highest SMC (37.46%) and lowest SBD (1.1717 g/cm3) across seasons”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Millet husks at 3 t/ha gave the highest sesame WUE of 9.92 kg ha-1 mm-1.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0
- Treatment
- 3 t/ha of millet huskse0
- Outcome
- WUE of sesamee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.92 kg ha-1 mm-1e0
- Comparator
- other crop residue and animal manure treatments applied singlye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plots treated with 3 t/ha of millet husks produced the highest WUE of sesame (9.92 kg ha-1 mm-1) across seasons compared with other crop residue and animal manure treatments applied singly.”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure plus millet husks at 6 t/ha gave the highest soil moisture of 38.09%.
- Taxon
- SesameSesamum indicumt0
- Treatment
- 6 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet huskse0
- Outcome
- Soil moisture contente0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 38.09%e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil moisture content was highest (38.09%) and SBD lowest (1.0520 g/cm3) across seasons in plots treated with 6 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet husks”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure plus millet husks at 6 t/ha gave the lowest soil bulk density of 1.0520 g/cm3.
- Taxon
- SesameSesamum indicumt0
- Treatment
- 6 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet huskse0
- Outcome
- SBDe0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Value
- 1.0520 g/cm3e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Soil moisture content was highest (38.09%) and SBD lowest (1.0520 g/cm3) across seasons in plots treated with 6 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet husks”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry manure plus millet husks at 3 t/ha gave the highest sesame WUE of 9.40 g/cm3.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0
- Treatment
- 3 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet huskse0
- Outcome
- WUE of sesamee0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 9.40 g/cm3e0
- Comparator
- other treatmentse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“plots amended with 3 t/ha of poultry manure plus millet husks produced the highest WUE of sesame (9.40 g/cm3) across seasons compared with other treatments.”
Claim · model-written summary
Residues ranked millet, cowpea, sorghum, groundnut for soil moisture and bulk density.
- Taxon
- SesameSesamum indicumt0
- Outcome
- SMC and SBDe0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Crop residues influenced SMC and SBD in the order; millet husks > cowpea husks > sorghum husks > groundnut shells.”
t0“Sesame”
Claim · model-written summary
Residues ranked millet, sorghum, groundnut, cowpea for sesame WUE.
- Taxon
- sesameSesamum indicume0
- Outcome
- WUE of sesamee0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Crop residues affected WUE of sesame in the order; millet husks > sorghum husks > groundnut shells > cowpea husks.”
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