Abstract
Low rice yields in Nigeria are attributed to poor soil fertility. Inorganic fertilizers used to improve soil fertility are expensive and not readily available. This work aimed at evaluating the nutrient potential of rice husk and cassava effluent compost for production of rice in Abraka, Delta State, Nigeria. Four formulations were made with rice husk (RH) and cow dung in ratio 7:3 by weight using water and cassava effluent [RH with water (RH), RH + cow dung with water (RHCd), RH with cassava effluent (RHC), RH + cow dung with cassava effluent (RHCdC)] and were applied at 2.5, 5 and 10 t/ha with control. Rice seeds were sown for two years in a randomized complete block design. Residual effects were monitored in the third year. Plant height (PH), leaf area (LA), dry matter (DM) and rice grain yield (GY) were measured as well as soil samples were taken for post-cropping analysis. Data were analyzed with ANOVA at α0.05. The results revealed that treatment RHCd at 10 t/ha had highest PH and LA while RHCdC at 10 t/ha produced the highest DM and GY in both years and in residual study. Treatment RHCdC at 10 t/ha had the highest soil pH value, organic carbon and RHCd at 10 t/ha had the highest total nitrogen at harvest in second year. Both treatments increased soil nutrients at harvest than other treatments and improved soil fertility. Keywords: Soil amendment, cow dung, organic fertilizer, rice yield, Abraka.
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Claim · model-written summary
RHCd at 10 t/ha gave the highest plant height and leaf area of upland rice.
- Taxon
- upland rice
Oryza sativat0 - Treatment
- RHCd at 10 t/hae0
- Outcome
- PH and LAe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Setting
- Delta State, Nigeriat0
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t0“Effects of rice husk and cassava mill effluent compost on upland rice cultivation in Delta State, Nigeria”
e0“treatment RHCd at 10 t/ha had highest PH and LA”
Claim · model-written summary
RHCdC at 10 t/ha gave the highest dry matter and grain yield of upland rice in both years and in the residual study.
- Taxon
- upland riceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- RHCdC at 10 t/hae0
- Outcome
- DM and GYe0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Qualifier
- in both years and in residual studye0
- Setting
- Delta State, Nigeriat0
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t0“Effects of rice husk and cassava mill effluent compost on upland rice cultivation in Delta State, Nigeria”
e0“RHCdC at 10 t/ha produced the highest DM and GY in both years and in residual study”
Claim · model-written summary
RHCdC at 10 t/ha gave the highest soil pH value and organic carbon after upland rice cropping.
- Taxon
- upland riceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- RHCdC at 10 t/hae1
- Outcome
- soil pH value, organic carbone1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Setting
- Delta State, Nigeriat0
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t0“Effects of rice husk and cassava mill effluent compost on upland rice cultivation in Delta State, Nigeria”
e1“Treatment RHCdC at 10 t/ha had the highest soil pH value, organic carbon and RHCd at 10 t/ha had the highest total nitrogen at harvest in second year”
Claim · model-written summary
RHCd at 10 t/ha gave the highest total nitrogen in soil at harvest in the second year.
- Taxon
- upland riceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- RHCd at 10 t/hae1
- Outcome
- total nitrogene1
- Direction
- higheste1
- Qualifier
- at harvest in second yeare1
- Setting
- Delta State, Nigeriat0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of rice husk and cassava mill effluent compost on upland rice cultivation in Delta State, Nigeria”
e1“Treatment RHCdC at 10 t/ha had the highest soil pH value, organic carbon and RHCd at 10 t/ha had the highest total nitrogen at harvest in second year”
Claim · model-written summary
Both compost treatments increased soil nutrients at harvest compared with other treatments.
- Taxon
- upland riceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- Both treatmentse2
- Outcome
- soil nutrientse2
- Direction
- increasede2
- Comparator
- other treatmentse2
- Setting
- Delta State, Nigeriat0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effects of rice husk and cassava mill effluent compost on upland rice cultivation in Delta State, Nigeria”
e2“Both treatments increased soil nutrients at harvest than other treatments and improved soil fertility”
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