Abstract
Biogas bioslurry, which is normally a bio-digestion product from livestock refuse, can be utilized as an inorganic fertilizer, thus boosting not only soil fertility but also crop growth and yield. Its use can mitigate climate change by reducing methane gas emissions, which are associated with the direct application of fresh animal manure. The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya, and it aimed at investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield. There were four treatments: sole bioslurry, sole fertilizer (DAP), bioslurry + DAP, and control, which were replicated five times in a randomized, complete block-designed layout. Data were collected on plant growth (plant height and leaf length) and yield (marketable and unmarketable tubers and the number of tubers plant−1). The results indicated a general increase in plant height from week one to week seven, where peak values were noted with sole slurry, sole fertilizer, and bioslurry + DAP treatments, which recorded 9, 18, and 43% taller plants, respectively, relative to control. Further, the combined application of bioslurry and DAP fertilizer significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved potato growth and yield. For instance, there was a higher (23.3 t ha−1) yield in bioslurry + DAP treatment compared to the respective least record of 14.2 t ha−1 in control. Therefore, the study recommends a synergistic application of synthetic fertilizer (DAP) and bioslurry to potato crops for optimal crop growth and production.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Sole bioslurry made potato plants 9% taller than control
- Taxon
- potato
Solanum tuberosume2 - Treatment
- sole slurrye1
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- tallere1
- Value
- 9e1
- Comparator
- controle1
- Setting
- Taita Taveta County, Kenyae6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated a general increase in plant height from week one to week seven”
e1“sole slurry, sole fertilizer, and bioslurry + DAP treatments, which recorded 9, 18, and 43% taller plants, respectively, relative to control”
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
e6“The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya”
Claim · model-written summary
Sole synthetic fertilizer (DAP) made potato plants 18% taller than control
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume2
- Treatment
- sole fertilizere1
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- tallere1
- Value
- 18e1
- Comparator
- controle1
- Setting
- Taita Taveta County, Kenyae6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated a general increase in plant height from week one to week seven”
e1“sole slurry, sole fertilizer, and bioslurry + DAP treatments, which recorded 9, 18, and 43% taller plants, respectively, relative to control”
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
e6“The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya”
Claim · model-written summary
Bioslurry plus DAP made potato plants 43% taller than control
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume2
- Treatment
- bioslurry + DAPe1
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- tallere1
- Value
- 43%e1
- Comparator
- controle1
- Setting
- Taita Taveta County, Kenyae6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated a general increase in plant height from week one to week seven”
e1“sole slurry, sole fertilizer, and bioslurry + DAP treatments, which recorded 9, 18, and 43% taller plants, respectively, relative to control”
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
e6“The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya”
Claim · model-written summary
Potato plant height increased from week one to week seven
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume2
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- increasee0
- Qualifier
- from week one to week sevene0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated a general increase in plant height from week one to week seven”
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
Claim · model-written summary
Combined bioslurry and DAP significantly improved potato growth and yield compared with control
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume2
- Treatment
- combined application of bioslurry and DAP fertilizere3
- Outcome
- growth and yielde3
- Direction
- improvede3
- Qualifier
- p ≤ 0.05e3
- Comparator
- controle4
- Setting
- Taita Taveta County, Kenyae6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
e3“Further, the combined application of bioslurry and DAP fertilizer significantly (p ≤ 0.05) improved potato growth and yield”
e4“there was a higher (23.3 t ha−1) yield in bioslurry + DAP treatment compared to the respective least record of 14.2 t ha−1 in control”
e6“The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya”
Claim · model-written summary
Bioslurry plus DAP gave a yield of 23.3 t ha−1, higher than control at 14.2 t ha−1
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume2
- Treatment
- bioslurry + DAP treatmente4
- Outcome
- yielde4
- Direction
- highere4
- Value
- 23.3 t ha−1e4
- Qualifier
- 14.2 t ha−1e4
- Comparator
- controle4
- Setting
- Taita Taveta County, Kenyae6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e2“investigating the effect of bioslurry coupled with synthetic fertilizer on potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) growth and yield”
e4“there was a higher (23.3 t ha−1) yield in bioslurry + DAP treatment compared to the respective least record of 14.2 t ha−1 in control”
e6“The current study was carried out on farmer’s fields based at Wusi-Kishamba and Werugha wards in Taita Taveta County, Kenya”
Claim · model-written summary
A synergistic application of DAP and bioslurry is recommended for potato crops
- Taxon
- potatoSolanum tuberosume5
- Outcome
- synergistic application of synthetic fertilizer (DAP) and bioslurrye5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e5“the study recommends a synergistic application of synthetic fertilizer (DAP) and bioslurry to potato crops for optimal crop growth and production”
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