Abstract
The growing of plants hydroponically is a soilless form of growing in modern day agriculture. It helps to make feed available for animals throughout the season since it is not affected by what is faced by field grown crops. The use of animal waste, that is, their faeces, in the growth of forage was compared with commercial hydroponics solutions as a way of looking for a reduction in the cost incurred in the purchase of commercial hydroponics solutions. The study evaluated the use of organic nutrient solutions (ONS) alongside a standard/commercial nutrient solution in growing crops hydroponically on the growth, dry matter yield, water use efficiency, and chemical composition of hydroponic maize fodder. The ONS used were formulated from the dried faeces of cattle, poultry, rabbits, and swine. The prepared organic nutrient solutions with the control were used in growing the maize seeds for 10 days, and growth, yield, and chemical composition were determined. Results show the highest (196 g) dry matter yield for maize hydroponic fodder irrigated with poultry ONS. Similarly, maize irrigated with poultry ONS was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in CP content, while it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions. A lower water use efficiency value (0.19 kg DM/m3) was recorded for maize irrigated with cattle ONS. According to the study, irrigating maize with different organic nutrient solutions produced maize fodder with a higher yield and a similar chemical composition as the commercial nutrient solution.
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Poultry organic nutrient solution gave the highest maize fodder dry matter yield, 196 g.
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e0“highest (196 g) dry matter yield for maize hydroponic fodder irrigated with poultry ONS”
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Poultry ONS produced significantly higher CP content.
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e0“maize irrigated with poultry ONS was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in CP content”
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Poultry ONS CP content did not differ significantly from cattle solution.
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e0“it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
e1“Similarly, maize irrigated with poultry ONS was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in CP content, while it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
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Poultry ONS CP content did not differ significantly from swine solution.
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e0“it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
e1“Similarly, maize irrigated with poultry ONS was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in CP content, while it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
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Poultry ONS CP content did not differ significantly from commercial solution.
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- poultry ONSe1
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e0“it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
e1“Similarly, maize irrigated with poultry ONS was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in CP content, while it was not significantly different from maize irrigated with cattle, swine, and commercial solutions”
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Cattle ONS gave a lower water use efficiency of 0.19 kg DM/m3.
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e0“A lower water use efficiency value (0.19 kg DM/m3) was recorded for maize irrigated with cattle ONS”
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Organic nutrient solutions produced higher maize fodder yield than the commercial solution.
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- different organic nutrient solutionse0
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- highere0
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- commercial nutrient solutione0
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e0“irrigating maize with different organic nutrient solutions produced maize fodder with a higher yield and a similar chemical composition as the commercial nutrient solution”
Claim · model-written summary
Organic nutrient solutions produced similar maize fodder chemical composition to commercial solution.
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- different organic nutrient solutionse0
- Outcome
- chemical compositione0
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- similare0
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- commercial nutrient solutione0
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e0“irrigating maize with different organic nutrient solutions produced maize fodder with a higher yield and a similar chemical composition as the commercial nutrient solution”
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