Abstract
The study examined rice farmers’ fertiliser purchasing behaviour and the impact of various fertiliser regimes on rice growth, yield, and grain nutrient content. Additionally, a field experiment using a randomised complete block design tested four treatments: no fertilizer (control), NPK20:10:10 (farmer’s practice), NPK20:10:10 + Single Superphosphate (SSP), and Urea + SSP. Results showed that while Urea + SSP improved growth metrics, NPK20:10:10+SSP achieved the highest grain yield (81 kg/plot) and 1000-seed weight (24.67 g), alongside elevated levels of iron and zinc, addressing both yield gaps and hidden hunger. These findings highlight the potential of phosphorus-enriched fertilizers to enhance productivity and nutritional outcomes in smallholder systems. The study underscores the importance of tailored, balanced fertilizer recommendations and sustainable interventions to address food security and malnutrition in Nigeria. Future research should explore these practices' scalability and long-term effects in diverse agrarian contexts.
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Claim · model-written summary
Urea + SSP improved rice growth metrics.
- Taxon
- Rice
Oryza sativat0 - Treatment
- Urea + SSPe0
- Outcome
- growth metricse0
- Direction
- improvede0
- Comparator
- no fertilizer (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Urea + SSP improved growth metrics”
t0“Rice Yield”
e1“no fertilizer (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK20:10:10+SSP gave the highest rice grain yield, 81 kg/plot.
- Taxon
- RiceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- NPK20:10:10+SSPe0
- Outcome
- grain yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 81 kg/plote0
- Comparator
- no fertilizer (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK20:10:10+SSP achieved the highest grain yield (81 kg/plot)”
t0“Rice Yield”
e1“no fertilizer (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK20:10:10+SSP gave the highest rice 1000-seed weight, 24.67 g.
- Taxon
- RiceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- NPK20:10:10+SSPe0
- Outcome
- 1000-seed weighte0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 24.67 ge0
- Comparator
- no fertilizer (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK20:10:10+SSP achieved the highest grain yield (81 kg/plot) and 1000-seed weight (24.67 g)”
t0“Rice Yield”
e1“no fertilizer (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK20:10:10+SSP elevated grain iron and zinc levels.
- Taxon
- RiceOryza sativat0
- Treatment
- NPK20:10:10+SSPe0
- Outcome
- levels of iron and zince0
- Direction
- elevatede0
- Comparator
- no fertilizer (control)e1
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“NPK20:10:10+SSP achieved the highest grain yield (81 kg/plot) and 1000-seed weight (24.67 g), alongside elevated levels of iron and zinc”
t0“Rice Yield”
e1“no fertilizer (control)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend tailored, balanced fertilizer recommendations for Nigerian smallholder systems.
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- RiceOryza sativat0
- Outcome
- tailored, balanced fertilizer recommendationse0
- Setting
- Nigeriae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The study underscores the importance of tailored, balanced fertilizer recommendations and sustainable interventions to address food security and malnutrition in Nigeria”
t0“Rice Yield”
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