Performance of Lowland Rice under Different Sources of Organic Fertilizer at Badeggi Central Nigeria
Umaru I. *
National Biotechnology Development Agency, Lugbe, Abuja. Nigeria.
Gbanguba U. A.
National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi. PMB 8 Bida. Niger state Nigeria.
S. Isah
Department of Crop Production Technology, Niger State College of Agriculture, PMB 109, Mokwa, Nigeria.
A. A. Yabagi
National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi. PMB 8 Bida. Niger state Nigeria.
H. N. Abubakar
National Cereals Research Institute, Badeggi. PMB 8 Bida. Niger state Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
The experiment was conducted at the Lowland Experimental field of National Cereals Research Institute in the rainy season of 2019 and 2020 to determine the lowland rice performance under the application of different sources of organic fertilizer. The results indicated that rice height, tiller number, rice straw and grain yield production were affected significantly with supplying of different sources of organic fertilizer. Higher tonnage of rice straw and rice grain yield were recorded under application of Poultry manure. Applying poultry manure to rice farm should be adopted by the resources poor farmers to save cost for purchasing of chemical fertilizer.
Keywords: Performance, under, application, lowland, rice, organic
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