Agrotechnology

Effects of Poultry Manure, Household Waste Compost and Inorganic Fertilizer on the Growth, Yield and Quality of Maize (Zea Mays L.)

International Conference on Agricultural & Horticultural Sciences

September 14-15, 2012 Hyderabad International Convention Centre, India

M. G. Kibria N. Hossain and K. T. Osman

AcceptedAbstracts: Agrotechnol

Abstract:

In the present work effects of poultry manure, household waste compost and inorganic fertilizers individually and their dif - ferent combinations on growth and yield of maize were determined from a field experiment. The results indicated that the experimental soil was very poorly fertile, and profitable crop growing without fertilizer application is not feasible there. All the fertilizer treatments improved growth as shown by the number of leaves, length of root and shoot, dry weights of root and shoot. Better growth under fertilizer treatments resulted in higher yield of the crop. But there were significant differences among the fertilizer treatments. For example, the highest yield (6.65 t ha -1 ) was obtained in the treatment with poultry manure alone and with 25% NPK + 75% poultry manure. These two treatments increased yield of maize by 579 percent over the control (no fertil - izer). NPK alone (120 kg N, 60 kg P and 80 kg K) also increased yield but by 309 %. The treatment 50% NPK + 50% poultry manure increased yield by 499 %. Reducing sugar, non-reducing sugar and total soluble sugar contents in grains varied within the ranges of 4.00-5.33%, 19.00-23.33%, and 23.00-28.67%, respectively. There was little difference in sugar contents among the treatments, although a relatively higher sugar was obtained with compost alone treatment. Crude protein in grains varied from 4.77 to 10.08%. The control and T6 (75% NPK + 25% Compost) had given the minimum value and T4 (25% NPK+75% Compost) gave the highest value.

Biography :

M. G. Kibria obtained his B. Sc (Honours) and M. Sc degree in Soil Science from University of Dhaka, Bangladesh. He has completed his Ph. D from University of Chittagong. He has published 23 papers in reputed journals. He is an Associate Professor and the Chairman of the Department of Soil Science, University of Chittagong, Bangladesh. He is a member of Indian Society of Soil Science, Bangladesh Soil Science Society, and Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.