[PDF][PDF] Chicken manure-enhanced soil fertility and productivity: Effects of application rates

O Dikinya, N Mufwanzala - Journal of soil science and …, 2010 - academicjournals.org
The utilization of chicken manure as an organic fertilizer is essential in improving soil
productivity and crop production. We carried out the study to assess the effects of chicken …

Livestock manure and the impacts on soil health: A review

N Rayne, L Aula - Soil Systems, 2020 - mdpi.com
Soil health is the capacity of the soil to provide an environment for optimum growth and
development of plants, while also ensuring the health of animals and humans. Animal …

[PDF][PDF] Nutrient availability and maize (Zea mays) growth in soil amended with organic manures

T Aziz, S Ullah, A Sattar, M Nasim… - … Journal of Agriculture …, 2010 - researchgate.net
Organic manures help to improve soil physical, chemical and biological properties thus
improve nutrient availability to crops. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the …

Organic manure coupled with inorganic fertilizer: An approach for the sustainable production of rice by improving soil properties and nitrogen use efficiency

A Iqbal, L He, A Khan, S Wei, K Akhtar, I Ali, S Ullah… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The current farming system is heavily reliant on chemical fertilizers, which negatively affect
soil health, the environment, and crop productivity. Improving crop production on a …

Manure acts as a better fertilizer for increasing crop yields than synthetic fertilizer does by improving soil fertility

A Cai, M Xu, B Wang, W Zhang, G Liang, E Hou… - Soil and Tillage …, 2019 - Elsevier
Fertilization is an important management strategy for crop yields by mediating soil fertility.
However, rare studies quantitatively assessed the interactions among fertilization, crop …

The effects of two organic manures on soil properties and crop yields on a temperate calcareous soil under a wheat–maize cropping system

Y Zhao, P Wang, J Li, Y Chen, X Ying, S Liu - European Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
To improve soil fertility, efforts need to be made to increase soil organic matter content.
Straw manure is considered another important management practice to maintain soil …

Traditional Chinese medicine residue act as a better fertilizer for improving soil aggregation and crop yields than manure

J Ma, Y Chen, H Wang, J Wu - Soil and Tillage Research, 2019 - Elsevier
Manure application is widely considered to be an effective strategy for enhancing soil fertility
and crop yields. However, concerns have been raised regarding the sustainability of these …

Comparative effectiveness of different levels of poultry manure with NPK fertilizer on residual soil fertility, nutrient uptake and yield of maize

ON Adeniyan, SO Ojeniyi - Moor Journal of Agricultural Research, 2003 - ajol.info
The comparative effectiveness of residual effects of 300 kg/ha NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer, 7t/ha
poultry manure (Pm), five combinations of reduced levels of NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer and …

[PDF][PDF] Effect of poultry manure levels on the productivity of spring maize (Zea mays L.)

W Farhad, MF Saleem, MA Cheema… - J. Anim. Plant …, 2009 - researchgate.net
Poultry manure has long been recognized the most desirable organic fertilizer. It improves
soil fertility by adding both major and essential nutrients as well as soil organic matter which …

[PDF][PDF] Integrated application of poultry manure and mineral fertilizer on soil chemical properties, nutrient uptake, yield and growth components of maize

LS Ayeni, MT Adetunji - Nature and science, 2010 - researchgate.net
Field experiments were conducted in 2005 and 2006 at Adeyemi College of Education,
Ondo in rain forest zone of southwest Nigeria to investigate the residual effect of combined …