Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia
In Ethiopia’s highlands and middle lands, finger millet is a significant food and beverage crop; but, poor farming practices and ineffective fertilizer use have led to nutrient depletion and declining crop yields. In light of this, a study was done to determine the integrated effect of vermicompost...
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| description | In Ethiopia’s highlands and middle lands, finger millet is a significant food and beverage crop; but, poor farming practices and ineffective fertilizer use have led to nutrient depletion and declining crop yields. In light of this, a study was done to determine the integrated effect of vermicompost and inorganic fertilizer on yield and soil physico-chemical properties of finger millet. The four levels of vermicompost, three recommended rates of NPSB and urea are integrated in the treatment with recommended and fertilizer alone. A Randomized Complete Block Design was used to set up the experiment, with fifteen treatments and three replications. The application of 100:25 integration resulted in the greatest dry biomass weight and straw with the application of 25:50 % vermicompost, NPSB and urea, the greatest harvest index and grain yield of finger millet. The application of 25:50% integrated fertilizers 50 and 45 kg ha−1 produced the maximum net benefit, Ethiopian birr 56,475.9 ha−1, with a marginal rate of return of 93.63%. Therefore, to boost the productivity of finger millet, farmers in the research region are advised to apply 25:50% vermicompost (1.16 tons ha−1), and NPSB and urea fertilizer (50 kg NPSB ha−1 and 45 kg urea ha−1). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2ba3694978624397b1cff4ee7cc0b0252025-08-20T01:56:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupCogent Food & Agriculture2331-19322025-12-0111110.1080/23311932.2025.2474153Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, EthiopiaMamo Mekonnen Feyanbule0Habtamu Ashagre1Thomas Abraham2Oromia Agricultural Research Institute, Bako Agricultural Research Center, Bako, EthiopiaDepartment of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Ambo University, Ambo, EthiopiaDepartment of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture, Ambo University, Ambo, EthiopiaIn Ethiopia’s highlands and middle lands, finger millet is a significant food and beverage crop; but, poor farming practices and ineffective fertilizer use have led to nutrient depletion and declining crop yields. In light of this, a study was done to determine the integrated effect of vermicompost and inorganic fertilizer on yield and soil physico-chemical properties of finger millet. The four levels of vermicompost, three recommended rates of NPSB and urea are integrated in the treatment with recommended and fertilizer alone. A Randomized Complete Block Design was used to set up the experiment, with fifteen treatments and three replications. The application of 100:25 integration resulted in the greatest dry biomass weight and straw with the application of 25:50 % vermicompost, NPSB and urea, the greatest harvest index and grain yield of finger millet. The application of 25:50% integrated fertilizers 50 and 45 kg ha−1 produced the maximum net benefit, Ethiopian birr 56,475.9 ha−1, with a marginal rate of return of 93.63%. Therefore, to boost the productivity of finger millet, farmers in the research region are advised to apply 25:50% vermicompost (1.16 tons ha−1), and NPSB and urea fertilizer (50 kg NPSB ha−1 and 45 kg urea ha−1).https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2025.2474153Finger milletvermicompostNPSBureasoil pHAgriculture & Environmental Sciences |
| spellingShingle | Mamo Mekonnen Feyanbule Habtamu Ashagre Thomas Abraham Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia Cogent Food & Agriculture Finger millet vermicompost NPSB urea soil pH Agriculture & Environmental Sciences |
| title | Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia |
| title_full | Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia |
| title_fullStr | Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia |
| title_short | Effect of vermicompost and NPSB with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico-chemical properties at Gobu Sayo district, Ethiopia |
| title_sort | effect of vermicompost and npsb with urea fertilizer rates on finger millet yield and soil physico chemical properties at gobu sayo district ethiopia |
| topic | Finger millet vermicompost NPSB urea soil pH Agriculture & Environmental Sciences |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311932.2025.2474153 |
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