Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).

The study assessed the effect of Cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of potatoes. The study was guided by two objectives. To compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK on vegetative growth of potato plants, to compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on tuber yiel...

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Main Author: Ankunda, Olivia
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Kabale University 2024
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2213
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description The study assessed the effect of Cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of potatoes. The study was guided by two objectives. To compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK on vegetative growth of potato plants, to compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on tuber yield of potatoes. The study used a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with two treatments and a control experiment replicated three times. The field was divided into three, each with three plots measuring 2.7m by 2.7m. Cattle manure gave the most height compared to NPK fertilizer and the control. There were more shoots formed on plants that were fertilized using cattle manure followed by NPK and lastly control. Cattle manure produced the largest size compared to NPK fertilizer and control experiment. Cattle Manure also produced the most marketable tuber weight compared to NPK in the control experiment. The study recommends using cattle Manure for potato production in Uganda as it was found to increase crop performance and subsequent yield, which is beneficial to the environment and safe for farmers.
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spelling oai:idr.kab.ac.ug:20.500.12493-22132024-08-01T00:03:03Z Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum). Ankunda, Olivia Effect Cattle Manure NPK Fertilizers Growth Yield Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum) The study assessed the effect of Cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on the growth and yield of potatoes. The study was guided by two objectives. To compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK on vegetative growth of potato plants, to compare the effect of cattle manure and NPK fertilizer on tuber yield of potatoes. The study used a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), with two treatments and a control experiment replicated three times. The field was divided into three, each with three plots measuring 2.7m by 2.7m. Cattle manure gave the most height compared to NPK fertilizer and the control. There were more shoots formed on plants that were fertilized using cattle manure followed by NPK and lastly control. Cattle manure produced the largest size compared to NPK fertilizer and control experiment. Cattle Manure also produced the most marketable tuber weight compared to NPK in the control experiment. The study recommends using cattle Manure for potato production in Uganda as it was found to increase crop performance and subsequent yield, which is beneficial to the environment and safe for farmers. 2024-07-11T15:41:03Z 2024-07-11T15:41:03Z 2024 Thesis Ankunda, Olivia (2024). Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum). Kabale: Kabale University. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12493/2213 en Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/ application/pdf Kabale University
spellingShingle Effect
Cattle Manure
NPK Fertilizers
Growth
Yield
Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum)
Ankunda, Olivia
Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title_full Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title_fullStr Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title_full_unstemmed Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title_short Effect of Cattle Manure and NPK Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum).
title_sort effect of cattle manure and npk fertilizers on growth and yield of potatoes solanum tuberosum
topic Effect
Cattle Manure
NPK Fertilizers
Growth
Yield
Potatoes (Solanum Tuberosum)
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