Journal of Agricultural Science and Food Research
Open Access
ISSN: 2593-9173
ISSN: 2593-9173
Lemma Wog
Ethiopia
Research Article
Effect of Combined Use of Cattle Manure and Inorganic Nitrogen and Phosphorus on Yield Components Yield and Economics of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) in Belg and Meher Season at Abeo area Masha District, South-Western Ethiopia
Author(s): Isreal Zewide, Tamado Tana, Lemma Wog and Ali Mohammed
Isreal Zewide, Tamado Tana, Lemma Wog and Ali Mohammed
Soil fertility decline is considered as one of the major causes for resulting in reduced yield of potato production in Abelo area Masha district Sheka zone of south-western Ethiopia. Hence, a field experiment was conducted in Belgnand Meher season, in Abelo area, Masha district south-western Ethiopia, to investigate the effect of combined use of application of Cattle Manure (CM) with mineral NP on growth, yield components, yield, the economics of potato, and on selected soil physio-chemical characteristics. The treatments comprised combinations of three rates (2.5,5, 7.5 tha-1) of CM with 25%, 50% and 75% of recommended rates of mineral NP, respectively. In addition, 100% recommended rate of mineral NP (165 kg N ha-1 and 137 kg P2O5 ha-1) and zero rates were used for comparison. The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The results reve.. View More»