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Manure for Cropping: A Case Study from Central Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

J. Mark Powell
J. Mark Powell
Affiliation:
International Livestock Centre for Africa, Subhumid Zone Programme, PMB 2248 Kaduna, Nigeria
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Summary

The traditional management of cattle manure in a cropping system in the savanna zone of central Nigeria is discussed in conjunction with the agronomic benefits and problems of manure use. Nitrogen and phosphorus contents of the manure varied seasonally. On-farm trials showed that maize grain yields were about 1 t ha−1 more and weed growth 90% greater in manured than in non-manured areas. It is important to reduce the competition between crops and weeds if grain crops are to obtain the full benefit of manure in such cropping systems.

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Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 22 , Issue 1 , January 1986 , pp. 15 - 24
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1986

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