Effect of Farmyard Manure (FYM) and Zinc Fertilizer Application on Yield Parameters of Common Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Grown on Sandy-clay Loam of Borno State, Nigeria

Abstract

A Screen House experiment was carried out in University of Maiduguri to study the effects of Farmyard Manure (FYM) and Zinc fertilizer rates on wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) grain yield, 1000 grain weight, total dry matter weigh and HI on Sandy Clay-loam soil with location; Latitude (11.923100 ON and 11.919042 ON) and Longitude (13.228927 OE and 13.221758 OE) of Jere Local Government Area, Borno state, Nigeria. The study was set out in CRD with 3 replications. Composite 10 kg soil was weighed into 36 pots and treatments applied. Reyna 28 wheat seed obtained from Lake Chad Research Institute (LCRI) Maiduguri was used for the pot experiment. Six (6) wheat seedlings were allowed to grow to maturity from each pot. The pots were kept clean from weeds. Results obtained showed improved wheat yield with 5t/ha FYM + 5ppm Zn and 10t/ha FYM + 0 ppm Zn fertilizer rates leading the best yield for wheat grain and TDMW. 1000 grain weight and harvest index were also significantly increased with FYM and Zn fertilizer application. It was concluded that application of FYM and Zn fertilizer had increased wheat grain and TDMW yield as well as 1000 grain weight and harvest index.

Effect of different nutrient management on yield and economics of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.)

“…This aligned with a previous study by Debbarma et al (2020) [6] and Jackson et al (2019) [13] , the use of the complete recommended NPK plus VC @ 2 tonnes per hectare and full recommended dose of NPK plus VC @ 1 tonne per hectare and Zn @ 5 kilograms per hectare had a positive influence as they recorded maximum harvest index (46.322 and 45.01%, respectively) followed by 100% NPK with harvest index of 44.92%. it was aligned with previous studies by Zubairu et al (2022) [29] have demonstrated significant impacts of different nutrient sources on the harvest index. was registered in (T6) 100% NPK in conjunction with VC at 2 tonnes per hectare, which was due to higher quantities of vermicompost applied.…”