Germination of alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seeds in Desert soil after fertilization with raw and digested animal manure
Jamal Abubaker,
Abdelsalam Abobaker,
Mohemed Essalem
et al.
Abstract:Animal manure has been approved as an appropriate soil fertilizer. However, the effect on seed germination, growth, and yield of crops still needs more evaluation across various agricultural ecosystems. A germination experiment was conducted to evaluate the performance of raw and digested sheep and poultry manure on alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.) seed germination in desert soil. Four sowing dates were evaluated in the experiment, i.e. directly, 10, 20, and 30 days after soil fertilization. The fertilizers were a… Show more
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