Influence of weed control methods, poultry manure and planting pattern on growth and yield attributes of maize (<i>Zea mays </i>l.) in the northern Guinea Savannah zone of Nigeria
Abstract:ABSTRACT). The treatments consisted of six levels of weed control (S-metolachlor + atrazine at 1.98 and 2.64 kg a.i/ha, butachlor at 1.5 and 2.5 kg a.i/ha, hoe weeding at 3 and 6 weeks after sowing (WAS) and a weedy check), three levels of poultry manure (0, 4 and 8 t/ha) and two planting pattern (single and double row per ridge). The treatments were laid out in spit-plot design replicated three times. Weed control and poultry manure were assigned to the main plots, while planting pattern was assigned in the s… Show more
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