The Effects of Organic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus (Amaranthus hybridus L.) Grown in a Lath House

Dlamini, Samkeliso N.; Masarirambi, Michael T.; Wahome, Paul K.; Oseni, T. O.

doi:10.9734/ajaar/2020/v12i130068

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“…Increased vegetable yield with the use of manure has been previously reported for okra [10]. The benefits of organic fertilizer use in vegetable production have previously been reported [11,12,13] and very recently reported [14,15,16] in the Kingdom of Eswatini.…”

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The Effects of Chicken Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.)

Dlamini

Masarirambi

Wahome

et al. 2020

AJAAR

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Swiss chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla) is a leafy vegetable that belongs to the Chenopodiaceae family. The leaves are cooked, if still tender they are used in salads. Over the years, Emawati have adopted the use of inorganic fertilizers as they are easy to apply and come with recommended application rates. However, their main drawback is that they are environmentally unfriendly especially when washed into rivers, streams and other water bodies. For this cause, the use of animal manures has been promoted. Four-week-old Swiss chard seedlings were transplanted on the 4th of February, 2016 in 1.5 x1.5 m plots with an inter and intra row spacing of 45 cm and they were irrigated twice a day during the first week and every second day from the second week until the end of the experiment. The experiment was conducted at the Horticulture Department Farm, Faculty of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, Luyengo Campus of the University of Swaziland to determine the effects of chicken manure application rates on growth, yield and quality of Swiss chard. Four chicken manure application rates (10, 20, 40 and 80 t/ha) and a recommended 900 kg/ha, inorganic basal fertilizer with a 125 kg/ha LAN top dressing fertilizer used as a control. A Randomised Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replicates was used. The study showed that the application of 80 t/ha of chicken manure improved the growth and yield of Swiss chard. It is recommended that farmers may use 80 t/ha of chicken manure because it gave the best results compared to the other treatments. The highest fresh shoot mass (237.5 g) was obtained in plants treated with 80 t/ha of chicken manure while the lowest fresh shoot mass (100.0 g) was obtained in plants fertilized with inorganic fertilizers. It was concluded that 80 t/ha was the best under the conditions of this study and it was found that fresh mass at the end was the most important parameter to consider.

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The Effects of Chicken Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.)

Dlamini

Masarirambi

Wahome

et al. 2020

AJAAR

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“…According to research by Sanni [25], applying organic fertilizer (compost) within four weeks can improve the quality of green spinach, including height by 31%, stem diameter by 35%, number of leaves by 41%, and leaf length by 20%. In addition, applying compost within four weeks can also increase freshness, with the parameter of green colour intensity in green spinach improving by 25% [26]. VP3 biofertilizer has been tested on chickpeas, long beans, and green beans and is able to match NPK fertilizers at recommended doses [27].…”

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“…In addition, applying compost within four weeks can also increase freshness, with the parameter of green colour intensity in green spinach improving by 25% [26]. VP3 biofertilizer has been tested on chickpeas, long beans, and green beans and is able to match NPK fertilizers at recommended doses [27].…”

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The Effect of VP3 Biofertilizer and Compost Application on Red Spinach (Amaranthus dubius) and Green Spinach (Amaranthus viridis) Yield and Quality

Arfarita,

Masyhuri,

Sugiarto

et al. 2024

J.Trop.Life.Science

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VP3 biofertilizer is a biological agent that has been formulated in previous research. It was applied once with compost and has been tested on red spinach and green spinach in the greenhouse to see its effect on yield and quality (chlorophyll content, anthocyanins, and shelf life at room temperature). Red spinach and green spinach had shown a significantly different growth response to applying biological fertilizers. VP3 biofertilizer with compost had the highest yield effect but was not significantly different from the recommended Nitrogen Phosphate Potassium (NPK) and Effective Microorganism4(EM4) treatment with compost. The application of VP3 Biofertilizer with NPK fertilizer showed a darker color (higher chlorophyll and anthocyanin content) than the application of biological fertilizers, but the values were not significantly different. The application of VP3 biofertilizer with compost affected the shelf life of both red spinach and green spinach. Spinach plants remained fresh at room temperature for three days of storage, while the other treatments lost freshness on the 3rd day after harvesting and even loosened the leaf on the 4th day after harvesting. Therefore, VP3 biofertilizer has potential to increase the yield and quality of spinach and other vegetable crops. The addition of the application period of VP3 biofertilizer needs to be carried out and observed to increase the yield and quality of plants further. Canonical Variate Analyses (CVA) can distinguish the grouping of treatments based on the selected parameter. Biplot assessment provides information on the strong relationship between the yield of green spinach and red spinach and a number of leaves, leaf area, and plant height. The application of VP3 biofertilizer with compost had a significant effect on the yield and quality and produced different effects between treatments, both in the case of green spinach and red spinach.

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Determination of the Hay Yield Performances of Varieties Belonging to Different Amaranth Species in Irrigated and Dry Conditions

Temel¹,

Keski̇n²,

Çakmakçi³

et al. 2020

Uluslararası Tarım Ve Yaban Hayatı Bilimleri Dergisi

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Farklı amaçlar (sebze, dane, süs ve yem bitkisi olarak ) için tercih edilen amarantların, ekstrem iklim ve toprak koşullarına toleranslarının yüksek olduğu bilinmektedir. Ancak Ülkemizde yem amacıyla kullanılan amarant türlerinin sulu ve kuru koşullarda ot verim performanslarının değerlendirilmesine yönelik bir çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Mevcut çalışma ile farklı amarant türlerine ait çeşitlerin (Sterk, Helios ve Ultra) ot verimi ve bazı özellikleri (bitki boyu, sap kalınlığı, yaprak sayısı, yaş ot verimi, kuru ot verimi, kuru ot oranı, yaprak, sap ve salkım oranı) sulu ve kuru koşullarda belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu amaçla 2017 ve 2018 yıllarında tesadüf bloklarında bölünmüş parseller deneme deseninde 3 tekerrürlü bir çalışma kurulmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda çeşitlerin bitki boyu, sap kalınlığı, yaprak sayısı, yaprak oranı, yaş ot ve kuru ot verimleri sulu koşullarda, kuru ot oranı, sap ve salkım oranları ise kuruda daha yüksek bulunmuştur. Çeşitler açısından en yüksek yaş ot ve kuru ot verimleri Helios çeşidini müteakiben Sterk çeşidinde belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca Sterk ve Helios çeşitlerinin kuru koşullarda azımsanmayacak oranda yaş ot ve kuru ot verimlerine sahip oldukları ortaya konulmuştur. Sonuç olarak yüksek ot verimleri için Sterk çeşidinin sulu koşullarda yetiştirilmesinin uygun olacağı kanısına varılmıştır.

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The Effects of Organic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus (Amaranthus hybridus L.) Grown in a Lath House

Cited by 4 publications

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The Effects of Chicken Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.)

The Effects of Chicken Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Swiss Chard (Beta vulgaris var. cicla L.)

The Effect of VP3 Biofertilizer and Compost Application on Red Spinach (Amaranthus dubius) and Green Spinach (Amaranthus viridis) Yield and Quality

Determination of the Hay Yield Performances of Varieties Belonging to Different Amaranth Species in Irrigated and Dry Conditions

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