The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor

Chicken manure and saw dust are valuable organic wastes that can be utilized in vegetable fanning thru the concept of nutrient recycling and maintenance of soil organic matter. This study examined the effects of different ratios of chicken manure: saw dust (25CM:75SD, 50CM:50S0 and 75CM:25S0) and th...

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Main Author: Paul Tulik, anak Peter Raig
Format: Thesis
Language:English
Published: Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2007
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Online Access:http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16402/
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description Chicken manure and saw dust are valuable organic wastes that can be utilized in vegetable fanning thru the concept of nutrient recycling and maintenance of soil organic matter. This study examined the effects of different ratios of chicken manure: saw dust (25CM:75SD, 50CM:50S0 and 75CM:25S0) and the different levels of each ratio (0%, 10%,20%, 30% and 40%) on the overall growth performance and production of Chinese spinach, Amaranthus tricoloyfhe findings indicated that 30% and 40% of 50:50 CM: SO; 30% and 40% of75:25 CM: SO; and 100% CM yielded 3.145-5.54 kg! 2m2 which is equivalent the desired yield of 1-2 kg/m2 of the leafy vegetable. It could also be noted that the inclusion of more chicken manure would result in the increase of the height of the amaranth together with the accumulated biomass. The presence of 100% chicken manure markedly improved the overall performance of the amaranths as both the values of the dependant variables outshined the values in other ratios of treatments. The plot treated with 100% saw dusts has the lowest production among all the treatments incurred. The utilization of organic matters particularly animal wastes are therefore highly recommended in plant production for soil conservation which can contribute towards sustainable agriculture.
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spelling unimas-164022023-06-22T08:15:50Z http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16402/ The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor Paul Tulik, anak Peter Raig S Agriculture (General) Chicken manure and saw dust are valuable organic wastes that can be utilized in vegetable fanning thru the concept of nutrient recycling and maintenance of soil organic matter. This study examined the effects of different ratios of chicken manure: saw dust (25CM:75SD, 50CM:50S0 and 75CM:25S0) and the different levels of each ratio (0%, 10%,20%, 30% and 40%) on the overall growth performance and production of Chinese spinach, Amaranthus tricoloyfhe findings indicated that 30% and 40% of 50:50 CM: SO; 30% and 40% of75:25 CM: SO; and 100% CM yielded 3.145-5.54 kg! 2m2 which is equivalent the desired yield of 1-2 kg/m2 of the leafy vegetable. It could also be noted that the inclusion of more chicken manure would result in the increase of the height of the amaranth together with the accumulated biomass. The presence of 100% chicken manure markedly improved the overall performance of the amaranths as both the values of the dependant variables outshined the values in other ratios of treatments. The plot treated with 100% saw dusts has the lowest production among all the treatments incurred. The utilization of organic matters particularly animal wastes are therefore highly recommended in plant production for soil conservation which can contribute towards sustainable agriculture. Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, (UNIMAS) 2007 Thesis NonPeerReviewed text en http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16402/1/Penny%20Sumok%20ft.pdf Paul Tulik, anak Peter Raig (2007) The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor. Masters thesis, Universiti Malaysia Sarawak.
spellingShingle S Agriculture (General)
Paul Tulik, anak Peter Raig
The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title_full The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title_fullStr The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title_full_unstemmed The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title_short The effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of Chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
title_sort effect of different levels of chicken waste : saw dust mixtures on growth and biomass production of chinese spinach, amaranthus tricolor
topic S Agriculture (General)
url http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16402/
http://ir.unimas.my/id/eprint/16402/1/Penny%20Sumok%20ft.pdf