EFFECT OF POULTRY WASTE AND GOAT WASTE OBTAINED FROM ORUK ANAM LIVESTOCK FARM ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TALINUM FRUTICOSUM
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The study on the effect of poultry waste and goat waste obtained from Oruk Anam Livestock farm was conducted. A portion of land was allotted in Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic Botanical Garden, Ikot Osurua. It was cleared and three (3) beds were made. Each bed carries 10 stands of the plant Talinum fruticosum making the total of 30 stands. Bed 1 was poultry waste, bed 2 was goat waste and bed 3 was control (without manure). The result for the parameter for mean height of plant was highest in poultry waste with mean value of 13.29+1.365 cm, followed by goat waste with mean value of 11.24+1.229 cm and the least was the control with mean value of 8.78+0.751 cm. Data analysis shows significant difference at (p
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