Performance of Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) as Affected by Organic and Inorganic Sources of Fertilizer in Kaura-Namoda Zamfara State, Nigeria

Musa A., Shani B. B., Sabo M. U., Garba A. S.

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The field experiment was conducted at the Federal Polytechnic Kaura- Namoda Teaching and Research farm during the rainy season of 2019 Zamfara state belongs to savannah agro-ecological zone and geographically located between latitude 12°35’ N and 6°35’ E and 391 meters above the sea level. The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of sorghum. The design used for the experiment was randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. The treatment consisted of four levels of cow manure (0, 1 and 2 ton/ha) and four levels of NPK 15:15:15 (0, 15, 30 and 45 kg/ha), these were factorially combined to give 12 treatment combinations. The result of the experiment indicated that, there is a significant (P<0.05) difference among the treatment used. It was further revealed that, application of NPK fertilizer at the rate of 45 kg/ha and 2 ton/ha cow manure was found to be significantly (P<0.05) better than the three levels of (NPK 15:15:15) (0, 15, 30 and 45 kg/ha) and all the treatment were better than control. It was observed that the combination of 45 kg NPK/ha and 2 ton cow manure/ha was found to be significantly better than other treatment. Based on the finding of this study, it was recommended that Stakeholders in crop production should advice the sorghum farmers that use of 45 kg/ha NPK with 2 ton/ha cow dungs can give optimally the plant height, number of leaves, leaf area, Panicle length, Number of spikes per panicle,  and Grain Yield of sorghum in the study area.


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