Open AccessImpact of organic and inorganic fertilizers on the growth and yield of cabbage in Ghana
Author(s) -
S. Asomah,
Jacob Paarechuga Anankware,
Remember Roger Adjei
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of horticultural science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2676-931X
pISSN - 1585-0404
DOI - 10.31421/ijhs/27/2021/8923
Subject(s) - randomized block design , fertilizer , yield (engineering) , mathematics , manure , field experiment , body weight , agronomy , significant difference , zoology , horticulture , toxicology , biology , materials science , statistics , metallurgy , endocrinology
A field experiment was conducted at Dormaa Ahenkro, Ghana, to determine the impact of inorganic and organic fertilizers on the growth and yield of cabbage. The experiment was laid in a randomized complete block design with three replications. The experiment treatment comprises of sole application of poultry manure (PM), NPK 15:15:5, the combined application of poultry manure and NPK fertilizer (PM+NPK) and the control (no fertilizer). Data was collected on the number of leaves, stem girth, plant height, head diameter, head weight and edible head weight. There was a significant difference (P<0.05) among all the treatments. The combined application of PM+NPK recorded the highest values for all the parameters measured. From the results obtained farmers should consider the combined application of PM and NPK to maximize yield on their farm.