dc.contributor.author | Nampewo, Dorah Patience | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-04-11T02:41:18Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-04-11T02:41:18Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2019-08-23 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Nampewo D.P. (2019). Effect of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer on the growth and yield of Amaranthus spp in Mityana district -Namukozi village. (Unpublished undergraduate dissertation). Makerere University | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12281/11584 | |
dc.description | A report submitted to the Department of Agricultural Production in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of the degree of Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Land Use and Management of Makerere University | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | ABSTRACT
Sustainable fertilizer recommendations are critical in ensuring continuity of the soil to produce the
desired crop yields to feed the increasing population while at the same time maintaining ecosystem
services from the soil in the low input agricultural systems of Uganda. This study was conducted in
Mityana district, to determine the effect of vermicompost and inorganic fertilizers on the growtha and
yield of Amaranthus spp. The experiment was set up in a completely randomized block design and
the recommended recommendations of NPK and vermicompost were applied in combination at three
varying amounts of 50% vermicompost+50% NPK (T1), 75% vermicompost + 75% NPK (T2) and
100% vermicompost +100% NPK (T3). Positive controls of 100% vermicompost (T4) and 100%
NPK (T5) were used alongside the negative control (CONTROL). The combination of vermicompost
and NPK had significant (P<0.05) on the growth and yield characteristics of amaranthus spp.
Treatment T4 registered the highest germination percentage while the plant height, leaf area and yield
of amaranthus spp were significantly higher from treatment T3 while the control had the lowest
growth and yield characteristic. Integrating of vermicompost and inorganic fertilizer improves the
crop yield and soil condition. It is therefore recommended that further studies to determine
recommendations for other food security crops be done. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | Makerere University | en_US |
dc.subject | Vermicompost | en_US |
dc.subject | Chemical fertilizer | en_US |
dc.subject | Amaranthus spp | en_US |
dc.subject | Growth | en_US |
dc.subject | Yield | en_US |
dc.title | Effect of vermicompost and chemical fertilizer on the growth and yield of Amaranthus spp in Mityana district -Namukozi village | en_US |
dc.type | Thesis | en_US |