New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique
The cost of chemical fertilizers is increasing and becoming unaffordable for smallholders in Africa. The present study aimed to assess the impact of combined fertilization strategies using urea and animal manure (beef cattle manure and poultry litter manure) on rice yield and nutrient uptake. For th...
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doaj-6b9787ea436b4ec28ad85b6f535c05cd2021-04-16T23:01:15ZengMDPI AGAgronomy2073-43952021-04-011178378310.3390/agronomy11040783New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in MozambiqueFátima Ismael0Alexis Ndayiragije1David Fangueiro2Faculty of Agrarian Sciences, Lúrio University, Department of Rural Development, Campus Universitário de Unango, Sanga District 3302, MozambiqueInternational Rice Research Institute-Eastern and Southern Africa Hub, Maputo 2100, MozambiqueLinking Landscape, Environment Agriculture and Food (LEAF), Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Universidade de Lisboa, Tapada de Ajuda, 1349-017 Lisbon, PortugalThe cost of chemical fertilizers is increasing and becoming unaffordable for smallholders in Africa. The present study aimed to assess the impact of combined fertilization strategies using urea and animal manure (beef cattle manure and poultry litter manure) on rice yield and nutrient uptake. For this, a field experiment was carried out on a loam sandy soil in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme. We set seven treatments in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), namely: T0: no fertilizer, T1: 100% urea, T2: 100% beef cattle manure, T3: 100% poultry litter, T4: 50% urea + 50% beef cattle manure, T5: 50% urea + 50% poultry litter and T6: 40% urea + 30% beef cattle manure + 30% poultry litter, replicated four times each. All treatments, except T0, received an amount of nitrogen (N) equivalent to 100 kgN·ha<sup>−1</sup>. Results revealed that the highest yield grain (425 g·m<sup>−2</sup>), plant height (115 cm), number of tillers (18) and thousand-grain weight (34g) were observed in treatments combining urea with manure (T4, T5 and T6) indicating that N supply in the mixture (urea + manure) is more efficient than in isolated applications of N (T1, T2 and T3). The data obtained in this study suggest that a combination of fertilizers (T6) lead to competitive yields and is thus recommended for best soil management practices.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4395/11/4/783organic fertilizerchemical fertilizerRice (<i>Oryza sativa</i> L.)nutrient uptake |
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New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique |
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New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique |
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New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique |
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New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique |
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New Fertilizer Strategies Combining Manure and Urea for Improved Rice Growth in Mozambique |
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new fertilizer strategies combining manure and urea for improved rice growth in mozambique |
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The cost of chemical fertilizers is increasing and becoming unaffordable for smallholders in Africa. The present study aimed to assess the impact of combined fertilization strategies using urea and animal manure (beef cattle manure and poultry litter manure) on rice yield and nutrient uptake. For this, a field experiment was carried out on a loam sandy soil in the Chókwè Irrigation Scheme. We set seven treatments in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD), namely: T0: no fertilizer, T1: 100% urea, T2: 100% beef cattle manure, T3: 100% poultry litter, T4: 50% urea + 50% beef cattle manure, T5: 50% urea + 50% poultry litter and T6: 40% urea + 30% beef cattle manure + 30% poultry litter, replicated four times each. All treatments, except T0, received an amount of nitrogen (N) equivalent to 100 kgN·ha<sup>−1</sup>. Results revealed that the highest yield grain (425 g·m<sup>−2</sup>), plant height (115 cm), number of tillers (18) and thousand-grain weight (34g) were observed in treatments combining urea with manure (T4, T5 and T6) indicating that N supply in the mixture (urea + manure) is more efficient than in isolated applications of N (T1, T2 and T3). The data obtained in this study suggest that a combination of fertilizers (T6) lead to competitive yields and is thus recommended for best soil management practices. |
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