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Response of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) to the combined application of poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer

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Last updated: 25 Dec 2024

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Agronomy sciences

Abstract

Integrated nutrient management is one of the alternatives to inorganic fertilizer application to sustain ecological balance, and crop productivity and augment the cost of fertilizers. This study aimed to evaluate the response of sweet sorghum to the combined application of poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer on plant height, stalk length, stalk diameter, panicle length, panicle weight, 1,000-grain weight, and plot yield. This was conducted in a farmer's field at Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte, Philippines in 2021. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with six treatments and three replications. The treatments were T1- No fertilizer application (control), T2- 120-40-45 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O (Recommended Rate), T3- 5 t ha-1 poultry litter, T4- 90-30-33.75 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O + 1.25 t ha-1 poultry litter, T5- 60-20-22.5 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O + 2.5 t ha-1 poultry litter and T6- 30-10-11.25 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O+ 3.75 t ha-1 poultry litter. The combined application of poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer significantly affected the plant height, stalk length, stalk diameter, panicle length, panicle weight, and grain yield. The highest grain yield was recorded in plants applied with 3.75 t ha-1 poultry litter + 30-10-11.25 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O inorganic (T6) but was comparable with the other poultry litter + inorganic fertilizer treatments. T6 gave the highest net income and return on investment of PhP 63,327.98 and 143.72 percent, respectively. It could be concluded that growing sweet sorghum was highly profitable when applied with a combination of poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer at the rate of 3.75 t ha-1 30-10-11.25 kg ha-1 N, P2O5, K2O

DOI

10.21608/svuijas.2022.156453.1226

Keywords

Inorganic fertilizer, Poultry litter, Sweet sorghum

Authors

First Name

B.M.

Last Name

Villaruben

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Affiliation

Provincial Agriculturist Office, Province of Agusan del Norte, 8605 Cabadbaran, Philippines

Email

villarubenbenjie@gmail.com

City

Cabadbaran

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First Name

E.A.L.

Last Name

Alcober

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Affiliation

Department of Agronomy, Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay City, 6521-A Leyte, Philippines

Email

ian.alcober@vsu.edu.ph

City

BAYBAY

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First Name

D.M.

Last Name

BaƱoc

MiddleName

-

Affiliation

Department of Agronomy, Visayas State University, Visca, Baybay City, 6521-A Leyte, Philippines

Email

dionesio.banoc@vsu.edu.ph

City

Baybay City

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Volume

4

Article Issue

3

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35306

Issue Date

2022-07-01

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2022-08-15

Publish Date

2022-09-30

Page Start

151

Page End

159

Print ISSN

2636-3801

Online ISSN

2636-381X

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14

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1,132

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Publication Title

SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences

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https://svuijas.journals.ekb.eg/

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Response of sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) to the combined application of poultry litter and inorganic fertilizer

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22 Jan 2023