Fertilization test based on chicken manure and mycorrhiza on the growth parameters of Maize (Zea mays (L.)) in Yagoua, Far North-Cameroon.
- May 2, 2022
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International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI) | Volume IX, Issue IV, April 2022 | ISSN 2321–2705
Ahmed Hamana2, Bertrand Wang-Bara1, David Amedep2, Philémon Kaouvon1, Sounou Paul Alioum1
1Polyvalente Station of Agricultural Research, Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD) B.P: 415 Garoua, Cameroon.
2Institute of Agricultural Research for Development (IRAD), Regional Center of Maroua, Cameroon.
Abstract: Soils amendment by using organic manure and bio-fertilizers is a complementary to improve chemical fertilizer efficiency. This study was conducted in Yagoua, Far North region with objective to evaluate the responses of chicken manure and mycorrhiza application on growing of plants Maize. The soils were amended with 20 g of mycorrhiza, 50 g of chicken manure and 20+50g of effect combined mycorrhiza+chicken manure in comparison to the check (0g). The experimental design was the randomized block with 3 replications. Parameters evaluated are: germination rate, plants growth parameters and precocity.
The results showed that uses of different levels of fertilization on germination rates were significant (P<0.05) for all the levels of fertilizers compared to the control (87.5 %). It’s varying from 97.5 % for the chicken manure, followed by the effect of combined treatments (96.67 %) and bio-fertilizers with 94.17 %. Height of plants during vegetative (30th to 50th DAS) were most significant (P<0.05) by the use of organic manure as fertilization. Mycorrhiza and chicken manure as treatment was influenced the phenological stages of plants especially first flowering of plants days after sowing. Flowering of plants at 50 % was most favorable for the treatments based on the uses chicken manure and the combined effect of treatments (mycorrhiza+chicken manure).
Keys words: Maize, Fertilizers, Phenological stages, Chicken manure, Far North Cameroon.
I.INTRODUCTION
In sahelean zone where the periods of rainy seasons are little, pluvial cultures which is most used during rainy seasons are Millet, Sorghum and Maize. They constitute an important culture of the zone (Karimata, 2001). Increases of populations due to the demographic growth, natural disasters, the dryness, increases of the price of fertilizers, food poverty on this last year remains the major causes of actual problems of this region (Ziegler, 2012). Cameroon like others Africans countries depends on the supply of Cereals resources among them Maize, that is one of important food products of populations (IRAD, 2008). Maize is a first cultivated cereal and consumed in terms of quantity and surfaces before the Rice, Wheat and Sorghum. Two Cameroonians on three consumes Maize, around twelve billions of persons (FAO 2017). In these conditions it is necessary to preserve food
