Influence of poultry manure and land grass cutting wastes on growth and yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)

	Influence of poultry manure and land grass cutting wastes on growth and yield of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Euphrates Journal of Agriculture Science
Article 1, Volume 5, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 66-74
Abstract
Abstract : This experiment was conducted during 2011and 2012 to evaluate the addition of poultry manure , land grass cutting waste alone or the two kinds together on some cucumber vegetative growth , yield of Sayf cv. and physical properties of soil. Treatments where included the addition of poultry manure at 1%,2%and 4%of soil weight , land grass wastes as 0.5%of soil weigh, a combination of 2% poultry manure + 0.5% land grass and control treatment without any organic waste addition. Completely Randomized Design used and all data were statistically analyze and the means of treatments were examined by L.S.D (P>0.05). The results indicated that the addition of organic wastes increased plant height, leaf number ,leaf area and chlorophyll content .Treatment of 4% poultry manure showed the higher values on growth characteristics which were179.66 cm plant height ,30 leaf per plant , 25.40 dc2 leaf area and 81.67 spad chlorophyll content whilst the control treatment gave 107.56 cm ,17.33 leaf ,13.20 dc2 and 64.48 spad respectively .The treatment of 2% poultry manure + 0.5% land grass waste produced better fruit numbers and yield were 28.66 fruits per plant and 2.894 Kg total yield per plant .Treatment of 1% poultry manure produced high fruit weight were 108.167 gr. Whilst the control gave 10.33 fruit per plant , 105.167 gr. fruit weight and 1.086 Kg yield . On the other hand there were a significant effect of poultry manure and land grass wastes addition on pH ,EC of the soil and on water holding capacity.

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