Comparative Study on the Effect of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Maize Yield
Keywords:
Organic, inorganic, maize, fertilizer, farmyard manure, soil fertility, NPK Nitrogen (N) Phosphorus (P) Potassium (KAbstract
Communication in Physical Sciences, 2022, 8(4):634-641
Authors: Muhd Auwal Zubair*, Nura Muhammad, Aminu Sabo Muhammad, Abdulrasheed Luqman
Received: 13 November 2022/Accepted 28 December 2022
Organic and inorganic fertilizers are two broad classes of fertilizer that have distinct functional properties that may depend on various factors. In this work, independent T-Test statistics are employed to compare the effectiveness of organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer on the yield of maize. The study arises as a solution approach to settle some debates among farmers on the use of organic and inorganic fertilizers in maize production. Data were collected from the Agricultural Research Institute in Tarauni local government area of Kano state, Nigeria) and analyzed statistically. The collected data were categorized into two groups, namely, (i)based on the number of cobs per maize plant and (ii) based on the number of grains per maize cob. The analysis has shown that inorganic fertilizers (NPK) produce higher maize yields than organic (farmyard manure) with a dependable function on the number of cobs per plant and the number of grains per maize cob.
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