TY  - JOUR
T1  - Zinc and Organo-Mineral Fertilization Effects on Biomass Production in Maize (<I>Zea mays</I>) Grown on Acid Sand Alfisol (Typic Paleudalf)
AU - , S.O. Omotoso AU - , M.J. Falade 
JO  - Research Journal of Agronomy
VL  - 1
IS  - 2
SP  - 62
EP  - 65
PY  - 2007
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1815-9354
DO  - rjagr.2007.62.65
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjagr.2007.62.65
KW  - Maize
KW  -cow dung manure
KW  -zinc fertilizer
KW  -organo-mineral
KW  -uptake
AB  - This study was conducted to determine the effect of cow dung (manure) alone (CD), zinc sulphate alone,  ZnSO<SUB>4</SUB>  (23%  Zn)  and  their  organo-mineral  combination  (CD+ZnSO<SUB>4</SUB>) on the performance of maize (<I>Zea mays</I>) at the Teaching and Research Farm of the University of Ado-Ekiti. The fertilizer treatments consisted of 0, 15 and 30 mg Zn kg <SUP>1</SUP> soil to give 9 treatment combinations replicated three times in a Complete Randomized Design (CRD). Growth parameters were measured at 7, 14, 21 and 28 days of growth while shoot weight and Zn uptake by the crop were determined at 28 days after planting. The result indicated that application of 30 mg Zn kg <SUP>1</SUP>soil and organo-mineral combination (Cow dung+ZnSO<SUB>4</SUB>) significantly (p< 0.05) gave the highest plant shoot biomass (7.11 g pot <SUP>1</SUP>) base on dry shoot weight. Also application of CD also led to the highest Zn uptake.
ER  -