CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENT POULTRY MANURE RATES ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUM) IN DSCHANG (CAMEROON WESTERN HIGHLANDS)

Primus Azinwi Tamfuh, *, Laura Ingrid Nfota Nongha, Achille Bienvenu Ibrahim, Georges Martial Ndzana, Romary Ngnipa Tchinda, Isaac Mpako Epie, Bitom Dieudonné

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CONSEQUENCES OF DIFFERENT POULTRY MANURE RATES ON SOIL FERTILITY AND THE AGRONOMIC PERFORMANCE OF CUCUMBER (CUCUMIS SATIVUM) IN DSCHANG (CAMEROON WESTERN HIGHLANDS)

 

Primus Azinwi Tamfuh1, 2, *, Laura Ingrid Nfota Nongha1, Achille Bienvenu Ibrahim1, Georges Martial Ndzana1, Romary Ngnipa Tchinda1, Isaac Mpako Epie1, Bitom Dieudonné1

1Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agronomy and Agricultural Science, University of Dschang, P.O box 222, Dschang, Cameroon.

2Department of Mining and Mineral Engineering, NAHPI, University of Bamenda, P.O box 39, Bambili, Cameroon.

3Department of Environmental Sciences of the Higher Institute of Agriculture, Wood, Water and the Environment of the University of Bertoua, P. O. Box 60, Bélabo, Cameroon.

*Corresponding Author: aprimus20@yahoo.co.uk

A R T I C L E  I N F O

Article Type: Research

Received: 15, Aug. 2024.

Accepted: 18, Aug. 2024.

Published: 10, Sep. 2024.

 

 

 A B S T R A C T

Low crop production due to poor soil fertility necessitates eco-friendly and affordable methods for soil fertility enhancement and crop production. This work aims to evaluate the effects of different rates of poultry manure (PM) on soil fertility and cucumber (Cucumis sativum) production. The experimental design was a completely randomized block design with three repetitions and six treatments: T0 (control), T1 (3 t ha-1 PM), T2 (6 t ha-1 PM), T3 (9 t ha-1 PM), T4 (12 t ha-1 PM), and T5 (3 t ha-1 NPK 20:10:10). Soils samples were analysed by standard laboratory methods. Results showed that different rates of PM improved soil properties like pHH2O, exchangeable bases, organic carbon, and available phosphorus. Treatments also had a significant effect on all growth variables such that T3>T4>T2>T1>T5>T0. The yield parameters were such that T3>T4>T2>T5>T1>T0 (number of fruits), T3>T4>T0>T5>T3>T1 (fruit length), T4>T3>T0>T5>T2>T1 (fruit diameter) and T4>T3>T5>T2>T1>T0 (fruit weight). T4 gave highest yield (29.36 t ha-1) but with lowest BCR compared to T1, T2 and T3, probably due to the high expenditure on PM rate, spreading cost and transport cost. All treatments with PM were profitable and recommendable (benefit-to-cost Ratios>2), but T1, T2 and T3 were more profitable and more recommendable.
Keywords:

Cucumber, poultry manure, soil fertility, fertilizer economics, Cameroon Western Highlands.

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