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Evaluation of the Efficiency of Various Organic Fertilizers on the Growth and Head Yield of Cabbage

Research Authors
Mohamed H.Z. EL-Dkeshy; Hassan S. Abbas; Reham M. Abdalla and Nada N.M. Kandeel
Research Abstract

Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var. capitata L.) is an important vegetable crop worldwide. In   this study, response of Cabbage crop (cv. Korsina) to five different (animal, poultry, plant, plant + animal, poultry + animal) organic manure treatments as compared to the chemical fertilization (control) was evaluated under field conditions in two consecutive seasons of    2019/2020 and 2020/2021. The aim of the experiments was to determine the best organic fertilizer (manure) option (whether plant, animal, poultry) for better growth and head yield   of cabbage, and to determine the best organic combination on cabbage growth. Various    vegetative parameters were measured including head length with and without wrapper      leaves, stem length, inner and outer stem diameters, and total head yield. The results of  our study showed that some vegetative growth parameters such as stem length, and inner and outer stem diameters were significantly enhanced by the different manure treatments. Cabbage plants fertilized with plant manure had the highest mean values of total head       yield. The second best treatment for enhancing total head yield of cabbage was the mixture of plant and animal manure fertilizer. We conclude that plant manure can be used either alone or in combination with animal manure for growing the studied cabbage         cultivar.

Research Department
Research Journal
Assiut Journal of Agriculture Science
Research Vol
53 (2) 2022 (118-128)
Research Website
W ebsite: http://ajas.journals.ekb.eg/
Research Year
2022
Research Pages
(118-128)