Title
Evaluation of chicken manure compost in the yield and nutritional quality of alfalfa in the central highlands of Peru
Other title
Evaluación del compost de guano de pollo en el rendimiento y calidad nutricional de la alfalfa en la sierra central del Perú
Date Issued
01 December 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Publisher(s)
Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Abstract
The effect of using chicken manure compost (CGP) at levels of (T1) 0, (T2) 10 and (T3) 20 t/ha, on green forage yield (GF), dry matter (DM), plant height (PH) and total protein (TP) of alfalfa, in a pasture area of Huancayo (Junín, Peru) was evaluated. The fertilization was done on the first day of the study and at the beginning of week 6. The first cut was done at 42 days of the first fertilization and the second at 35 days of the second fertilization. The yields at the second cut of GF in T1, T2 and T3 were 18.6, 23.5 and 26.8 t/ha (p<0.05), of DM were 2.5, 7.0 and 7.1 t/ha (p<0.05), of TP were 0.8, 1.0 and 1.2 t/ha (p<0.05) and of PH were 60.8, 66.9 and 63.8 cm, respectively (p<0.05). It was shown that it is possible to use broiler chicken manure compost to obtain an improved organic alfalfa production.
Start page
1562
End page
1568
Volume
30
Issue
4
Language
Spanish
OCDE Knowledge area
Ciencia veterinaria
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85079284987
Source
Revista de Investigaciones Veterinarias del Peru
ISSN of the container
1682-3419
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