Increased cocoa production due to organic fertilizer application

Impact of Cocoa Pod Husk Fertilizer on Cocoa Production in Nigeria

The inherent problems associated with inorganic fertilizer such as scarcity and high cost informed the invention of cocoa pod husk based organic fertilizer. The impact of the fertilizer on cocoa output is hereby investigated in this study. The study was conducted in Cross-River State, Nigeria and purposive random sampling technique was used to select fifty cocoa farmers including the user and n...

Organic fertilization leads to increased peach root production and lifespan.

We evaluated the effects of mineral and organic fertilizers on peach root dynamics in the growing season from 2003 to 2006 in a nectarine (Prunus persica L.) orchard, planted in 2001 and located in the Po valley, northeastern Italy. Very few studies have conducted long-term investigations of root dynamics of fruit crops. Our main objective was to determine whether organic fertilizers affect roo...

Quantifying Uncertainties in N2O Emission Due to N Fertilizer Application in Cultivated Areas

Nitrous oxide (N(2)O) is a greenhouse gas with a global warming potential approximately 298 times greater than that of CO(2). In 2006, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) estimated N(2)O emission due to synthetic and organic nitrogen (N) fertilization at 1% of applied N. We investigated the uncertainty on this estimated value, by fitting 13 different models to a published datas...

The case for increased animal production in iran to improve human diets and increased rural emoloyment

Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Claypan Soils Due to Nitrogen Fertilizer Source and Tillage/fertilizer Placement Practices