Effect of cow and chicken manure compost teas on pepper (Capsicum annum L.) production

The objective of this research was to assess the effect of various concentrations of cow and chicken manure compost tea (used as nutrient source) on pepper productivity. Treatments consisted of cow and chicken manure tea at doses of 30, 60, 90, 120 y 150 L.ha-1, plus a chemical treatment consisting of 100 kg of urea fertilizer ha-1 and a control treatment. Compost tea treatments were applied in drench on days 15, 30 and 45 after transplant. We used the Randomized Complete Block Design with four replications. The main variables under study were average produce weight (g) and yield performance ((Mg.ha-1). We obtained significant differences in the two variables (p≤0.001. The 150 L.ha-1 cow and chicken manure doses had the best average produce weight and yield performance (121 y 127 g, y 32.2 y 34.7 Mg.ha-1, respectively). In contrast, the chemical and absolute control treatments had the lowest average produce weight and yield performance (101 y 84 g, y 23.8 y 17.9 Mg.ha-1, respectively). With respect to compost tea type and doses, chicken manure tea doses had higher performance than the equivalent cow manure tea doses. For this reason, from the experiment, it can be concluded that chicken manure tea is the best option for delivering organic nutrients to pepper crops.

• Autore principale: Medranda Vera, Edison Fabián (author)
• Altri autori: Cedeño García, Galo Alexander (author), Cargua Chávez, Jessica Elizabeth (author), Soplín Villacorta, Hugo (author), Lucas Vidal, Leonel Rolando (author)
• Natura: article
• Lingua: spa
• Pubblicazione: 2016
• Soggetti: Abono orgánico; nutrición orgánica; biofertilización; Organic fertilizer; organic nutrition; bio-fertilizer
• Accesso online: https://revistasespam.espam.edu.ec/index.php/Revista_ESPAMCIENCIA/article/view/157