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Table 7 Treatments applied on crop and its description

From: Exploring selected plant nutrient in compost prepared from food waste and cattle manure and its effect on soil properties and maize yield at Wondo Genet, Ethiopia

Treatment

Description of treatment

1

100 % food waste by volume decomposed for six months

2

75 % food waste mixed with 25 % cow dung by volume decomposed for six months

3

50 % food waste mixed with 50 % cow dung by volume decomposed for six months

4

25 % food waste mixed with 75 % cow dung by volume decomposed for six months

5

Commercial fertilizer of recommended rate (DAP: 100 kg/ha; and Urea: 50 kg/ha)

6

Control without commercial synthetic or compost