Enhancing cassava yield value and profitability through Tithonia diversifolia and cow dung applications in a tropical derived savanna Alfisol
Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Opeyemi Abosede Faronbi, Seun Mary Adekiya, Adebisi Oluwaseun Oloniluyi, Tunde Ezekiel Lawal · 2025
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Description
Aruna Olasekan Adekiya and co-authors published a farming study in 2025 on organic fertilizers for cassava in Nigerian savanna soil. Evidence tying such amendments to yield, starch, and profit on this soil type was thin. Two seasons of field trials tested cow dung, a leafy green manure plant, both together, a standard chemical fertilizer, and an untreated control.
Organic mixes loosened the soil, raised moisture and nutrient levels, and beat the chemical option. The combined treatment lifted tuber yield by about two thirds and starch content by over half against control plots. It also returned the highest profit. The authors back paired organic amendments for cassava value and earnings on these soils.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Aruna Olasekan Adekiya, Opeyemi Abosede Faronbi, Seun Mary Adekiya, Adebisi Oluwaseun Oloniluyi, Tunde Ezekiel Lawal |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 53 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |