Journal of Biodiversity & Endangered Species

Department of Agriculture, Sinana Agricultural Research Center, Soil Fertility Improvement, Soil and Water Conservation and Watershed Management Team, P.O. Box 208, Bale-Robe, Ethiopia

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  Characterization of Parthenium (Parthenium hysterophorus L.) Compost for Plant Nutrient Contents at Ginir District of Bale Zone, South-Eastern Ethiopia
  Author(s): Tesfaye Ketema Defar*, Mulugeta Eshetu Diriba, Girma Getachew Gemechu and Regassa Gosa Telila
  
  The experiment was conducted in the Ginir District of the Bale Zone in the Oromia Region in the southeast of Ethiopia. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the major plant nutrients in compost made from Parthenium combined with wheat residue and farmyard manure, as well as its overall quality and nutrient contents. To fulfill the designated purpose, the Parthenium plants were gathered before flowering and chopped into smaller pieces. Based on this, it can be concluded that the preparation of the compost and the material sources play a significant role, especially since different materials and methods were used throughout the study. The Parthenium compost was thus made separately for each of the following three categories or treatments: Parthenium biomass plus farm yard manure, Parthenium biomass plus crop residue and Parthe.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.37421/2332-2543.2024.12.522

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