Research Article
Effect of Fertilizer Types on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus caudatus in Ilorin, Southern Guinea, Savanna Zone of Nigeria
Table 1
Proximate analysis for organomineral fertilizer Grades A and B.
| | Nutrient element | Concentration | | Grade A | Grade B |
| | N (g kg−1) | 50.9 | 10.2 | | P (g kg−1) | 44.0 | 7.6 | | K (g kg−1) | 10.8 | 20.9 | | Mg (g kg−1) | 1.9 | 2.4 | | Ca (g kg−1) | 27.7 | 23.4 | | Na (g kg−1) | 3.5 | 2.9 | | Fe (mg kg−1) | 7152.3 | 8915.4 | | Zn (mg kg−1) | 1.5 | 1.9 | | Mn (mg kg−1) | 93.3 | 106.7 | | Cu (mg kg−1) | 14.9 | 16.9 |
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Source: Aleshinloye Fertilizer Company, Ibadan, Nigeria.
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