Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Nutrient Uptake by Young Cacao (Theobroma cacao L.)

Table 2

Experimental treatments used in the study.

Treatment	Description
T1	Nonamended control
T2	Recommended dosage of SOA (70 g per tree or 78 kg ha^−1)^†
T3	100% PM
T4	75% recommended dosage of SOA (52.5 g per tree or 58.5 kg ha^−1) + 25% PM
T5	50% recommended dosage of SOA (35 g per tree or 39 kg ha^−1) + 50% PM
T6	25% recommended dosage of SOA (17.5 g per tree or 19.5 kg ha^−1) + 75% PM

^†CRIG recommended dosage of SOA for young cacao [9]. PM rates in the treatments were calculated based on the N content of PM (Table 3) and the N supplied by SOA in CRIG recommended dosage for young cacao [9].