Authors : Akenbor Augustine Sunday; Abubakar Aliyu Mashi; Acheneje Sunday

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 3 - March

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26mar666

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Abstract : This study was conducted to investigate how to considerably minimize the scorching effect of animal waste used as organic manure on the roots of crops as well boost crop yields. Pelleted and deodorized organic manure were produced from animal wastes by using comminuting and pelleting machines. The organic manure produced were used in conducting a field experiment to determine the effects of organic manure on the performance of tomato in the Teaching and Research Farm of the Department of Agricultural Education, Federal College of Education, Technical, Ekiadolor in 2025/2026 cropping season. The experiment was carried out in four beds, labelled A, B, C and D. Bed A was provided with poultry manure whilst Bed B serves as a control in Plot 1. Bed C was provided with stinky raw organic manure whilst Bed D was provide with pelleted poultry manure in Plot 2. Data on height of plants, number of leaves parameters and number of plant deaths recorded from scorching effect on roots were collected at 1 st , 2 nd, 3rd and 4th weeks after transplanting (WAT). Data on yield parameter were collected during the time of harvest. The mean of each of the four parameters were taken. The results showed that the crops planted in Bed A proved superior in growth parameter as regards to height and number of leaves produced. The results further showed that crops in Bed A produced more fruits in terms of yield at harvest than the crops planted in Bed B. The result equally showed a good number of crops died in Bed C as a result of the application of stinky organic manure which had scorching effect on the roots of crops. In Bed D, no death of crop was observed. The study therefore recommended that animal waste should be made attractive for use by farmers to increase their agricultural yields through the removal of the stinky odour associated with it as well as applying it in pellets especially as it has been found to increase yield tremendously.

Keywords : Agricultural Productivity, Animal Wastes, Comminuting and Pelleting.

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