Effect of Beef and Chicken Manure Compost on the Nutritional Content of Calcium and Phosphorus in Alfalfa

León-Teran N.; Garcia-Huertas I.; Quezada-Alvarez M.; Rodriguez-Yupanqui M.; Rojas-Flores S.; Nazario-Naveda R.; Cabanillas-Chirinos L. · AIP Conference Proceedings (2023) · DOI: 10.1063/5.0171985

Resumen

The general objective of this thesis was to determine the effect of beef and chicken manure compost on the nutritional content of calcium and phosphorus in alfalfa; the research was of experimental design and applied type; The following results were obtained related to the physical-chemical characteristics of the compost based on bovine manure, temperature of 25°C, pH of 7.8 and the concentration of nitrogen (1.44%), phosphorus (0.57%) and potassium (1.80%), while for the chicken manure-based compost a temperature of 27°C, pH of 7.5 and a concentration of nitrogen (1.80%), phosphorus (1.05%) and potassium (1.24%) were obtained. Where it can be deduced that the compost based on chicken manure contains a higher concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus. Finally, the values obtained in the loam soil applying compost based on bovine manure were 3.97% calcium and 0.39% phosphorus and in the sandy soil 3.35% calcium and 0.37% phosphorus were obtained in alfalfa; Therefore, it is concluded that applying compost based on bovine manure, better results are obtained in sandy and loamy soil, increasing the nutritional content of calcium and phosphorus in alfalfa.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional de Trujillo; Universidad Autónoma del Perú; Universidad César Vallejo