Effect of Chicken Manure and Urea Fertilizer on Growth and Yield of Clitoria (Clitoria ternatea) under Two Types of Soils

Abstract

Two experiments were conducted for two consecutive seasons (2004/05 and (2005/06) at the Farms of Faculty of Agriculture, Nile Valley University, Dar mali, to investigate the effect of two levels of treated chicken manure, two levels of untreated chicken manure (2and 4 tons/feddan) and two levels of urea (0 and 50 kg/feddan) on growth and yield of clitoria (Clitoria ternatea) on the low and high terrace soils. The experiments were laid out in a split plot design with three replications. Chicken manure (treated and untreated) significantly increased plant cover, and leaf area of clitoria. The highest rate of chicken manure (4 tons/feddan) significantly increased fresh yield and dry yield. Untreated chicken manure increased fresh yield and dry yield by 76.7% and 12% respectively, compared to treated chicken manure. Nitrogen fertilizer significantly increased plant density and dry yield. With respect to locations, productivity of clitoria was higher in the low terrace soils.