Title: Effects of slaughter house wastes on soil properties and cocoyam corm yield in Abakaliki, Nigeria

Authors: James Nte Nwite; Chima Njoku; Mathew Okpani Alu

Addresses: Department of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria ' Department of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria ' Department of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria

Abstract: A research was carried out in research and teaching farm of, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki to determine effects of different rates of slaughter house wastes on soil properties and cocoyam corm yield. Four rates of slaughter house wastes namely 0 (control), 3, 6 and 9 t ha⁻¹ were used as amendment. Soil and cocoyam were analysed using analysis of variance and differences between treatment means detected using Fisher's least significant difference (FLSD) at 5% probability level. Results from the study showed that slaughter house wastes application significant (P < 0.05) improved soil properties and cocoyam corm yield compared to control. Also, the higher the application of slaughter house wastes in the plots, the higher the improvements in soil properties though not all the improvements were significant (p < 0.05). Slaughter house wastes significantly increased cocoyam corm yield compared to control.

Keywords: carcasses of the animals; cocoyam; slaughter; soil properties; wastes; yield; Nigeria.

DOI: 10.1504/IJARGE.2019.099806

International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology, 2019 Vol.15 No.1, pp.77 - 86

Received: 14 Jan 2019
Accepted: 13 Mar 2019
Published online: 22 May 2019 *

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