Compost boosts plantain yield

Manuring plantains with a compost of poultry manure, household wastes and wood ash improves yields and reduces pest attacks. In fact, such composts help to give yields that are just as good as those obtained with the use of inorganic fertilizers....

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
Format: News Item
Language:Inglés
Published: Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation 1991
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/45571
Description
Summary:Manuring plantains with a compost of poultry manure, household wastes and wood ash improves yields and reduces pest attacks. In fact, such composts help to give yields that are just as good as those obtained with the use of inorganic fertilizers....