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Kanwa cattle salt as a potential micronutrient fertilizer in Nigeria's middle belt

Until recently kanwa has primarily been known as a mineral supplement fed to traditionally managed cattle in central and northern Nigeria. Preliminary studies carried out by ILCA's Subhumid Zone Programme in 1984 indicated its potential as an economically attractive source of plant micronutrients. A...

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Main Authors: Mohamed-Saleem, M.A., Otsyina, R.M., Suleiman, H., Kaufmann, Ralph R. von
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: 1985
Subjects:
salts
feed supplements
fertilizers
stylosanthes hamata
herbage yield
costs
trace elements
minerals
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/4585
Summary:Until recently kanwa has primarily been known as a mineral supplement fed to traditionally managed cattle in central and northern Nigeria. Preliminary studies carried out by ILCA's Subhumid Zone Programme in 1984 indicated its potential as an economically attractive source of plant micronutrients. A 200 kg/ha increase in the crude protein yield of stylo (Stylosanthes hamata cv. Verano) was obtained by applying 50kg of kanwa per ha, at a total cost of only US$ 5.00.

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