https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/ee0cc74cda23e317cc999e3d32b89f95.pdf eb8b14e04daae6e520a774925754566e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource RESPONSE OF PIG WEED AMARANTHUS CRUENTUS TO ORGANIC AND INORGANIC FERTILIZERS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource REASON CHARACHIMWE LOVEJOY TEMBO SOMMERSET MHUNGU Description An account of the resource Amaranthus is a relatively new and underutilized crop that has developed from being a weed to a vegetable in many developing countries. However, its commercialization has been hampered by limited agronomic guidelines that will facilitate large scale production of the vegetable. A field experiment was conducted at Horticultural Research Centre in Marondera, Zimbabwe to investigate the response of Amarunthus cruentus to organic and inorganic fertilizer. The trial was laid out in a randomized complete block design with eight treatments replicated three times. The treatments used were 0 (control), 10, 15, 20t/ha cattle manure and four levels of inorganic fertilizers 100, 200, 300, 400kg/ha NPK (7:14:7). Significant differences (P<0.05) were observed with respect to germination percentage, fresh yield, number of shoots, stem girth and plant height. All the inorganic fertilizer treatments outperformed the organic fertilizer in all parameters assessed. Further research is recommended to determine the appropriate rates of organic fertilizers for optimum performance. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2018 Amarunthus cruentus Organic fertilizer Synthetic fertilizer