Effect of beef and chicken manure compost on the nutritional content of calcium and phosphorus in Alfalfa

• Main Authors: León-Teran, Néstor, Garcia-Huertas, Ivan, Quezada-Alvarez, Merardo, Rodriguez-Yupanqui, Magda, Rojas-Flores, Segundo, Nazario-Naveda, Renny, Cabanillas-Chirinos, Luis
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Subjects: Alfalfa; Beef; Calcium; Cattle; Composting; Design of experiments; Loam; Loam soils; Manures; Nitrogen; Phosphorus; Potassium; Sandy soils
• ISSN: 0094-243X; 1551-7616
• DOI: 10.1063/5.0171985

The general objective of this thesis was to determine the effect of beef and chicken manure compost on the nutritional content of calcium and phosphorus in alfalfa; the research was of experimental design and applied type; The following results were obtained related to the physical-chemical characteristics of the compost based on bovine manure, temperature of 25°C, pH of 7.8 and the concentration of nitrogen (1.44%), phosphorus (0.57%) and potassium (1.80%), while for the chicken manure-based compost a temperature of 27°C, pH of 7.5 and a concentration of nitrogen (1.80%), phosphorus (1.05%) and potassium (1.24%) were obtained. Where it can be deduced that the compost based on chicken manure contains a higher concentration of nitrogen and phosphorus. Finally, the values obtained in the loam soil applying compost based on bovine manure were 3.97% calcium and 0.39% phosphorus and in the sandy soil 3.35% calcium and 0.37% phosphorus were obtained in alfalfa; Therefore, it is concluded that applying compost based on bovine manure, better results are obtained in sandy and loamy soil, increasing the nutritional content of calcium and phosphorus in alfalfa.