Abstract
Pot experiments were carried out in the greenhouse of the Faculty of Agriculture, Fayoum University, to study the effect of water hyacinth and banana wastes compost (0, 10, 15 and 20 ton/fed) combined with inorganic nitrogenous fertilizers namely ammonium sulphate, ammonium nitrate and urea (in the rate of 60 kg N/Fed and this rate was 50% of the recommended dose), on the growth, yield and nutrient content of cowpea plants. All pots received P and K as recommended. The addition of various rates of water hyacinth and banana wastes composts (H.B.C.) under study significantly increased all plant growth parameters under the study, i.e., plant height, plant fresh weight and dry weight of both shoots and roots, the number of root nodules as well as the nutrient content of the different plant organs compared with the control and the chemical fertilizer application of the recommended dose (100%). There was a marked increase in pod characters, yield and its components, i.e., number of pods per plant, length, diameter and weight of pods per plant. The highest values of growth characters of yield and its components and the contents of nutrient elements were noticed when applying compost at the higher rates (20 ton/fed.) followed by 15 and 10 ton/fed., in a descending order as compared with the control. The best combination of nitrogen forms and the compost is considered to be one of the primary factors for high yield production and quality as well as yield components of cowpea. The highest significant increase in growth characters, yield and yield components, as well as the total carbohydrates and crude protein content of the seeds, were obtained via the application of compost in combination with ammonium sulphate at the rate of 20 ton/fed.
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Claim · model-written summary
Water hyacinth and banana waste compost significantly increased cowpea shoot and root growth measures relative to controls and full recommended chemical fertilizer.
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e0“The addition of various rates of water hyacinth and banana wastes composts (H.B.C.) under study significantly increased all plant growth parameters under the study, i.e., plant height, plant fresh weight and dry weight of both shoots and roots, the number of root nodules as well as the nutrient content of the different plant organs compared with the control and the chemical fertilizer application of the recommended dose (100%).”
Claim · model-written summary
The compost significantly increased cowpea root nodule number relative to controls and full recommended chemical fertilizer.
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e0“The addition of various rates of water hyacinth and banana wastes composts (H.B.C.) under study significantly increased all plant growth parameters under the study, i.e., plant height, plant fresh weight and dry weight of both shoots and roots, the number of root nodules as well as the nutrient content of the different plant organs compared with the control and the chemical fertilizer application of the recommended dose (100%).”
Claim · model-written summary
The compost significantly increased nutrient content of cowpea organs relative to controls and full recommended chemical fertilizer.
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e0“The addition of various rates of water hyacinth and banana wastes composts (H.B.C.) under study significantly increased all plant growth parameters under the study, i.e., plant height, plant fresh weight and dry weight of both shoots and roots, the number of root nodules as well as the nutrient content of the different plant organs compared with the control and the chemical fertilizer application of the recommended dose (100%).”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost increased cowpea pod number, length, diameter, and weight.
- Taxon
- Cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- water hyacinth and banana wastes composte1
- Outcome
- number of pods per plant, length, diameter and weight of pods per plante0
- Direction
- increasee0
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Verbatim
e0“There was a marked increase in pod characters, yield and its components, i.e., number of pods per plant, length, diameter and weight of pods per plant.”
e1“water hyacinth and banana wastes compost (0, 10, 15 and 20 ton/fed)”
t0“Cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Cowpea growth, yield components, and nutrient contents were highest at 20 ton/fed compost, followed by 15 and 10 ton/fed.
- Taxon
- Cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- compost at the higher rates (20 ton/fed.)e0
- Outcome
- growth characters of yield and its components and the contents of nutrient elementse0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 20 ton/fed.e0
- Comparator
- the controle0
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Verbatim
e0“The highest values of growth characters of yield and its components and the contents of nutrient elements were noticed when applying compost at the higher rates (20 ton/fed.) followed by 15 and 10 ton/fed., in a descending order as compared with the control.”
t0“Cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost plus ammonium sulphate at 20 ton/fed gave the highest significant increase in cowpea growth and yield components.
- Taxon
- Cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- application of compost in combination with ammonium sulphate at the rate of 20 ton/fed.e0
- Outcome
- growth characters, yield and yield componentse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“The highest significant increase in growth characters, yield and yield components, as well as the total carbohydrates and crude protein content of the seeds, were obtained via the application of compost in combination with ammonium sulphate at the rate of 20 ton/fed.”
t0“Cowpea”
Claim · model-written summary
Compost plus ammonium sulphate at 20 ton/fed gave the highest significant increase in cowpea seed carbohydrate and crude protein contents.
- Taxon
- Cowpea
Vigna unguiculatat0 - Treatment
- application of compost in combination with ammonium sulphate at the rate of 20 ton/fed.e0
- Outcome
- total carbohydrates and crude protein content of the seedse0
- Direction
- increasee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Verbatim
e0“The highest significant increase in growth characters, yield and yield components, as well as the total carbohydrates and crude protein content of the seeds, were obtained via the application of compost in combination with ammonium sulphate at the rate of 20 ton/fed.”
t0“Cowpea”
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