Influence of lime and farm yard manure

• DEDICATION
  
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
  
• ABSTRACT
  
• RESUME
  
• TALE OF CONTENT
  
• LIST OF FIGURES
  
• LIST OF TABLES
  
  • 1.1. Statement of the problem
    
  • 1.2. Objectives of the study
    
  • 1.3 The hypotheses of the study are
    
• CHAPTER 2. LITERATURE REVIEW
  
  • 2.1 Phosphorus in soil
    
  • 2.1.1 Role of phosphorus in plant growth
    
  • 2.1.2 Deficiency   symptoms of P
    
  •  2.1.3 Availability of phosphorus in soil
    
  • 2.1.4.1. Total Soil Phosphorus:
    
  • 2.1.4.2. Precipitated Phosphorus Minerals
    
  • 2.1.4.3. Adsorbed Phosphorus
    
  • 2.1.4. 4. Labile Phosphorus
    
  • 2.1.4.5. Organic Phosphorus
    
  • 2.1.6. Factors affecting soil phosphorus availability in soil
    
  • 2.2. Generality on Andosols
    
  • 2.2.1. Definition
    
  • 2.2.2. Phosphorus Fixation Mechanisms in Andosols
    
  • 2.2.3. Volcanic soils and agriculture
    
  • 2.3 Lime and organic matter on soil P availability, crop growth and yield
    
  • 2.3.1 Meaning of soil amendment
    
  • 2.3.2.1 Organic amendments
    
  • 2.3.2.2 Mineral soil amendments: Lime  
    
    • 2.3.2.3. Functions of Lime
      
  • 2.3.2.4. Liming materials and their reaction in soils
    
  • 2.3.2.5. Reaction of liming material with organic and inorganic acids. 
    
  • 2.3.2.6 Rate of reaction of liming material
    
  • 2.3.2.7 Rate of application
    
  • 2.3.2.8. Time of Application
    
  • 2.4. Generality on Carrots
    
  • 2.4.1. Botanical description
    
  • 2.4.2. Ecology
    
  • 2.4.3. Fertilization.
    
  • 2.3.4 .The yield
    
• CHAPTER 3. MATERIAL AND METHODS
  
  • 3.1. Experimental site
    
  • 3.2. Materials
    
  • 3.2.1. Test plant
    
  • 3.2.2. Farm yard manure and Lime
    
  • 3.3. Experimental design
    
  • 3.4. Setting up of the experiment 
    
  • 3.4.1 Tillage and application of manure and lime.
    
  • 3.4.2 Sowing
    
  • 3.5. Maintenance of the experiment
    
  • 3.6.4 Harvesting
    
  • 3.7. Data Collection
    
  • 3.7.1 .Soil sampling
    
  • 3.7.2. Crop growth characteristics.
    
  • 3.7.3. Yield measurements
    
  • 3.7.4. Laboratory analysis
    
  • 3.8. Statistical analysis of data.
    
• CHAPTER 4. Results and Discussion
  
  • 4.1. Soil chemical properties
    
  • 4.1.1 The soil reaction
    
  • 4.1.2 Organic matter
    
  • 4.1.3 Total Nitrogen
    
  • 4.1.5. Total exchangeable acidity
    
  • 4.1.6. Exchangeable Calcium and Magnesium
    
  • 4.1.4. Available phosphorus
    
    • 4.2 PLANT GROWTH
      
  • 4.2.1 Height of plants at 30 days
    
  • 4.2.2Heights of plants at 60 days after sowing
    
  • 4.2.3 Plant heights at 90 days after sowing
    
  • 4.3 Yield evaluation
    
  • 4.3.1 Length of tap-root at harvesting time (cm)
    
  • 4.3.2. Tap-root diameter (cm) at harvesting time
    
  • 4.3.3 Yield of Carrot taproot at harvesting time
    
• CHAPTER 5. CONCLUSION AND RECOMANDATIONS
  
  • 5.1 Conclusion
    
  • 5.2. Recommendations
    
• REFERENCE