Greener Journal of Agricultural Sciences

The ability of animal waste to restore and reclaim the productivity of degraded soil is dependent on the nutrient content of the waste, rates applied and ability to release nutrients in available form for crop production.In this present study the comparative effectiveness of three (3) animal wastes; poultry waste, swine waste and cow waste in improving the productivity of a degraded soil was simultaneously investigated in a greenhouse study.The experiment was laid out in factorial experiment in randomized complete block design and each treatment was replicated three (3) times.A control was also included.The findings from the study showed that animal wastes and rates studied significantly increased water…