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CHAPTER FOUR<br />

RESULTS <strong>AND</strong> DISCUSSI<strong>ON</strong><br />

The experiment was conducted on a loamy sand soil with pH 6.80 containing N 0.45%, K<br />

0.75%, Ca 8.78Cmol, Mg 2.62Cmol, Na 0.06 Cmol .<br />

The Organomineral fertilizer and tithonia compost had pH of 8.10 and 6.30 respectively.<br />

N(2.66%), (0.61%) respectively. The Organomineral fertilizer also contain P(2.19%), k(1.34%),<br />

Ca(2.14%), Na(0.15%), Mg(1.07%), Organic carbon (47.00%), Fe(0.49%), Zn(247.00mg/l),<br />

Mn(428.5mg/l), Cu(93.75mg/l) and SO4(1.27mg/l) e.t.c (Table 1)

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