Research Article

Effect of Fertilizer Types on the Growth and Yield of Amaranthus caudatus in Ilorin, Southern Guinea, Savanna Zone of Nigeria

Table 1

Proximate analysis for organomineral fertilizer Grades A and B.

Nutrient elementConcentration
Grade AGrade B

N (g kg−1)50.910.2
P (g kg−1)44.07.6
K (g kg−1)10.820.9
Mg (g kg−1)1.92.4
Ca (g kg−1)27.723.4
Na (g kg−1)3.52.9
Fe (mg kg−1)7152.38915.4
Zn (mg kg−1)1.51.9
Mn (mg kg−1)93.3106.7
Cu (mg kg−1)14.916.9

Source: Aleshinloye Fertilizer Company, Ibadan, Nigeria.