Different Rates of Chicken Manure and NPK 15-15-15 Enhanced Performance of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) on Ferruginous Soil

Table 7

Proximate constituents of sunflowers as influenced by different rates of chicken manure and NPK fertilizers.

Treatments	Percentage composition (%)
	Crude protein	Crude fibre	Crude lipid	Ash	Moisture content	Nitrogen-free extract
Control	21.25	17.40	4.45	15.35	11.78	30.14
Chicken manure 5 t·ha^−1	20.87	14.99	3.83	14.73	11.75	36.75
Chicken manure 10 t·ha^−1	17.95	16.37	4.17	15.09	11.57	33.25
Chicken manure 15 t·ha^−1	19.55	18.42	4.64	15.73	11.70	27.88
Chicken manure 20 t·ha^−1	21.73	16.96	4.40	15.3	11.69	31.04
NPK 30 kg·N·ha^−1	20.63	16.13	3.79	14.64	11.35	36.36
NPK 60 kg·N·ha^−1	17.73	15.43	4.07	15.27	11.66	34.52
NPK 90 kg·N·ha^−1	19.05	17.47	4.51	15.41	11.23	30.27