The Effects of Application of Poultry Manure to Crude Oil Polluted Soils on Maize (Zea Mays) Growth and Soil Properties

Abstract

An investigation of the effects of application of poultry manure to crude oil polluted soils on the growth of maize and soil properties was carried out under natural conditions at the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Nigeria. Potted maize plants were treated to crude oil pollution at four different levels (0, 25, 50 and 75 mL) and amended with poultry manure at four rates of application (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg ha(-1)) two weeks after pollution. Results obtained showed that percent survival rate, plant height and dry matter yield decreased with increase in crude oil contamination. For example % seed germination decreased from 93 to 0% as crude oil increased from 0 to 75 mL without poultry manure application while plant height decreased from 97 to 20 cm. However when amended with poultry manure, statistical analysis showed that the highest rate of crude oil application (75 mL) and the 150 kg ha(-1) rate poultry manure application affected maize growth, dry matter yield and soil properties significantly. For example at the 75 mL crude oil application, plant height increased from 20 to 149 cm as level of manure applied increased from 0 to 150 kg ha(-1) while dry matter yield increased from 27 to 58 g.

The effect of drilling fluids and crude oil on some chemical characteristics of soil and crops

“…Jobson et al (1974) and De Jong (1980) report on unfavourable carbon to nitrogen ratios in their investigations. Nitrogen addition with mineral fertilizers (Kirkpatrick et al, 2006) or organic soil improvers (Callaham et al, 2002;Ogboghodo et al, 2004b;Adedokun and Ataga, 2007) may enhance the development of microbiological processes in soil and thereby improve the C/N ratio (Fig. 5).…”

Effectiveness of Sorghum Husk and Chicken Manure in Bioremediation of Crude Oil Contaminated Soil

“…Ogboghodo et al [8] stated that the addition of poultry manure to crude oil-polluted soil caused an increase in plant height from 20 to 149 cm as level of manure applied increased from 0 to 150 kg/ha and dry matter yield also increased from 27 to 58 g within 2 weeks of study, and proposed the adoption of poultry manure for the stimulation of hydrocarbon in the soil as a good technique of battling petroleum contamination in the natural environment. Another study by Okafor et al [9] has proven that poultry manure is rich in organic matter thus allows for the growth of a substantial amount of microorganisms.…”

The impact of Cow Dung Augmentation for Remediation of Crude Oil Polluted Soil by <i>Eleusine indica</i>

“…The ability of cow dung augmentation to enhance the growth of Eleusine indica grown in crude oil polluted soil had been reported in our earlier studies . Amadi and Uebari (1992) and Ogboghodo et al (2004) reported that amending crude oil polluted soil with poultry dung improved soil fertility and the growth of maize in such soil. According to Pilon-Smits (2005), the ability of plants to grow quickly is one of the factors that favour phytoremediation.…”