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Table 7.2
Organic and inorganic fertilizer inputs applied to each treatment for each of the first 5 crops grown at the compost-vegetable field trial
(Comp = garden organic compost; Mix = garden organic compost and inorganic fertilizer ½:½; FP = farmers practice (1/2 inorganic fertilizer and ½ poultry
manure). (Adapted from Chan et al.
2011b
)
Input1
1. Broccoli
2. Eggplant
3. Cabbage
4. Capsicum
5. Leek
Comp
Mix
FP
Cont
Comp Mix
FP
Cont
Comp Mix
FP
Cont
Comp Mix
FP
Cont
Comp Mix
FP
Cont
Compost (kg ha
−1
)
125
62.5
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Poultry manure
(kg ha
−1
)
-
4.03
-
-
-
3.24
-
-
-
4.3
-
-
-
3.25
-
-
-
3.62
-
Urea (kg ha
−1
)
-
163
163
-
-
130
130
-
133
200
200
-
200
266
266
-
425
425
425
-
Triple P (kg ha
−1
)
-
143
143
-
-
200
200
-
-
190
190
-
-
119
119
-
-
72
72
-
Muriate of Potash
(kg ha
−1
)
-
-
-
-
47
47
-
-
57
57
-
-
43
43
-
-
-
58
-
1
Note high P and low P treatments received the same fertilizer inputs after the initial adjustment of P levels at the start of the trial
