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Poultry litter hold great promise as a source of nutrients in cotton production and as a poultry waste management strategy in Bangladesh.


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Summary

Cotton is an  important cash crops in Bangladesh as well as the main raw materials of textile industry. The present yield of cotton per hectare is lower in comparison to other cotton growing countries. Bangladesh  has low average yields (450 kg lint per hectare) compared to the world average (761 kg lint per hectare). Soil fertility stress is an important factor for the lower cotton yield in Bangladesh. Supplying optimal quantities of mineral nutrients of macro and micronutrients to growing crops is one way to improve crop yields. . According to several authors the improvement of fertility and quality of soil require the input of organic materials. The poultry industry is growing rapidly in Bangladesh. It is reported that at an average rate 1.2-1.7 tons of poultry litter is generated per thousands of broilers. Poultry litter, composed of manure and bedding materials, is generated as a byproduct of the chicken production industry. There is a growing concern that the indiscriminate disposal of poultry litter could cause non-point water contamination through nitrate nitrogen leaching and ground water eutrophication with runoff phosphorus. It contains many of the plant nutrients and it’s  use as a fertilizer in cotton fields can be  a sustainable way of poultry waste management. However, there are two factors that limit the application of ordinary poultry litter. The first problem is that poultry  litter usually has a high moisture content and a high volume per unit of weight. As a result, it is difficult and costly to transport. The second problem is that the quality of the litter and its nutrient content are not constant. This also limits the efficient use of litter. The molding technology seems to be an effective solution to both problems. There are various kinds of molding machine available on the market which shape composted poultry litter into pellets. The objective of this proposal is to study the impact of pelleted poultry litter application  in cotton yield.


Category of the action

Reducing emissions from waste management


What actions do you propose?

1. Research collaboration: The research theme will be open to individual or organization willing to involve in the proosed work.

2. Procurement of pellete machine: A pellete machine will be purchased that is suitable for small scale operation with the least possible cost.

3. Initial workshop: An initial workshop will be organized with the participation of interested stake holders and an specific research team will be formed to implement the field research activities.

4. Selection of location(s): Multilocation site will be selected as per the recommendation  of the workshop participants.

5. Physical, Chemical and microbiological analysis of experiment site(s): Soil sample will be collected from the selected site before and after the field experiment and analysis will be done to know its physical, chemical and biological properties.

6. Chemical analysis of pellet: Chemical analysis of the pellet will be done to know its nutrient value.

7. Set up field experiment; Treatments will be decided at workshop and field experiment will be set up accordingly.

8. Monitoring of crop: The growth and development of crop will be monitored regularly.

9. Data collection: Crop growth and yield contributing characters data as well as soil data will be collected as per workshop recommendation.

10. Data analysis and report preparation: Data will be analysed using available statistical software and scientific report will be prepared.

11. Final workshop: Final workshop will be done to present the research findings and to identify further research need.

 

 


Who will take these actions?

I will co-ordinate the rsearch as Principal Investigator together with co-investigator from intererested persons.


Where will these actions be taken?

Primarily in Bangladesh as well as any locations as per the interest of participants.


What are other key benefits?

1. Sustainable waste management

2. Soil fertility improvement

3. Reduction of negative impact on climate change.

4. Reduction of rurap poverty

5. Technology generation and transfer

 


How much will emissions be reduced or sequestered vs. business as usual levels?


What are the proposal’s costs?

25000 US$


Time line

18 months


Related proposals

An experiment was conducted at three cotton research farms located at three agro-ecological zones in Bangladesh during 2012-13. The performance of six treatments viz. 1. without fertilizer, 2. recommended doses of inorganic fertilizer ( 104-45-138-22 NPKS kg/ha respectively), 3. 75% of Treatment 2, 4. 75% of Treatment 2 + 2 t/ha  poultry manure, 5. 75% of Treatment 2 + 4 t/ha  poultry manure and  6. 75% of Treatment 2 + 6 t/ha  poultry manure were investigated in RCB design with 3 replications. The effect of treatments on number of vegetative branch, boll per plant, plant height at harvest and seed cotton yield were found significant.  The highest seed cotton yield was  obtained at Sadarpur Farm and at Sreepur Farm from treatment 4 and Jagadishpur Farm from treatment 5. With the increase of poultry manure application rate the seed cotton yield decreases as a consequence of excessive nutrients. The benefit cost ratio and nutrient use efficiency varied at three locations.


References

 

Islam, M. K., Mondelli, D., Al Chami, Z., Mimiola, G., Dumontet, S. (2012). Comparison of maturity indices for composting different organic waste. Journal of Residuals Science & Technology, 9(2):55

Islam, M.K., Mian, M. H. R., Hossain, S. M. A., Rahman, M. F.(2005). Effect of NPKSZnB on upland cotton strain BC-0397. International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Technology, 1(1):43-48.

Islam, M. K., Mian, M. H. R., Kabir, M. H., Pasha, A. K. M. Z., Karim, A. (2004). Potassium fertilizer prescription for target yield of cotton at two AEZs of Bangladesh. Journal of subtropical agricultural research and development, 2(2): 77-82.

Islam, M.K., Mondelli, D., Erriquens, F.G., Al Chami, Z., Mimiola, G., Dumontet, S.(2012). Comparison of different chemical and biological indexes to evaluate compost maturity. EUROSOIL 2012 Symposium. July, 02-06, 2012, Bari, Italy.

M. K. Islam, C. Marshall, and D. Lynch (2011). Composts and Forestry Industry Waste as Peat Moss Substitute in Greenhouse Growth Media. Plant Canada 2011Conference, July 17-21, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

M.K. Islam, D. Mondelli, G. Mimiola , F.G. Erriquens and S. Dumontet. (2010). Co-Composting of Agro-food Industries and Vineyard wood Residues: Extractable Lipids as an Indicator of Maturity. ISOFAR /MOAN Symposium. March 23- 25, 2010. Sousse, Tunisia.

M.K. Islam, D. Mondelli, G. Mimiola and S. Dumontet. (2009). Extractable lipids as an indicator of compost maturity, soil quality and crop productivity. 15th MESAEP Symposium, October 7-11, Bari, Italy

N. U. Ahmed, M. K. Islam, S. M. A. Hossain. (2009). Effect of leaf shape on cotton boll rot incidence. Annual Research Review Report, Cotton Development Board, Ministry of Agriculture, Bangladesh

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