Effects of different amounts of animal Manure on the yield of the variety Chonte

Abstract

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of different levels 
of animal manure on growth, yield components, and grain yield of 
the wheat variety Chonte under the agro-climatic conditions of 
Baghlan Province.  The experiment was carried out at the research 
farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Baghlan University, during the 
2021–2022 growing season. The study was arranged in a 
Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four replications. 
The treatments consisted of four levels of sheep manure: 0, 3, 6, 
and 9 t ha⁻¹. Data collected from various plant traits were 
statistically analyzed using SPSS software.  The results indicated that 
the application of animal manure had a significant effect on most of 
the studied traits. Manure application increased the number of 
stems per square meter, number of tillers per plant, number of 
spikes per square meter, number of grains per spike, and thousand
grain weight compared with the control treatment. Among the 
different manure levels, the application of 6 t ha⁻¹ showed superior 
performance for most growth parameters, yield components, and 
final grain yield. The highest grain yield was obtained from the 6 t 
ha⁻¹ treatment, whereas the control treatment produced the lowest 
yield.