Effects of Chemical Fertilizer and Filter Cake Compost with Swine Manure on Yield of Sugarcane cv. Khon Kaen 3

Abstract

A study on the effect of chemical fertilizer and filter cake compost with swine manure on yield of sugarcane was conducted at Kwang-Chon Sub-district, Phu-Khiao District, Chaiyaphum Province, from April 2015 to January 2016. The experimental design was randomized completely block design (RCBD) with 4 treatments and 4 replications namely; 1) No fertilizer (control), 2) Chemical fertilizer formula 21-7-18 at 120 kg/rai, 3) Filter cake compost + swine manure at 1,800 kg/rai, and 4) Chemical fertilizer formula 21-7-18 at 60 kg/rai and filter cake compost with swine manure at 1,800 kg/rai. Results showed that chemical fertilizer 21-7-18 at 60 kg/rai and filter cake compost + swine manure at 1,800 kg/rai increased the shoot number and yield of 17,422.22 shoots/rai and 25.48 tons/rai, respectively. The highest sugar content (20 % Brix) was observed in the application of filter cake compost with swine manure at 1,800 kg/rai.