Effect of Homemade Chicken Manure Organic Fertilizer and Its Package Feeding Technology on Peach Yield and Quality
This study used a ten-year-old peach orchard as experimental material to investigate the effect of homemade chicken manure organic fertilizer(Treatment Ⅲ)and its package feeding technology on peach yield and quality,with chemical fertilizer application as a control.General farmyard manure(Treatment Ⅰ)and commercially available finished organic fertilizer(Treatment Ⅱ)were used as comparisons.The results showed that under consistent supply of N,P,and K,homemade fermented chicken manure significantly improved soil structure in the peach orchard,enhanced the quality and yield of fresh peaches.The yield increased by 8.98%,4.03%compared to CK(control),Treatmeat Ⅰ,and the benefit increased by 36.27%,30.72%and 21.51%compared with CK,Treatment Ⅰ and Treatment Ⅲ,respectively.The peaches from Treatment Ⅱ and Treatment Ⅲ had larger fruits with smooth skin,good coloration,high sugar content,and excellent commercial quality,demonstrating that homemade fermented chicken manure had comparable effectiveness to commercially available finished organic fertilizer but at significantly reduced costs.