Poultry manure enhances grass establishment at a quarry rehabilitation site in subtropical South Africa

• DOI: 10.5897/ajar10.881
• Publication Date: 2011-01-01
• Authors: Siebert, Stefan John; Maliba, Bheki G.; Zobolo, Alpheus M.
• Keywords: 580; restoration; biomass; vegetation; Quarry; grassland

2 more than the control; however the mean was not significantly different from the control (P�0.05). These results suggest that fertilizer application prior to seed sowing in a rehabilitated quarry provide the highest biomass after four months. The application of poultry manure proved to be a cheaper option to increase aboveground plant cover in a rehabilitated area, but it is less effective than fertilizer in terms of biomass production.