Journal of Biochemistry International

Ammonia from fresh chicken dung is detrimental to plant health. Thus, they are normally composted for more than a month prior to using it as fertilizer. A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of fresh chicken dung infused with various anti-ammonia amendments on the growth, biomass and phytochemical characteristics of Coriander (Coriandrum sativum). The study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with six treatments: fresh chicken dung alone (50 g/pot) and fresh chicken dung infused with wood ash (50 g/pot at 1:1 ratio), fresh chicken dung infused with lime (50 g/pot at 1:1 ratio), fresh chicken dung infused with biochar (50 g/pot at 1:1 ratio), fresh chicken dung infused with zeolite (50 g/pot at 1:1 ratio), and fresh chicken dung infused with aluminum sulfate (50 g/pot at 1:1 ratio). Lime-infused chicken dung produced the tallest plants (20.63±0.49 cm), had the most branches (8.10±0.057), and resulted to heaviest fresh (323.33±1.90 g/plant) and dry (23.67±2.18 g/plant) weight, as well as longest roots (11.67±0.23 cm). Moreover, phytochemical analysis revealed that aluminum sulfate infusion in fresh chicken dung produced the highest chlorophyll a content (0.0055±0.0013 mg/g of tissue) and total chlorophyll (0.0105±0.0006 mg/g of tissue) content, as well as total soluble solids (4.23± 0.48 ^oBrix). Nonetheless, infusion with wood ash resulted in the highest chlorophyll b content (0.0079± 0.0002 mg/g of tissue). Therefore, infusing lime to fresh chicken dung resulted to greatest growth and biomass, while aluminum sulfate and wood ash infusion resulted to better phytochemical characteristics of Coriander.