Effect of male and female urine on growth and phytochemical constituents of Zea Mays

摘要

Theeffect of male and female urine on growth and phytochemical constituents of Zea mays wasinvestigated. The male and female urine were diluted at differentconcentrations (50ml, 100ml, 150ml and 200ml) and thereafter used to plant the Zea mays .The growth rate was measured in two and four weeks’ time after planting forboth the male and female urine. The control treatment was without urine. At theend of week four, the leaves were harvested and macerated with the aid of apestle and mortar for phytochemical analysis. It was observed that both themale and female urines increased the rate of growth and phytochemicalconstituents of the Zea mays for 50ml, 100ml and 150ml respectively. Highconcentration of urine (200ml) inhibited the growth of Zea mays . The study thus showed thaturine is a good source of fertilizer at considerably low concentration.However, high concentration inhibits plant growth.