International Journal of Soil Science1816-4978xxxx-xxxxAcademic Journals Inc.10.3923/ijss.2013.47.57Zea
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kg ha-1) across seasons. This was followed by Cow dung, NPK and Urea
in that order. The least was observed in the control. The results also revealed
that poultry manure showed superiority over cow dung in amending crude oil degraded
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