Future of Food: Journal on Food

Evaluation of Agronomic Parameters of Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) Grown on Sandy Soil Amended with Cattle Dung Composts in Daloa (Central-West, Ivory)

Zoumana Konate
Jean-Lorougnon Guédé University Daloa, Agroforestry Training and Research Unit, BP 150 Daloa, Ivory Coast
Toussegoué Anicet Gbeuli
Jean-Lorougnon Guédé University Daloa, Agroforestry Training and Research Unit. National Center for Agronomic Research (CNRA), Divo Station, Cocoa Program, BP 808 Divo, Ivory Coast
Souleymane Sanogo
University Félix Houphouët-Boigny, UFR Biosciences, Plant Physiology Laboratory, 22 BP 582 Abidjan 22, Ivory Coast
Sidiky Bakayoko
Jean-Lorougnon Guédé University Daloa, Agroforestry Training and Research Unit, BP 150 Daloa, Ivory Coast

This study was initiated with a view to improving soil fertility while reducing the quantities of cattle dung to be applied to the soil. To this end, different doses of composts derived from cattle dung composted for 28 days were applied as bottom dressing to a lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.) crop in a Fisher block design. Data on collar diameter, number of leaves and plant biomass of lettuce were collected on plots amended with compost at doses of 0, 10, 20, 30 and 40 t.ha-1 and evaluated through the respective treatments T0, T10, T20, T30, T40. The data collected were subjected to an analysis of variance using SAS 9.4 software, where the Newman and Keuls test at the 5% threshold was used to compare means. The T20 treatment at a dose of 20 t.ha-1 obtained the highest values for agronomic parameters in lettuce. With a yield of 8802.88 kg.ha-1, the 20 t.ha-1 dose of cattle dung compost produced the highest lettuce biomass.

Keywords : Compost, Cattle Dung, Lettuce (Lactuca Sativa L.), Sandy Soil, Daloa ,Université Jean-lorougnon guédé .
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
Mark Speckien
Louisiana Tech University
International students are more likely to experience mental health issues and increased stress. Mental health is often surrounded by negative societal stigmas that act as barriers to seeking support and tend to lead to greater mental health concerns. International students tend to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers rather than seeking out counseling services. However, this study shows that LGBTQIA+ international students were less likely to seek socioemotional support from other international student peers due to fear of their sexual orientation being discovered and their families finding out about their identity. This study examines how LGBTQIA+ international students talk about their experiences on and off campus in relations to their socioemotional well-being. Specifically, this study sought to better understand the complexities of LGBTQIA+ students’ identities, and the challenges they faced in terms of their socioemotional well-being. Implications for practice and future research are discussed.
Keywords : international students, socioemotional well-being, mental health, identity development, intersectionality, LGBTQIA