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Item Comparative evaluation of NPK and chicken dropping on the growth and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus L(Biological and Environmental Sciences Journal for Tropics, 2015) Olayinka, B. U.; Ayinla, A.; Ogbeche, F. O.; Etejere, E. O.This experiment was carried out to compare the effects of NPK 15:15:15 and chicken droppings on growth and proximate composition of Amaranthus hybridus. In each fertilizer, four application rates (0, 2, 4 and 6 g/kg of soil) were considered. There were twenty four pots arranged in completely randomized design with three replications. Plant height, number of leaves, stem girth, leaf area, and above-ground fresh and dry weight increased with increase in the rats of application compared with the control. The enhancements of these characters were in higher in NPK fertilizer than chicken dropping at all rates studied. Significant differences (p≤0.05) were recorded in the chemical parameters. In both fertilizers, the percentage moisture, ash, crude fibre, crude protein, crude fat and total carbohydrate ranged from 16.34-18.80, 9.75-11.54, 13.50-16.84, 2.42-3.09 and 34.14-40.33% respectively. The percentage crude protein was enhanced in NPK treated plants compared to those of chicken dropping. Conversely, carbohydrate and fat were on the increase in chicken dropping than NPK. In both fertilizers, percentage moisture, ash and crude fibre increased with increase in application rates.