A field experiment was conducted at Jimtilo village along Maiduguri Jos/Kano road geographically located latitude
11o
501
5811North12o
561
2311 East above sea level. The experiment was conducted to determine the effect of Zai (pit planting) and
different manure rate on growth and yield of sorghum. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) replicated 3 times and
consisted of 4 levels of treatments of 0, 1 ton/ha, 2ton/ha and 3ton/ha of manure (cowdung). The result of the experiment
indicated that there was significant (p< 0.05) difference among and between treatments used. It was further observed that
3ton/ha manure applied gave significantly (p< 0.05) higher yield and performed better than all other treatments. The control
however,gave the least value as all other treatments performed better than the control. It is therefore recommended that the
application of 3 ton/ha should be adopted by farmers practicing pit planting or reclaiming arid land for sustainable agricultural
production.
