Coffee Pulp and Bacteria Soil Treatment Effects on Maize Growth in Rwanda

A dataset from a 90-day greenhouse pot experiment at the University of Rwanda Agricultural Research Station in Rubona. It includes soil pH, phosphorus, aluminum, bacterial population, maize plant height, biomass, nutrient uptake, correlation coefficients, and economic analysis data. The dataset supports findings submitted to Cogent Food & Agriculture.

Use Cases

• Compare soil pH and aluminum reduction across treatments based on measurements over 90 days.
• Analyze maize growth response to different fertilizer treatments based on plant height and dry biomass data.
• Model phosphate-solubilizing bacterial population dynamics based on log CFU measurements.
• Evaluate economic viability of bio-fertilizer treatments based on cost and projected benefit data.

Strengths

• Data includes measurements from five replicates per treatment, providing statistical robustness.
• Contains a 90-day time series for soil pH and bacterial populations.
• Includes economic analysis data for practical application assessment.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single greenhouse experiment, limiting geographic and environmental scope.

Provenance

Source

NIYIGENA ALPHONSE via figshare.

Collection Method

Data collected from a greenhouse pot experiment with four treatments and five replicates.

Time Range

90-day experiment.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 16:30:12; freshness should be verified.

Geography

University of Rwanda Agricultural Research Station, Rubona, Southern Province, Rwanda.