Okparavero, Oluwaseun and Coker, Temitope (2019) POULTRY MANURE RATE AND OKRA POPULATION ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF EGUSI MELON INTERCROP. In: 1st National Conference of WITED, Ilaro Chapter, August 13-16, 2019, The Federal Polytechnic, Ilaro.
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Poultry manure contains appreciable amounts of nutrients required by plants, It decomposes in the soil, releasing for nutrients crop uptake. Field experiment was conducted at the Federal University Agriculture, Abeokuta, to determine poultry manure rate and population of okra that gives optimal yield in ‘Egusi’ melon-Okra intercrop. The experiment was carried out using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in a split plot arrangement, replicated three times. Poultry Manure rate (0, 5 and 10 t/ha) was the main plot treatment and okra population (25,000, 33,333 and 50,000 plants/ha, including Sole Okra of 55,555 and Sole Egusi melon of 10,000 plants/ha) was the subplots treatment. Plot size was 4 x 3m, with 2m margin round each plot. Okra yield was significantly affected by poultry manure rate and plant population but not their interactions. Application of 10 t/ha PM produced significantly (P≤0.05) taller plants, more leaves and branches/plant, higher leaf area index and pod yield/ha than either 0 or 5 t/ha. Okra intercropped at 25,000 plants/ha grew significantly taller, with more branches and leaves/plant, and higher leaf area index than either 33,333 or 50,000 plants/ha while plants at 50,000 plants/ha had a higher pod yield/ha than either 33,333or 25,000. For optimal yield of ‘Egusi’ melon-okra intercrop, it is appropriate to apply 10 t/ha PM with 50,000 plants/ha of Okra.
| Item Type: | Conference or Workshop Item (Paper) |
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| Subjects: | S Agriculture > S Agriculture (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Dr J. Soyemi |
| Date Deposited: | 28 May 2021 15:33 |
| Last Modified: | 28 May 2021 15:33 |
| URI: | http://eprints.federalpolyilaro.edu.ng/id/eprint/1429 |
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