scholarly journals Effect of Sowing Dates, Phosphorous and Potassium Fertilizer Rates on Phenological, Growth and Yield Aspects of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L) in Hamelmalo Subzone, Eritrea

Author(s):  
Bahran Kinfe ◽  
G. Sethumadhava Rao

The field experiment was conducted, in the fields of Hamelmalo Agricultural College, to evaluate the response of sowing-dates and PK (Phosphorous and Potassium) fertilizer levels on phenological aspects, yield and yield components of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L). The experiment was done through a factorial randomized complete block design (RCBD) where each treatment was replicated three times. The two factors were: sowing-dates which was composed of three sowing dates; namely, middle kiremti (end of July i.e., mid-summer), late kiremti (middle of August- late-summer) and early qewee (early September-early autumn) and P: K fertilizers which was composed of five rates (0kg/ha, 125 kg/ha (75:50), 150 kg/ha (90:60), 175 kg/ha (105:70) and 200 kg/ha (120:80). Results showed that, the highest significant mean values of leaf area (389.4cm2), leaf numbers (28.2) were recorded from middle kiremti sowing date coupled with 320kg/ha and 175kg/ha PK rates respectively. Besides this the highest significant values of both number of fruits (43.8) and total yield (15.26t/ha) were obtained from highest PK rate coupled with late kiremti and middle kiremti respectively.  The sole effects of the PK rates as well as the sowing dates were found to be significant on all the parameters mentioned above including individual fruit weight.  It is therefore the sowing during late kiremti coupled with application of 200kg/ha kg/ha was the best for getting the best economic returns.

1970 ◽  
Vol 36 (2) ◽  
pp. 271-278
Author(s):  
MS Alam ◽  
SR Saha ◽  
MA Salam ◽  
MS Alam ◽  
MK Alam

An experiment was carried out at the Olericulture field of Horticulture Research Centre of BARJ, Joydebpur, Gazipur during September 2006 to April 2007 to investigate yield and yield attributes of sweet pepper as influenced by plant spacing and sowing time. There were altogether 21 treatments comprising seven sowing dates viz. 1 September, 15 September, 1 October, 15 October, 30 October, 15 November, 30 November and three spacings viz. 50 × 50 cm, 50x40 cm, and 50 × 30 cm. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (factorial) with three replications. The results of the experiment showed that majority of the yield and yield components significantly varied with variation of spacing and sowing time. Only number of fruits per plant and fruit yield per plant resulted significantly higher which reflected higher yield for 1 October sowing. The number of branches per plant, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, individual fruit weight, yield per plant were found significantly increased with the increasing plant spacings but other parameters were found to be significantly increased with the decreasing plant spacing. The combined effect of sowing date and plant spacing also had significant effect on different growth and yield parameters and yield. The highest yield (19.36 t/ha) of fruit was recorded from the earlier sowing (1 October) with the closest spacing (50 × 30 cm). But reasonable yield could be obtained up to 30 October with same spacing. Keywords: Sowing time and plant spacing; yield and yield attributes; sweet pepper. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjar.v36i2.9254 BJAR 2011; 36(2): 271-278


2020 ◽  
pp. 44-51
Author(s):  
B. Mahato ◽  
Chinanshuk Ghosh ◽  
F. H. Rahman ◽  
P. Biswas ◽  
D. C. Mahato

A field experiment was conducted at KVK Kalyan instructional farm at Jahajpur of Purulia district of West Bengal during rabi season of 2018-19 to assess the effect of Biochar and Vermicompost as organic soil amendments on yield of brinjal under red and lateritic soils of Purulia, West Bengal. Biochar and vermicompost applied alone additionally in the farmers practice. The experiment design adopted was Randomised Block Design (RBD) having four replications with three treatments The treatments comprises of T1: Application of N:P:K  70:30:30 kg/ha (Farmers’ practice) + FYM @ 2 t/ha, T2: Farmers practice  + Vermicompost @ 5 t/ha, T3: Farmers practice  + Biochar @ 10 t/ha. The growth and yield attributing characters recorded was plant height at 30, 60, 90 and 120 DAT, number of fruits per plant, average fruit weight, yield per plant and total yield. Application of biochar and vermicompost had a significant effect on the growth and yield of Brinjal. Highest growth yield attributes and highest fruit yield (22.36 t/ha) were obtained due to the application of farmers practice + vermicompost @ 5 t/ha (T2). Application of biochar along with farmers’ practice did not show any significant results in brinjal yield as compare to vermicompost application treatment. The potential for long-term benefits of biochar remain to be explored through continued research in the red laterite soils of Purulia district of West Bengal.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 65
Author(s):  
Amanda Sari Widyanti ◽  
Anas D. Susila

<p>ABSTRACT</p><p>The  objective  of  this  study  was  to  determine  the  optimum  rate  of potassium  fertilization  in Inceptisols Dramaga. The experiment was conducted at Cikabayan University Farm from March to July 2014. This study was arranged in Randomized Complete Block Design one factor with five K fertilization rates, ie 0X (0 kg K2O ha-1), ¼ X (193.09 kg K2O ha-1), ½ X (386.19 kg K2O ha-1), ¾ X (579.29 kg K2O ha-1),  and  1X  (772.39  kg  K2O  ha-1).  Potassium fertilizer  was applied  in  three applications  at  3,  6,  and  9  weeks  after transplanting. The  results  showed  that  K  fertilization increased plant height, leaf  number,  weight  per  plant,  fruit  weight,  fruit  diameter, fruit length, marketable yield per plot, unmarketable yield per plot, marketable yield per hectare, and  decrased unmarketable yield per hectare with linear response pattern. Addition of potassium did not affect the time of anthesis and fruit ripening. The addition of potassium fertilizer also increased total yield per plot and total yield per hectare with quadratic response pattern. In the medium K soil content with the value of 146.2 ppm (Morgan) K recommendation for red chili in inceptisols Dramaga  was 487.5 kg K2O ha-1.</p><p>Keywords: fertilizer, K2O, Morgan, optimum rate</p><p> </p><p>ABSTRAK</p><p>Penelitian  ini  bertujuan  memperoleh  dosis  optimum  pemupukan  kalium pada  Inceptisols Dramaga. Penelitian dilaksanakan di unit lapangan Cikabayan University Farm mulai Maret sampai Juli  2014.  Penelitian  ini  menggunakan Rancangan  Kelompok  Lengkap  Teracak  (RKLT)  1  faktor dengan lima perlakuan dosis pemupukan K, yaitu 0  X(0  kg K2O ha-1), ¼ X(193.09 kg K2O ha-1), ½ X(386.19  kg  K2O  ha-1),  ¾  X(579.29  kg  K2O  ha-1),  dan  1 X(772.39  kg  K2O  ha-1).  Pupuk  kalium diaplikasikan dalam tiga kali aplikasi pada 3, 6, dan 9 MST. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pemupukan  K meningkatkan  tinggi  tanaman,  jumlah  daun,  bobot  tanaman-1,  bobot  per buah, diameter buah, panjang buah, bobot layak per petak, bobot tidak layak per petak, bobot layak per hektar, dan mengurangi bobot tidak layak pasar per hektar dengan pola respon linear. Sementara itu penambahan kalium tidak berpengaruh terhadap waktu antesis dan waktu masak buah. Penambahan pupuk kalium juga meningkatkan hasil bobot panen total per petak dan panen total per hektar dengan pola respon kuadratik. Pada tingkat kelas ketersediaan K  sedang dengan nilai terekstrak 146.2 ppm (Morgan) dihasilkan rekomendasi kalium untuk budi daya cabai merah besar di inceptisols Dramaga adalah 487.5 kg K2O ha-1.</p><p>Kata kunci: dosis optimum, K2O, Morgan, pupuk</p>


2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 41-48
Author(s):  
Masud Rana ◽  
Md Morshedul Islam ◽  
Md Atiqur Rahman Bhuiyan

Integrated use of organic and inorganic fertilizers could improve both growth and yield of okra plant. The present study was carried out to evaluate the effect of organic and inorganic fertilizer on growth and yield parameters of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) at experimental area of Noakhali Science and Technology University, Bangladesh during the period of 18th December, 2018 to 19th March, 2019 (Rabi season). In this experiment, “Arka Anamika” variety of okra was used. The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments viz. T1= INM (organic and inorganic), T2= Inorganic (NPK), T3= Organic (cowdung), T4= Control and three replications. Data were taken on the growth and yield parameters such as plant height (cm), number of leaves per plant, number of branches per plant, days to first flowering (days), number of fruit per plant, individual fruit weight (gm), fruit length (cm) and fruit diameter (cm). Among all treatments INM (organic and inorganic) was responsible for highest plant height (49.96 cm), maximum number of leaves per plant (22.33) and branches per plant (6.33), accelerated days to first flowering (39 days), increases the number of fruit per plant (14.33), individual fruit weight (24.89 gm), fruit length (15.5 cm) and fruit diameter (1.98 cm). So this study clearly indicated that, among all treatments INM (Organic and inorganic) performed the best and it will be suitable for okra production. Asian Australas. J. Food Saf. Secur. 2020, 4 (2), 41-48


Author(s):  
Nadia Nasser Hamid

An experiment was conducted during the Agricultural spring seasons 2019 at Abul-Khasib, Basrah. The experiment included 6 treatments combination resulted from the interaction between two plant distances (30 and 60 cm apart), with the addition of three concentrations of vitamin C (0, 20, 40) Mg. liter-1. Randomized Complete Block Design was used in a factorial experiment, mean variations replication compared at 0.05. Results can be summarized as follows: The plant spacing of 60 cm caused a significant effect on the all of the results of vegetative growth (leaves number, surface leaf area, total soluble of carbohydrates contents and chlorophyll) except plant height it gave a significant increase in 30 cm. whereas, the plant spacing of 60 cm gave a significant reduction in the (fruit weight, fruit number. plant-1 and yield. plant-1). Regarding the spraying, levels increased significantly in all component, except pod length it gave a significant decrease in vitamin C levels increased. While there was no significant effect on the interaction between the two studied factors.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 160-168
Author(s):  
Syarifah Silma Agusti ◽  
Rika Husna ◽  
Erida Nurahmi

Abstrak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh dosis kompos dan pemangkasan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman okra. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan di Kebun Percobaan dan Laboratorium Hortikultura Fakultas Pertanian Universitas Syiah Kuala Darussalam Banda Aceh, dari bulan Mei sampai Agustus 2018. Penelitian ini menggunakan Rancangan Acak Kelompok (RAK) pola faktorial 4x2 dengan 3 ulangan dan dilanjutkan dengan uji Beda Nyata Jujur taraf  5% pada hasil uji F yang signifikan. Faktor pertama adalah dosis kompos dengan 4 taraf yaitu: 0, 75, 150, dan 225 g.polibag-1. Faktor kedua adalah pemangkasan dengan 2 taraf yaitu: pemangkasan dan tanpa pemangkasan. Parameter yang diamati adalah tinggi tanaman, diameter pangkal batang, jumlah buah per tanaman, panjang buah, total berat buah per tanaman, berat berangkasan basah, dan Indeks panen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa, perlakuan dosis kompos berpengaruh sangat nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 45 HST dan berpengaruh nyata pada umur 60 HST. Pertumbuhan tanaman okra terbaik terdapat pada dosis kompos 225 g.polibag-1. Pemangkasan berpengaruh nyata terhadap tinggi tanaman umur 60 HST, parameter pertumbuhan dan hasil terbaik terdapat pada perlakuan pemangkasan. Kombinasi perlakuan terbaik antara dosis kompos dan pemangkasan terhadap pertumbuhan dan hasil tanaman okra terdapat pada dosis kompos 225 g. polibag-1 dengan pemangkasan.The Effect of Compost Dosage and Pruning on Growth and Yield of Okra Plants (Abelmoschus esculentus L. Moench)Abstract. This study aims to determine the effect of compost dosage and pruning on the growth and yield of okra plants. This research was conducted at the Experimental Garden and Horticulture Laboratory of the Faculty of Agriculture, Syiah Kuala University, Darussalam Banda Aceh, from May to August 2018. This study used a Randomized Block Design (RBD) factorial pattern 4x2 with 3 repetation and continued with a 5% Honest Real Difference test on a significant F test result. The first factor was compost dosage with 4 levels, namely: 0, 75, 150, and 225 g.polibag-1. The second factor is pruning with 2 levels, namely: pruning and non- pruning. The parameters observed were plant height, stem base diameter, number of fruits per plant, fruit length, and total fruit weight per plant, wet strength weight, and harvest index. The results showed that the treatment of compost dosage had a very significant effect on plant height of 45 HST and had a significant effect on the age of 60 HST. The best growth of okra plants is in compost dosage 225 g. Polyibag-1. Pruning has a significant effect on plant height at 60 HST, growth parameters and the best result is in pruning treatment. The best combination of treatment between compost dosage and pruning on the growth and yield of the okra plant is in compost dosage 225 g. polybag-1 with pruning.


2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-50
Author(s):  
Sheriff H. H. ◽  
Gurama A. U. ◽  
Aliyu M. ◽  
Ahmed A.

Downy mildew caused by Sclerospora graminicola (Sacc.) Schroet is a major limiting factor to the production of pearl millet globally. Therefore, a field trial was carried out during the 2018 and 2019 rainy seasons at Bauchi and Maiduguri located in the Northern Guinea and Sudan Savannah of Nigeria, respectively. The aim was to evaluate the effects of different sowing dates and a fungicide on seedlings establishment of three pearl millet genotypes infected with downy mildew disease. Randomized Complete Block Design was used with a factorial arrangement of treatments, which comprised three pearl millet genotypes (Gero, Maiwa, Dauro), three sowing dates (late-June, mid-July and late-July) and metalaxyl fungicide (treated and untreated). Results for genotypes consistently showed that Maiwa performed better than Gero and Dauro. In terms of the sowing date, the performance of millet was better in the first sowing date (late-June), followed by the second date (mid-July) and then the third date (late-July). Mean values of the seedling establishment were significantly decreased with delay in sowing date. Results, in respect of the fungicide treatments, generally indicated a higher seedling stands in the treated (78.6 - 87.4%) than untreated seed (70.9 - 81.1%) across the locations. These findings revealed that treated seeds with metalaxyl fungicide and early sowing give better seedling establishment in pearl millet.


2021 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 10-23
Author(s):  
Carol Mutua ◽  
Joshua Otieno Ogweno ◽  
Robert Morwani Gesimba

Pepino melon (Solanum muricatum Ait.) is an exotic vegetable whose consumption is on the increase in Kenya due to its health and nutritional benefits. A study was conducted at Egerton University, Kenya in 2018-2019 to investigate the effect of NPK fertilizer rates (0, 100, 200. 300 and 400 kg ha-1) on growth and yield of field and greenhouse grown pepino melons. The experiment was laid in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Data was recorded on plant height, stem diameter, number of leaves per bush, number of branches, days to 50% flowering, fruit weight and total yield. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance with the SAS statistical package. Significant means were separated using Tukey’s Honestly Significant Difference at p ≤ 0.05. Results indicated that NPK fertilizer rates and growing environment influenced growth and yield of pepino melon. At 100 DAP plants grown in the greenhouse and supplied with 200 kg NPK ha-1 had a stem diameter of 14.01 mm which was significantly bigger p ≤ 0.05 compared to those grown in the field and supplied with 300 kg NPK ha-1 with a stem diameter of 11.71 mm in trial two. Application of 300 kg NPK ha-1 for field grown pepino melons gave the highest yield of 1102.48 kg ha-1 and 1060.55 kg ha-1 in trial one and two respectively. In conclusion, application of 300 kg ha-1 of NPK fertilizer for field grown pepino melon is recommended.


2017 ◽  
Vol 41 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
César Henrique Souza Zandonadi ◽  
Carlos Juliano Brant Albuquerque ◽  
Rogério Soares de Freitas ◽  
Alyne Dantas Mendes de Paula ◽  
Marina Alves Clemente

ABSTRACT Brazilian off-season cropping is increasing the production of cereals, particularly in the Brazilian savannah. Sorghum has been widely used for its grain production capacity and dry matter. Several hybrids are commercially available, each with its own peculiar nutrient absorption capacity. Thus, this study analyzed the agronomic characteristics and nutrient exportation in grain sorghum hybrids sown on different dates. The experiment was conducted at the Paulista Agency Regional Center of Agricultural Technology (APTA) in the city of Votuporanga, São Paulo. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with four replications and 4 hybrids. Sorghum hybrids (50A10, 50A50, BUSTER and 1G282) were the different treatments sown on four different dates, beginning with February 26, 2013, with the other dates 17, 30 and 41 days after the first sowing (DAFS). Each sowing date was considered an individual experiment and, subsequently, grouped for analysis to compare characteristics. Macronutrient content in the grain, one thousand grain weight, productivity and exportation of macronutrients (kg ha-1) by grains in the area were evaluated. The productivity of the sorghum hybrids varied depending on the sowing dates. The one thousand grain mass of the sorghum hybrids varied depending on the sowing dates. The average exportation of macronutrients by sorghum grains is as follows, in decreasing order: N> K> P>Ca> Mg> S. The mean values of macronutrient accumulation needed to produce one ton of sorghum grains are as follows: 20.05 kg N, 3.33 kg P, 3.70 kg K, 3.49 kg Ca, 1.77 kg Mg, and 0.72 kg S.


Author(s):  
Matthew Aluko

Information on some agronomic practices are required for muskmelon production as there is no record of its production in Ado-Ekiti. A field study of 3 x 2 factorial experiment of sowing dates (January, May and September) and NPK 15:15:15 fertilizer application (0 and 333 kg ha-1) was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design in three replicates at the Teaching and Research Farm of Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria. Data collected on the number of leaves and branches, leaf area, vine length, day to flowering, 50% flowering, number of fruit, fruit size and yield were subjected to analysis of variance and treatment means separated by Duncan's Multiple Range Test at 5% probability. Dates of sowing did not significantly influence growth but muskmelon planted in May gave a higher number of leaves plant-1, leaf area and vine length. Fertilized plants produced better growth and earlier flowering than unfertilized plants. The number of fruits ha-1, average fruit weight and fruit yield ha-1 of 11606, 0.78 kg and 9.09 t ha-1 respectively were produced by fertilized plants which were significantly higher than 10036.70, 0.28 kg and 2.44 t ha-1 from unfertilized plants. Muskmelon planted in September produced a higher number of fruits and fruit yield of 12418 and 11.29 t ha-1 while muskmelon planted in May produced higher fruit weight (0.94 kg) but these did not differ significantly from other sowing dates. Planting muskmelon under the rain-fed condition with adequate fertilizer application gave better performance and is thereby recommended for muskmelon production in Ado-Ekiti. 


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