Claim · model-written summary
Palm bunch ash and PK fertiliser application had no significant effect on pigeonpea grain yield.
- Taxon
- pigeonpea
Cajanus cajane1 - Treatment
- palm bunch ash (PBA) and phosphorus and potassium (PK) fertiliser applicatione0
- Outcome
- grain yielde1
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede1
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Verbatim
e0“A field study was undertaken in the semi-deciduous forest agro-ecological zone of Ghana to assess the impact of palm bunch ash (PBA) and phosphorus and potassium (PK) fertiliser application on yield and key agronomic traits of three early maturing pigeonpea genotypes”
e1“The results indicated that neither the genotype nor fertilisation had any significant effects on the grain yield of the pigeonpea genotypes”
Title
S. Adjei-Nsiah; J.K. Ahiakpa; G. Asamoah-Asante Annals of Agricultural Sciences 2018. doi:10.1016/j.aoas.2018.05.001
Other claims from this paper (10)
- Association Pigeonpea genotype had no significant effect on grain yield.
- Association Pigeonpea genotype significantly influenced total dry matter yield.
- Intervention effect Palm bunch ash and PK fertiliser application significantly influenced total dry matter yield.
- Association Genotype ICPL 88034 produced the highest dry matter among the pigeonpea genotypes, at 7.29 t ha−1.
- Association Genotype ICPL 88039 produced the lowest dry matter among the pigeonpea genotypes, at 4.95 t ha−1.
- Intervention effect Plots treated with PBA produced significantly higher dry matter yield than control plots.
- Intervention effect Palm bunch ash application increased pH of the experimental field from 5.19 to 5.82, 40 weeks after application.
- Intervention effect Palm bunch ash application increased available P and exchangeable cations (K, Ca and Mg) content of the soils.
- Intervention effect Maize planted on pigeonpea plots previously fertilised with PBA yielded 25% more than maize on control plots.
- Recommendation Palm bunch ash could be used as a liming material and organic fertiliser supplement to improve the yield of staple food crops in acidic soils of oil palm growing areas in Ghana.