Abstract
The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth in the derived savanna. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with six (6) treatments replicated three(3) times. Weeds flora, composition, growth and yield parameter of crop were collected. Results showed that Graminaea, Asteraceae and Solanaceae weeds families were predominant. Annual weed species, mostly broad leaves and grasses dominated the area. There was a significant (P et al, et al, baessien2004@yahoo.com !0.05) suppression of weeds in all the treatments, except on no application. Maize growth and yields were not significantly influenced by the soil amendment. Amongst the treatments however, poultry dropping and a combination of soil amendments produced the highest crop growth and yield, and no application produced the lowest. This research work proves the significance of organic mulch materials on weed suppression and crop performance.Keywords: Organic Mulch, Maize, weed
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Claim · model-written summary
Organic mulch materials significantly suppressed weeds in all treatments except the no-application control in maize
- Treatment
- organic mulch materialse0
- Interactor
- weedse1weed
- Outcome
- weedse1
- Direction
- suppressione1
- Comparator
- no applicatione1
- Setting
- Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiague0
Zea maysOrganisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth”
e1“suppression of weeds in all the treatments, except on no application”
Claim · model-written summary
Soil amendment did not significantly influence maize growth and yields
- Treatment
- soil amendmente2
- Outcome
- Maize growth and yieldse2
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede2
- Setting
- Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiague0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth”
e2“Maize growth and yields were not significantly influenced by the soil amendment”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry dropping produced the highest maize growth and yield among the treatments
- Treatment
- poultry droppinge3
- Outcome
- crop growth and yielde3
- Direction
- higheste3
- Setting
- Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiague0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth”
e3“Amongst the treatments however, poultry dropping and a combination of soil amendments produced the highest crop growth and yield, and no application produced the lowest”
Claim · model-written summary
A combination of soil amendments produced the highest maize growth and yield among the treatments
- Treatment
- a combination of soil amendmentse3
- Outcome
- crop growth and yielde3
- Direction
- higheste3
- Setting
- Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiague0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth”
e3“Amongst the treatments however, poultry dropping and a combination of soil amendments produced the highest crop growth and yield, and no application produced the lowest”
Claim · model-written summary
Maize with no application had the lowest crop growth and yield
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The experiment was conducted at the Research and Teaching Farm of the Federal College of Agriculture, Ishiagu during 2008 cropping season, to assess the effect of organic mulch materials (Plant and Animal) on the performance of maize and weed growth”
e3“Amongst the treatments however, poultry dropping and a combination of soil amendments produced the highest crop growth and yield, and no application produced the lowest”
Claim · model-written summary
Graminaea, Asteraceae and Solanaceae weed families were predominant in the maize field
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of organic mulch materials on maize performance and weed growth in the derived savanna of south eastern Nigeria”
e4“Results showed that Graminaea, Asteraceae and Solanaceae weeds families were predominant”
Claim · model-written summary
Annual weed species, mostly broad-leaved and grass species, dominated the maize field
- Interactor
- Annual weed speciese5weed
- Outcome
- Annual weed species, mostly broad leaves and grassese5
- Direction
- dominatede5
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Effect of organic mulch materials on maize performance and weed growth in the derived savanna of south eastern Nigeria”
e5“Annual weed species, mostly broad leaves and grasses dominated the area”
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