Abstract
Onion is an important vegetable in Nigeria, but its production and quality are often low due to inappropriate agronomic practices like good nutrient sources and proper weed control. A study was carried out for two years to investigate the response of onion (Allium cepa L.) to nutrient sources and weeding regimes on the bulb quality during 2006/2007 and 2007/2008 seasons at Sabke Dam, Katsina State (12o56’ N;7 o45’E). The experimentconsisted of five sources of nutrients(mineral fertilizer, poultry droppings, rumen content, farm yard manure and no fertilizer as control) and four hoe weeding regimes at 3, 6, 9 weeks after transplanting(WAT) and weedy check as control. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Results indicated that poultry droppings significantly produced higher proportion of marketable bulbs, soluble solids and dry matter as well as high cured bulb weight and bulb yield compared to other nutrient sources in both years. The control recorded the least in respect of all quality characters studied. Weeding regimes significantly (P < 0.05) affected most of the quality characters studied except soluble solids during 2007/2008 season. Weeding at 6 WAT was significantly better than the other periods with respect to cured bulb weight and cured bulb yield and proportion of marketable bulb. Weeding had no effect on total soluble solids. Weedy check produced the highest weed dry weight in the two trials. Significant interaction between nutrient sources and weeding regimes was recorded on cured bulb weight in 2007/2008. Good quality marketable bulbs of onion was best obtained from poultry droppings in combination with weeding at 6 WAT
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Claims 9
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry droppings increased the proportion of marketable bulbs, soluble solids and dry matter compared with other nutrient sources.
- Taxon
- Allium cepa
Allium cepat0 - Treatment
- poultry droppingse1
- Outcome
- proportion of marketable bulbs, soluble solids and dry mattere1
- Direction
- highere1
- Comparator
- other nutrient sourcese1
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e1“poultry droppings significantly produced higher proportion of marketable bulbs, soluble solids and dry matter as well as high cured bulb weight and bulb yield compared to other nutrient sources in both years”
Claim · model-written summary
Poultry droppings increased cured bulb weight and bulb yield compared with other nutrient sources.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- poultry droppingse1
- Outcome
- cured bulb weight and bulb yielde1
- Direction
- highe1
- Comparator
- other nutrient sourcese1
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e1“poultry droppings significantly produced higher proportion of marketable bulbs, soluble solids and dry matter as well as high cured bulb weight and bulb yield compared to other nutrient sources in both years”
Claim · model-written summary
The control without fertilizer recorded the least in all quality characters studied.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- controle2
- Outcome
- all quality characters studiede2
- Direction
- leaste2
- Comparator
- other nutrient sourcese1
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e2“The control recorded the least in respect of all quality characters studied”
e1“compared to other nutrient sources in both years”
Claim · model-written summary
Weeding regimes significantly affected most quality characters of onion, except soluble solids in 2007/2008.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- Weeding regimese3
- Outcome
- most of the quality characters studiede3
- Qualifier
- P < 0.05e3
- Comparator
- Weedy checke6
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e3“Weeding regimes significantly (P < 0.05) affected most of the quality characters studied except soluble solids during 2007/2008 season”
e6“Weedy check produced the highest weed dry weight in the two trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Weeding had no effect on total soluble solids of onion.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- Weedinge4
- Outcome
- total soluble solidse4
- Direction
- no_changeinferrede4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e4“Weeding had no effect on total soluble solids”
Claim · model-written summary
Weeding at 6 weeks after transplanting was better than the other weeding periods for cured bulb weight, cured bulb yield and proportion of marketable bulbs.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- Weeding at 6 WATe5
- Outcome
- cured bulb weight and cured bulb yield and proportion of marketable bulbe5
- Direction
- bettere5
- Comparator
- the other periodse5
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e5“Weeding at 6 WAT was significantly better than the other periods with respect to cured bulb weight and cured bulb yield and proportion of marketable bulb”
Claim · model-written summary
The interaction between nutrient sources and weeding regimes was significant for cured bulb weight in 2007/2008.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- nutrient sources and weeding regimese7
- Outcome
- cured bulb weighte7
- Qualifier
- 2007/2008e7
- Setting
- Sudan Savannaht0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e7“Significant interaction between nutrient sources and weeding regimes was recorded on cured bulb weight in 2007/2008”
Claim · model-written summary
The weedy check produced the highest weed dry weight in both trials.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- Weedy checke6
- Interactor
- weede6weed
- Outcome
- weed dry weighte6
- Direction
- higheste6
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e6“Weedy check produced the highest weed dry weight in the two trials”
Claim · model-written summary
Good quality marketable onion bulbs were best obtained from poultry droppings combined with weeding at 6 weeks after transplanting.
- Taxon
- Allium cepaAllium cepat0
- Treatment
- poultry droppings in combination with weeding at 6 WATe0
- Outcome
- Good quality marketable bulbse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Response of Onion(Allium cepa L.) to Nutrient Sources and Weeding Regimes in Sudan Savannah”
e0“Good quality marketable bulbs of onion was best obtained from poultry droppings in combination with weeding at 6 WAT”
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