Abstract
An experiment was conducted at Kaltungo Local Government Area demonstration farm in Gombe state during the 2011 rainy season, to evaluate the effect of NPK fertilizer and spacing levels on growth and yield of Watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L). Three different spacings (1 × 1, 1 × 1.5, and 1 × 2 m) and four levels of NPK fertilizer (0, 100, 150 and 200 kg/ha) were used. All the treatments were set in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Plant height, number of leaves, number of male and female flowers at 50% flowering, number of fruits per plant and weight of fruits at harvest were observed. The result of the experiment shows a significant difference (P=0.05) in plant height and number of leaves. Similarly, the result shows significant difference (P=0.05) in number of flowers, number of fruits, weight of fruits (2.96 kg) and yield per hectare (63.6 t) as compared to the control. The interaction between the treatments indicate that 150 kg/ha of NPK and a spacing of 1 × 1.5 m gave the highest number of fruit and yield per hectare. Therefore, based on the result of this findings, it is hereby recommended that the use of 150 kg NPK/ha at a spacing of 1 × 1.5 m should be adopted by the farmers for profitable watermelon production in the study area.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly differed in plant height and leaf number.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)
Citrullus lanatust0 - Outcome
- plant height and number of leavese0
Not reportedTreatmentComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The result of the experiment shows a significant difference (P=0.05) in plant height and number of leaves”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly differed in flower number compared with the control.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- number of flowerse0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Not reportedTreatmentDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the result shows significant difference (P=0.05) in number of flowers, number of fruits, weight of fruits (2.96 kg) and yield per hectare (63.6 t) as compared to the control”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Treatments significantly differed in fruit number compared with the control.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- number of fruitse0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Not reportedTreatmentDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the result shows significant difference (P=0.05) in number of flowers, number of fruits, weight of fruits (2.96 kg) and yield per hectare (63.6 t) as compared to the control”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit weight was 2.96 kg and differed significantly from the control.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- weight of fruitse0
- Value
- 2.96 kge0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Not reportedTreatmentDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“weight of fruits (2.96 kg) and yield per hectare (63.6 t) as compared to the control”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield per hectare was 63.6 t and differed significantly from the control.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Outcome
- yield per hectaree0
- Value
- 63.6 te0
- Comparator
- the controle0
Not reportedTreatmentDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“weight of fruits (2.96 kg) and yield per hectare (63.6 t) as compared to the control”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 150 kg/ha NPK and 1 × 1.5 m spacing gave the highest fruit number.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- 150 kg/ha of NPK and a spacing of 1 × 1.5 me0
- Outcome
- number of fruite0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“150 kg/ha of NPK and a spacing of 1 × 1.5 m gave the highest number of fruit and yield per hectare”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The combination of 150 kg/ha NPK and 1 × 1.5 m spacing gave the highest yield per hectare.
- Taxon
- watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)Citrullus lanatust0
- Treatment
- 150 kg/ha of NPK and a spacing of 1 × 1.5 me0
- Outcome
- yield per hectaree0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“150 kg/ha of NPK and a spacing of 1 × 1.5 m gave the highest number of fruit and yield per hectare”
t0“watermelon (Citrillus lanatus L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 150 kg NPK/ha at 1 × 1.5 m spacing for profitable watermelon production in the study area.
- Taxon
- watermelonCitrullus lanatuse0
- Outcome
- the use of 150 kg NPK/ha at a spacing of 1 × 1.5 me0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of 150 kg NPK/ha at a spacing of 1 × 1.5 m should be adopted by the farmers for profitable watermelon production in the study area”
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