Abstract
The growth, yield and nutritional quality of Poinsett and Marketmore varieties of cucumber in response to compost and NPK fertilizer application were evaluated at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria. The six fertilizer combinations are T1 (0 kg N), T2 (100% NPK, 600 kg NPK 15:15:15), T3 (100% Tithonia compost (TC), 5 tons/ha), T4 (75% NPK + 25% TC), T5 (50% NPK + 50% TC) and T6 (25% NPK+ 75% TC). The treatments were arranged as 6 × 2 factorial scheme in Randomised Complete Block Design with three replicates. Data were collected on growth parameters, fruit yield, calcium content and iron content. Data collected were subjected to analysis of variance and difference among treatments means was computed using Least Significant Difference at 0.05 probability level. The results revealed that at the point of maximum growth Poinsett cucumber variety produced significant longer vine (173.78cm); higher number of leaves (23.56) and more robust stem girth (3.01 cm) than the other variety. At 8 weeks after sowing (WAS) the longest vine length (216.67cm) and number of leaves (29.33) were obtained from cucumber plants treated with 5 tons/ha. Varietal effect was not significant (p≤0.05) on cucumber fruit yield and firmness. The vine length, fruit girth, stem girth, number of leaves were significantly influenced by the application of 5 tons/ha. At 8 WAS, the longest vine 216.67cm and highest number of leaves (27.33) were recorded from 5 tons/ha, while the widest stem girth (2.10cm) was gotten from 50% NPK + 50% TC treated cucumber. Fruit yield was significantly improved by the application of different combination of fertilizer. Plant that received fertilizer had significant better fruit yield compared with non-fertilized one. However, the use of 50% NPK + 50% TC gave the highest fruit yield. The study concluded that combine application of 300 kg NPK + 2.5 ton/ha TC would be sufficient for production of the two varieties tried in this study. Keywords: Cucumber; farmyard manure; inorganic fertilizer; growth; yield. DOI : 10.7176/JBAH/9-14-03 Publication date :July 31 st 2019
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Claims 14
Claim · model-written summary
Poinsett had longer vines at maximum growth than Marketmore.
- Taxon
- Cucumis melo
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Cucumis melot0 - Material
- Poinsette0
- Outcome
- longer vinee0
- Direction
- longere0
- Value
- 173.78cme0
- Comparator
- the other varietye0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Poinsett cucumber variety produced significant longer vine (173.78cm); higher number of leaves (23.56) and more robust stem girth (3.01 cm) than the other variety”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poinsett had more leaves at maximum growth.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Material
- Poinsette0
- Outcome
- number of leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 23.56e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Poinsett cucumber variety produced significant longer vine (173.78cm); higher number of leaves (23.56) and more robust stem girth (3.01 cm) than the other variety”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Poinsett had greater stem girth at maximum growth.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Material
- Poinsette0
- Outcome
- stem girthe0
- Direction
- more robuste0
- Value
- 3.01 cme0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Poinsett cucumber variety produced significant longer vine (173.78cm); higher number of leaves (23.56) and more robust stem girth (3.01 cm) than the other variety”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
At eight weeks, 5 tons/ha produced the longest vines.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Organ / stage
- 8 weeks after sowinge0
- Treatment
- 5 tons/hae0
- Outcome
- longest vine lengthe0
- Direction
- longeste0
- Value
- 216.67cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At 8 weeks after sowing (WAS) the longest vine length (216.67cm) and number of leaves (29.33) were obtained from cucumber plants treated with 5 tons/ha”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
At eight weeks, 5 tons/ha produced 29.33 leaves.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 5 tons/hae0
- Outcome
- number of leavese0
- Value
- 29.33e0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At 8 weeks after sowing (WAS) the longest vine length (216.67cm) and number of leaves (29.33) were obtained from cucumber plants treated with 5 tons/ha”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Variety did not significantly affect fruit yield or firmness.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Outcome
- fruit yield and firmnesse0
- Direction
- not significante0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Varietal effect was not significant (p≤0.05) on cucumber fruit yield and firmness”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Five tons/ha significantly influenced vine length, fruit girth, stem girth and leaf number.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 5 tons/hae0
- Outcome
- vine length, fruit girth, stem girth, number of leavese0
Not reportedComparatorDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The vine length, fruit girth, stem girth, number of leaves were significantly influenced by the application of 5 tons/ha”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
At eight weeks, 5 tons/ha produced the longest vines in a second reported comparison.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 5 tons/hae0
- Outcome
- longest vinee0
- Direction
- longeste0
- Value
- 216.67cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At 8 WAS, the longest vine 216.67cm and highest number of leaves (27.33) were recorded from 5 tons/ha”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
At eight weeks, 5 tons/ha produced the highest leaf number, reported as 27.33.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 5 tons/hae0
- Outcome
- number of leavese0
- Direction
- higheste0
- Value
- 27.33e0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“At 8 WAS, the longest vine 216.67cm and highest number of leaves (27.33) were recorded from 5 tons/ha”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
The 50% NPK and 50% TC treatment produced the widest stem girth.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 50% NPK + 50% TCe0
- Outcome
- stem girthe0
- Direction
- wideste0
- Value
- 2.10cme0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the widest stem girth (2.10cm) was gotten from 50% NPK + 50% TC treated cucumber”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer combinations significantly improved fruit yield.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- different combination of fertilizere0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield was significantly improved by the application of different combination of fertilizer”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilized plants yielded more than unfertilized plants.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- fertilizere0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- bettere0
- Comparator
- non-fertilized onee0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Plant that received fertilizer had significant better fruit yield compared with non-fertilized one”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
The equal NPK and TC mix gave the highest fruit yield.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 50% NPK + 50% TCe0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- higheste0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“the use of 50% NPK + 50% TC gave the highest fruit yield”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 300 kg NPK plus 2.5 ton/ha TC for the two varieties.
- Taxon
- Cucumis meloCucumis melot0
- Treatment
- 300 kg NPK + 2.5 ton/ha TCe0
- Outcome
- production of the two varietiese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“combine application of 300 kg NPK + 2.5 ton/ha TC would be sufficient for production of the two varieties tried in this study”
t0“Cucumber (Cucumis melo)”
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