Abstract
The use of aqueous moringa extract (leaf and pod) as a foliar fertilizer was studied in the cocoyam research farm,National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State. The study was aimed at determining the effect ofthe extracts on the yield of two cultivars of Cocoyam. Extracts were produced by milling moringa leaf and podseparately, and diluted with water at the ratios of 1:1 and 2:1(v/v) each. The experimental design was a 5x2factorial in a randomized complete block design replicated three times. The factors are; five treatments (control,AMPE 1:1, AMPE 2:1, AMLE 1:1 and AMLE 2:1), and two Cocoyam cultivars (NCe 001 and 012). Eachreplicate had 10 treatment combinations. Treatments were applied on plant leaves at 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks afterplanting. Data collected were growth (number of plant stands at harvest), and yield (weight and number of cormsand cormels). The results indicate that the AMPE gave better yield than AMLE. When compared with the control,all the treatments gave higher yield, with AMPE 2:1 having higher yield of about 20% on NCe 012 and AMPE 1:1with about 50% on NCe 001. Amongst the two cultivars, there were significant differences in their yield, withbetter performance from NCe 012. Results showed that moringa extract can be considered as a good organicfoliar fertilizer for enhanced yield of Cocoyam. This is attributed to its composition of growth hormones andnutrients which are present in sufficient quantities and suitable proportions, capable of increasing growth andyield of various crops.
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Claims 7
Claim · model-written summary
Moringa pod extract (AMPE) gave better cocoyam yield than moringa leaf extract (AMLE).
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t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e1“The results indicate that the AMPE gave better yield than AMLE”
Claim · model-written summary
All moringa extract treatments gave higher cocoyam yield than the control.
- Taxon
- COCOYAM
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Colocasia esculentat0 - Treatment
- aqueous moringa extract (leaf and pod)e0
- Outcome
- yielde2
- Direction
- highere2
- Comparator
- controle2
- Setting
- Umudike, Abia Statee0
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t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e0“The use of aqueous moringa extract (leaf and pod) as a foliar fertilizer was studied in the cocoyam research farm,National Root Crop Research Institute, Umudike, Abia State”
e2“When compared with the control,all the treatments gave higher yield”
Claim · model-written summary
AMPE 2:1 gave about 20% higher cocoyam yield than the control on cultivar NCe 012.
- Taxon
- COCOYAMColocasia esculentat0
- Material
- NCe 012e3
- Treatment
- AMPE 2:1e3
- Outcome
- yielde3
- Direction
- highere3
- Value
- about 20%e3
- Comparator
- controle3
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Verbatim
t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e3“When compared with the control,all the treatments gave higher yield, with AMPE 2:1 having higher yield of about 20% on NCe 012 and AMPE 1:1with about 50% on NCe 001”
Claim · model-written summary
AMPE 1:1 gave about 50% higher cocoyam yield than the control on cultivar NCe 001.
- Taxon
- COCOYAMColocasia esculentat0
- Material
- NCe 001e3
- Treatment
- AMPE 1:1e3
- Outcome
- yielde3
- Direction
- higherinferrede3
- Value
- about 50%e3
- Comparator
- controle3
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Verbatim
t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e3“When compared with the control,all the treatments gave higher yield, with AMPE 2:1 having higher yield of about 20% on NCe 012 and AMPE 1:1with about 50% on NCe 001”
Claim · model-written summary
Yield differed significantly between the two cocoyam cultivars, with NCe 012 performing better.
- Taxon
- COCOYAMColocasia esculentat0
- Material
- NCe 012e4
- Outcome
- yielde4
- Direction
- better performancee4
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Verbatim
t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e4“Amongst the two cultivars, there were significant differences in their yield, withbetter performance from NCe 012”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend moringa extract as a good organic foliar fertilizer for enhanced cocoyam yield.
- Taxon
- CocoyamColocasia esculentae5
- Treatment
- moringa extracte5
- Outcome
- enhanced yielde5
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Verbatim
t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e5“Results showed that moringa extract can be considered as a good organicfoliar fertilizer for enhanced yield of Cocoyam”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors attribute the yield-enhancing effect of moringa extract to its growth hormones.
- Taxon
- COCOYAMColocasia esculentat0
- Compound
- growth hormonese6
- Outcome
- enhanced yielde6
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t0“COCOYAM YIELD”
e6“Results showed that moringa extract can be considered as a good organicfoliar fertilizer for enhanced yield of Cocoyam. This is attributed to its composition of growth hormones”
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