Abstract
Inorganic fertilizer application and the quantity required by the crop for optimum production led agronomists to introduced varying measures in crop production. A study to investigate the effects of single and split NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer application on muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.) production was conducted at the Teaching and Research Farm of Ekiti State University. A 4 × 2 factorial experiment laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design in three replicates with four varying rates (0, 167, 333 and 500 kg ha-1) of NPK 15-15-15 fertilizer applications and two-mode of applications (single and split) serves as the treatments. Data collected include the number of leaves and branches, vine length, number of fruits, fruit length and width, fruit weight, fruit flesh thickness (fruit pulp width), number of seeds fruit-1 and seed weight. Collected data were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA), and treatment means separated with Duncan Multiple Range Test at 5% level of probability. The split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a significantly higher number of leaves (90), leaf area (109.58 cm2) and vine length (110.77 cm) at 10 WAS than other applied fertilizer rates. The split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a higher fruit yield (12.64 t ha-1) than 12.09 t ha-1 from the single application which was not significantly different from the 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer. The results indicated that the split application of NPK fertilizer is a better fertilizer application approach than a single application for muskmelon production.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Split application of 333 kg ha-1 NPK produced significantly higher number of leaves at 10 WAS than other rates.
- Taxon
- muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)
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Cucumis melot0 - Treatment
- split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- number of leavese0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 90e0
- Qualifier
- at 10 WASe0
- Comparator
- other applied fertilizer ratese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“The split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a significantly higher number of leaves (90), leaf area (109.58 cm2) and vine length (110.77 cm) at 10 WAS than other applied fertilizer rates.”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Split application of 333 kg ha-1 NPK produced significantly higher leaf area at 10 WAS than other rates.
- Taxon
- muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- leaf areae0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 109.58 cm2e0
- Qualifier
- at 10 WASe0
- Comparator
- other applied fertilizer ratese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a significantly higher number of leaves (90), leaf area (109.58 cm2) and vine length (110.77 cm) at 10 WAS than other applied fertilizer rates.”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Split application of 333 kg ha-1 NPK produced significantly higher vine length at 10 WAS than other rates.
- Taxon
- muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- vine lengthe0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 110.77 cme0
- Qualifier
- at 10 WASe0
- Comparator
- other applied fertilizer ratese0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The split application at 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a significantly higher number of leaves (90), leaf area (109.58 cm2) and vine length (110.77 cm) at 10 WAS than other applied fertilizer rates.”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Split 500 kg ha-1 NPK gave higher fruit yield than single application.
- Taxon
- muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- highere0
- Value
- 12.64 t ha-1e0
- Qualifier
- 12.09 t ha-1e0
- Comparator
- single applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a higher fruit yield (12.64 t ha-1) than 12.09 t ha-1 from the single application which was not significantly different from the 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer.”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
Fruit yield from split 500 kg ha-1 NPK did not significantly differ from 333 kg ha-1 NPK.
- Taxon
- muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)Cucumis melot0
- Treatment
- split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- not significantly differente0
- Comparator
- 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizere0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The split application of 500 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer produced a higher fruit yield (12.64 t ha-1) than 12.09 t ha-1 from the single application which was not significantly different from the 333 kg ha-1 NPK fertilizer.”
t0“muskmelon (Cucumis melo L.)”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude that split NPK application is better than single application for muskmelon production.
- Taxon
- muskmelonCucumis meloe0
- Outcome
- split application of NPK fertilizer is a better fertilizer application approache0
- Comparator
- single applicatione0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The results indicated that the split application of NPK fertilizer is a better fertilizer application approach than a single application for muskmelon production.”
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