Paper · 2016 · Asia Pacific Journal of Energy and Environment

Improving Sorghum Biomass and Productivity through Application of Moringa Leaf Juice

Abrham Tezera Gessesse; Hailie Shiferaw; Tesfaye T/Haymanot; et al.

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Abstract

Globally, fourteen types of Moringa species are discovered. Among these species Moringaoleifera and Moringastenopetala potentially use for nutritional purpose, medicinal and feed values. In addition to these, Moringa leaf juice is being use in the form of a foliar spray that causes the plants to be stronger, more resistant to pests and disease and enhances plant growth. Plants treated with Moringa juice spray produce more and larger fruit and consequently have higher yield. The study conducted at “Kewet” district, Shewa Robit site with the objective of evaluating the contribution of Moringa leaf juice on grain yield and biomass production of sorghum. The result indicated that there was no significant difference observed among treatments on grain yield. However, foliar spray of Moringaoleifera with fertilizer and Moringastenopetala with fertilizer was obtained 25% and 34% of grain yield advantage as compare to only chemical fertilization application. Hence, at Shewarobit condition, foliar spray of Moringa leaf juice is not recommended for sorghum grain yield production. However further study is required across different soil type and agro climatology.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultno effectnot significant (as stated)measured

Claim · model-written summary

Treatments did not differ significantly in sorghum grain yield.

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grain yielde0
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no significant differencee0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“there was no significant difference observed among treatments on grain yield”

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“Sorghum”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Moringaoleifera foliar spray with fertilizer had a 25% grain yield advantage over chemical fertilization alone.

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SorghumSorghumt0
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foliar spray of Moringaoleifera with fertilizere0
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grain yielde0
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advantagee0
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25%e0
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only chemical fertilization applicatione0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“foliar spray of Moringaoleifera with fertilizer and Moringastenopetala with fertilizer was obtained 25% and 34% of grain yield advantage as compare to only chemical fertilization application”

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“Sorghum”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Moringastenopetala foliar spray with fertilizer had a 34% grain yield advantage over chemical fertilization alone.

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SorghumSorghumt0
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Moringastenopetala with fertilizere0
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grain yielde0
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advantagee0
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34%e0
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only chemical fertilization applicatione0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“foliar spray of Moringaoleifera with fertilizer and Moringastenopetala with fertilizer was obtained 25% and 34% of grain yield advantage as compare to only chemical fertilization application”

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“Sorghum”

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Recommendationauthor interpretationoriginal resultnegativebasis n/a

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The authors do not recommend Moringa leaf juice foliar spray for sorghum grain production under Shewarobit conditions.

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sorghumSorghume0
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foliar spray of Moringa leaf juice is not recommendede0
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Shewarobite0

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Sorghum
Sorghum · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Evelyn Simak · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“at Shewarobit condition, foliar spray of Moringa leaf juice is not recommended for sorghum grain yield production”

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application · yield · SorghumPositive and negative results

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