Abstract
The field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of intra row spacing and variety on the growth and yield of okra at the research farm of Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University, Bauchi, Gubi Campus, Bauchi State, Nigeria during the 2016 and 2017 rainy seasons. The treatments consisted of 3 spacing (20, 30 and 40cm) and 3 varieties (Kirikou, Yar-kodom and Clemson spineless) which were factorially combined and laid-down in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. The result of the experiment revealed significant difference (P≤0.05) in plant height, number of leaves, and number of pods per plant, pod length, pod girth, and yield per hectare. The use of wider intra row spacing significantly affected most of the parameters measured in the 2016 and 2017 except plant height that showed no significant difference in 2017. Among the varieties, assessed Clemson spineless consistently produced higher result on all measured characters and invariable higher yield. The interaction between intra row spacing and variety showed that the use of wider row spacing in combination with the varieties improved the plant height, stem girth and number of pods significantly. From the result obtained, it can be concluded that the use of wider spacing and improved varieties such as Clemson spineless can be adopted for okra production in Bauchi and its environs. The study recommended that farmers should adopt the use of wider intra-row spacing (30 cm and 40 cm) and Clemson spineless variety in the study area.
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Claims 6
Claim · model-written summary
Growth and yield traits differed significantly among spacing and variety treatments.
- Taxon
- okra
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Abelmoschus esculentust0 - Outcome
- plant height, number of leaves, and number of pods per plante0
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Verbatim
e0“significant difference (P≤0.05) in plant height, number of leaves, and number of pods per plant, pod length, pod girth, and yield per hectare”
t0“OKRA”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider intra-row spacing significantly affected most measured parameters in both seasons.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- wider intra row spacinge0
- Outcome
- most of the parameters measurede0
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Verbatim
e0“The use of wider intra row spacing significantly affected most of the parameters measured in the 2016 and 2017”
t0“OKRA”
Claim · model-written summary
Plant height showed no significant spacing difference in 2017.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- wider intra row spacinge1
- Outcome
- plant heighte0
- Direction
- no significant differencee0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“except plant height that showed no significant difference in 2017”
t0“OKRA”
e1“The use of wider intra row spacing significantly affected most of the parameters measured in the 2016 and 2017”
Claim · model-written summary
Clemson spineless had higher measured growth and yield characters than the other varieties.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Material
- Clemson spinelesse0
- Treatment
- Clemson spinelesse0
- Outcome
- all measured characterse0
- Direction
- highere0
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Verbatim
e0“Clemson spineless consistently produced higher result on all measured characters and invariable higher yield”
t0“OKRA”
Claim · model-written summary
Wider spacing combined with varieties significantly improved plant height, stem girth and pod number.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- wider row spacing in combination with the varietiese0
- Outcome
- plant height, stem girth and number of podse0
- Direction
- improvede0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“wider row spacing in combination with the varieties improved the plant height, stem girth and number of pods significantly”
t0“OKRA”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend 30 cm or 40 cm intra-row spacing and Clemson spineless for okra production in the study area.
- Taxon
- OKRAAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Outcome
- wider intra-row spacing (30 cm and 40 cm) and Clemson spineless varietye0
- Setting
- the study areae0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“farmers should adopt the use of wider intra-row spacing (30 cm and 40 cm) and Clemson spineless variety in the study area”
t0“OKRA”
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