Year 2016, Volume 1, Issue 1
| Year : | 2016 |
| Volume : | 1 |
| Issue : | 1 |
| Authors : | Timothy Alaba FARIYIKE, Omowumi M. ODELEYE, Oyeboade S. ADEBAYO, Bukola Rukayah AMINU-TAIWO, Catherine Adeola AKINPELU |
| Title : | INFLUENCE OF PROPAGULE SIZE AND ORGANIC MANURE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF GINGER (Zingiber officinalis). |
| Abstract : | Ginger is grown majorly in the derived savannah of Nigeria for its potential health benefits, this health related usefulness of ginger have also stimulated farmers concern for the growing of the plant having realized its efficacy in life changing ailments as a result of this the availability of the propagule for planting became so scarce and not within the reach of farmers. Its cultivation has recently been introduced to the South western Nigeria. A field trial was carried out at the National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan (Nigeria) to study the influence of propagule size and organic manure on the vegetative growth and rhizome yield of ginger in the rainy season of 2008. Propagule size had significant effect on plant height and number of tillers. 10g propagule size of 28.2 was highest while the organic manure control was the least for all the vegetative parameters considered. As the rate of organic manure increases, there was an increase in all the vegetative parameters reaching its peak at 15t/ha and decreased again at 20t/ha. The interaction between the propagule size and organic manure was significant for the number of rhizomes, number of tillers and the yield. 10g propagule size and 15t/ha organic manure produced optimum growth and yield of ginger. |
| For citation : | Fariyike, T. A., Odeleye, O. M., Adebayo, O. S., Aminu-Taiwo, B. R., Akinpelu, C. A. (2016). Influence of propagule size and organic manure on the growth and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinalis). AGROFOR International Journal, Volume 1. Issue No. 1. pp. 190-194. DOI:10.7251/AGRENG1601190F |
| Keywords : | planting material, size, propagation, organic manure |
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