Current Volume 7
Effect of Potting Mediums and Various Treatments on Growth Parameters of Young Budded Rubber in Iyanomo Southern Nigeria
Abstract
Three planting mediums were used for this study; - one specialized (RT) and two improvised root trainers (PVC and WB) as well as integrated organic animal and plant wastes such as poultry manure, cow dung, coconut fiber, and oil palm fiber, incorporated into the soil to assess their impact on the growth of rubber plant in these planting mediums. The experiment, spanned two cropping seasons (2019/2020 and 2020/2021) were carried out in the screen house. A total of 108 planting mediums (RT, PVC and WB) were used, each filled with soil mixed with organic waste materials. The experimental design was a 3 x 12 factorial in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD), replicated three times. Growth parameters- plant height, girth, number of leaves, and leaf area index were measured respectively. The data were statistically analyzed using Tukey’s Test at a 5% probability level. The research focused on the effects of the root trainers especially the improvised ones to replace the specialized one and the use of organic wastes of animal and plant and their combinations on the growth of the plant. RT ranged from 26.56a to 40.38a for plant height during 2019/2020 planting season and 26.28a to 38.91a during 2020/2021 planting season while PVC records the highest during 2020/2021 planting season with value 40.72a at the fourth month, followed by WB. The results showed that the three planting mediums were significantly different and the treatments had positive impact on the growth of rubber plant.
Keywords
Planting Mediums, Organic Wastes (Animal and Plant), Cropping Season, Rubber Plant, Growth Parameters
Citations
IRE Journals:
Unabor Elvis , Aiyelari, P. O , Adeyemo, A. J , Teknikio, J. B , Izevbigie, F.C.
"Effect of Potting Mediums and Various Treatments on Growth Parameters of Young Budded Rubber in Iyanomo Southern Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 7 Issue 11 2024 Page 656-665
IEEE:
Unabor Elvis , Aiyelari, P. O , Adeyemo, A. J , Teknikio, J. B , Izevbigie, F.C.
"Effect of Potting Mediums and Various Treatments on Growth Parameters of Young Budded Rubber in Iyanomo Southern Nigeria" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 7(11)
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