Abstract
This paper reports the experimental investigation of the agronomic performance of okra under various quantities of both sawdust and trash mulches. The location of the field was the research farmland of the Federal Polytechnic Ado Ekiti Nigeria; Lat 6?N and Long 16?E. The experimental design used was complete randomized design with 6 treatments on both specimens. The experiments were repeated the following year on the same plot but with transposed plot allocation. Soil moisture loss from uncovered plot was with the highest value dropping to less than 2 per cent. It was followed by that of trash plot and the lowest loss was on sawdust mulched plot. The number of leave formed by okra on sawdust, trash and no mulch plots was 43, 36 and 27 respectively while maximum girth diameter was 37 mm in both trash and sawdust covered plots but okra plant on control plot attained only 26 mm diameter. Fruit yield were almost similar to trash and sawdust mulched okra having 7.5 and 7.6 Tonnes/Ha respectively while control plot recorded 5.2 Tonnes/Ha. The ash content of dry matter of sawdust, trash and no mulched plants was 0.25, 0.20 and 0.17 kg respectively. It was concluded that sawdust could perform as much as the traditional trash materials commonly used in Southwestern Nigeria. Also, sawdust was a good material for conserving soil moisture.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
Uncovered soil lost most moisture and sawdust mulch the least.
- Taxon
- okra
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Abelmoschus esculentust0 - Treatment
- sawdust mulched plote0
- Outcome
- Soil moisture losse0
- Direction
- loweste0
- Comparator
- uncovered plote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
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Verbatim
e0“Soil moisture loss from uncovered plot was with the highest value dropping to less than 2 per cent. It was followed by that of trash plot and the lowest loss was on sawdust mulched plot.”
t0“okra”
Claim · model-written summary
Okra leaf counts were 43 with sawdust, 36 with trash, and 27 without mulch.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentuse0
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- number of leave formede0
- Value
- 43, 36 and 27e0
- Comparator
- no mulche0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“number of leave formed by okra on sawdust, trash and no mulch plots was 43, 36 and 27 respectively”
Claim · model-written summary
Maximum girth was 37 mm under trash and sawdust versus 26 mm under control.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentuse0
- Treatment
- trash and sawdust covered plotse0
- Outcome
- girth diametere0
- Direction
- maximume0
- Value
- 37 mme0
- Qualifier
- 26 mme0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“maximum girth diameter was 37 mm in both trash and sawdust covered plots but okra plant on control plot attained only 26 mm diameter”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust mulch yielded 7.6 Tonnes/Ha of okra fruit.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentuse0
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Value
- 7.6 Tonnes/Hae0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield were almost similar to trash and sawdust mulched okra having 7.5 and 7.6 Tonnes/Ha respectively while control plot recorded 5.2 Tonnes/Ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
Trash mulch yielded 7.5 Tonnes/Ha of okra fruit.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentuse0
- Treatment
- trashe0
- Outcome
- Fruit yielde0
- Value
- 7.5e0
- Comparator
- control plote0
Not reportedDirection
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Fruit yield were almost similar to trash and sawdust mulched okra having 7.5 and 7.6 Tonnes/Ha respectively while control plot recorded 5.2 Tonnes/Ha.”
Claim · model-written summary
Sawdust-mulched plants had 0.25 kg ash in dry matter.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- sawduste0
- Outcome
- ash content of dry mattere0
- Value
- 0.25e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ash content of dry matter of sawdust, trash and no mulched plants was 0.25, 0.20 and 0.17 kg respectively”
t0“okra”
Claim · model-written summary
Trash-mulched plants had 0.20 kg ash in dry matter.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- trashe0
- Outcome
- ash content of dry mattere0
- Value
- 0.20e0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ash content of dry matter of sawdust, trash and no mulched plants was 0.25, 0.20 and 0.17 kg respectively”
t0“okra”
Claim · model-written summary
Unmulched plants had 0.17 kg ash in dry matter.
- Taxon
- okraAbelmoschus esculentust0
- Treatment
- no mulchede0
- Outcome
- ash content of dry mattere0
- Value
- 0.17 kge0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“ash content of dry matter of sawdust, trash and no mulched plants was 0.25, 0.20 and 0.17 kg respectively”
t0“okra”
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