Abstract
The growth, dry matter and yield of eggplant under varying levels of NPK 15:15:15 were evaluated in both pot and field trials. Results from the pot trial showed a significant enhancement in fruit yield with increasing fertilizer level up to 200kg/ha while other shoot's characteristics (leaf number, branch number and stem length) were favoured up to 300kg/ha. Unexpectedly, a significant branch number increment at 300kg/ha did not lead to a significant yield increase. Field trial's results showed that growth, yield and other shoot's characteristics greatly increased up to 200kgNPK/ha application after which there was either insignificant increment or a decline. Increment of dry weight towards maturity suggests that there was no cessation in eggplant growth even when partitioning of assimilates towards fruit development took place. The study concluded that 200kgNPK/ha is adequate for optimum growth, dry matter production (pre-anthesis and anthesis stages) and yield in both field and greenhouse conditions.
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Claims 8
Claim · model-written summary
In pots fruit yield rose significantly with fertilizer rate up to 200kg/ha.
- Taxon
- eggplant
Solanum melongenat0 - Treatment
- increasing fertilizer level up to 200kg/hae0
- Outcome
- fruit yielde0
- Direction
- enhancemente0
- Setting
- pot triale0
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Verbatim
e0“Results from the pot trial showed a significant enhancement in fruit yield with increasing fertilizer level up to 200kg/ha”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
In pots leaf number, branch number and stem length were favoured up to 300kg/ha.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- 300kg/hae0
- Outcome
- leaf number, branch number and stem lengthe0
- Direction
- favourede0
Not reportedComparator
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Verbatim
e0“other shoot's characteristics (leaf number, branch number and stem length) were favoured up to 300kg/ha”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
At 300kg/ha branch number increased significantly.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- 300kg/hae0
- Outcome
- branch numbere0
- Direction
- incremente0
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Verbatim
e0“a significant branch number increment at 300kg/ha”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
At 300kg/ha yield did not increase significantly.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- 300kg/hae0
- Outcome
- yielde0
- Direction
- did not lead to a significant yield increasee0
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Verbatim
e0“a significant branch number increment at 300kg/ha did not lead to a significant yield increase”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Field growth, yield and shoot traits increased up to 200kgNPK/ha.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- 200kgNPK/ha applicatione0
- Outcome
- growth, yield and other shoot's characteristicse0
- Direction
- increasede0
- Setting
- Field triale0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Field trial's results showed that growth, yield and other shoot's characteristics greatly increased up to 200kgNPK/ha application”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Beyond 200kgNPK/ha, field responses showed insignificant increments or declines.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Treatment
- 200kgNPK/hae0
- Outcome
- insignificant increment or a declinee0
- Direction
- insignificant increment or a declinee0
Not reportedComparator
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“200kgNPK/ha application after which there was either insignificant increment or a decline”
t0“eggplant”
Claim · model-written summary
Eggplant dry weight increased toward maturity.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenae0
- Organ / stage
- maturitye0
- Outcome
- dry weighte0
- Direction
- Incremente0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“Increment of dry weight towards maturity suggests that there was no cessation in eggplant growth even when partitioning of assimilates towards fruit development took place.”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors conclude 200kgNPK/ha is adequate for optimum growth, dry matter and yield in field and greenhouse conditions.
- Taxon
- eggplantSolanum melongenat0
- Outcome
- 200kgNPK/ha is adequate for optimum growth, dry matter production (pre-anthesis and anthesis stages) and yielde0
- Setting
- field and greenhouse conditionse0
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
e0“The study concluded that 200kgNPK/ha is adequate for optimum growth, dry matter production (pre-anthesis and anthesis stages) and yield in both field and greenhouse conditions.”
t0“eggplant”
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