Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of NPK (15 : 15 : 15) fertilizer on some growth parameters of Punica granatum seedlings towards establishing the fertilizer amount optimal for the growth of P. granatum . Planting bags containing 23.3 kg of soil were used for planting the seeds of Punica granatum , and the soil was treated with different amounts of NPK 15 : 15 : 15 fertilizer ( T 1 = 0 g, T 2 = 1 g, T 3 = 2 g, T 4 = 3 g, and T 5 = 4 g) and watered daily with borehole water. The experiment was laid out in a completely randomized design with four replicates. Data were taken on the number of leaves (NOL), height of plant (HOP), and area of leaves (AOL) every three weeks for fifteen (15) weeks after planting. Results obtained using the Ochekwu Comparative Treatment Average (OCTA) trend showed that all the parameters under investigation increased significantly with an increase in fertilizer amount compared to the control. The optimum growth was observed to range between T3 and T4 for the number of leaves, height of plant, and area of leaves parameters studied. It was also observed that the increment of fertilizer amounts beyond this optimum point reduced biological yield previously obtained. Hence, for the optimum growth of P. granatum seedlings, NPK (15 : 15 : 15) fertilizer should be applied within the range of T3 and T4 or any other measurement that falls within the concentration range of T3 (0.09 g NPK kg −1 soil) and T4 (0.13 g NPK kg −1 soil) in the Niger Delta of Nigeria.
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Claim · model-written summary
Increasing NPK fertilizer amount significantly increased all growth parameters compared with the control.
- Taxon
- Punica granatum
Punica granatumt0 - Treatment
- fertilizer amounte1
- Outcome
- all the parameters under investigatione1
- Direction
- increasede1
- Comparator
- controle1
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Verbatim
t0“Growth of Punica granatum L. Seedlings”
e1“all the parameters under investigation increased significantly with an increase in fertilizer amount compared to the control”
Claim · model-written summary
Growth was optimum between T3 and T4 for number of leaves, plant height and leaf area.
- Taxon
- Punica granatumPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- T3 and T4e2
- Outcome
- number of leaves, height of plant, and area of leavese2
Not reportedComparatorDirection
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Verbatim
t0“Growth of Punica granatum L. Seedlings”
e2“The optimum growth was observed to range between T3 and T4 for the number of leaves, height of plant, and area of leaves parameters studied”
Claim · model-written summary
Fertilizer amounts beyond the optimum point reduced biological yield.
- Taxon
- Punica granatumPunica granatumt0
- Treatment
- increment of fertilizer amounts beyond this optimum pointe3
- Outcome
- biological yielde3
- Direction
- reducede3
- Comparator
- optimum pointe3
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Growth of Punica granatum L. Seedlings”
e3“It was also observed that the increment of fertilizer amounts beyond this optimum point reduced biological yield previously obtained”
Claim · model-written summary
NPK (15:15:15) fertilizer should be applied within the T3 to T4 range for optimum seedling growth.
- Taxon
- Punica granatumPunica granatumt0
- Outcome
- NPK (15 : 15 : 15) fertilizer should be applied within the range of T3 and T4e4
Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.
Verbatim
t0“Growth of Punica granatum L. Seedlings”
e4“for the optimum growth of P. granatum seedlings, NPK (15 : 15 : 15) fertilizer should be applied within the range of T3 and T4”
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