PERFORMANCE OF KENAF (HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L.) VARIETIES AS INFLUENCED BY POULTRY MANURE RATE IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA AND SUDAN SAVANNAH
PERFORMANCE OF KENAF (HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L.) VARIETIES AS INFLUENCED BY POULTRY MANURE RATE IN THE NORTHERN GUINEA AND SUDAN SAVANNAH
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2020-02
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HABIBU, Aminu
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Abstract
Field trials were conducted during the 2017 wet season at the Research farms of the
Institute for Agricultural Research, Samaru and Kadawa to study the "Performance of
kenaf varieties as influenced by poultry manure in the Northern guinea and Sudan
Savanna". Treatments consisted of three varieties (Ifeken 400, Ifeken D1 400 and Girin
danani) and four rates of poultry manure (0, 2, 4 and 6 t ha-1 ), factorially combined and
laid in a Randomized Complete Block Design and replicated three times. The result
showed that application of poultry manure rate at 6 t ha-1 significantly increase growth
parameters such as plant height, number of leaves plant-1 and shoot dry weight.
Similarly, yield components such as number of seeds capsule-1 , number of capsule plant-
1, seed weight plant-1, fibre, wood and seed yields ha-1 were significantly increased by the
application of 6 t ha-1 poultry manure at Samaru and Kadawa. Girin danani significantly
produced more number of leaves, wider leaf area and higher shoot dry weight than
Ifeken 400 and Ifeken D1 400. However, Ifeken 400 variety took shorter days to attain
50% flowering at both locations. High and positive correlations were obtained between
fibre,and seed yield and parameters such as plant height and 100 seed weight. Regression
analysis showed a linear response to poultry manure rates against fibre, wood and seed
yield ha-1 at both locations. From the study, application of 6 t ha-1 poultry manure
resulted in better growth and higher yield in all the varieties. However, Girin danani out
yielded the other two varieties in both locations. Therefore, the use of Girin danani and
poultry manure at 6 t ha-1 can be adopted by farmers in the northern Guinea and Sudan
savannah agro-ecological zones to enhance the productivity of kenaf.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF
THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF DEGREE OF MASTER OF
SCIENCE IN AGRONOMY
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY,
FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE,
AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY,
ZARIA
Keywords
PERFORMANCE,, KENAF,, (HIBISCUS CANNABINUS L.),, VARIETIES,, INFLUENCED,, POULTRY MANURE RATE,, NORTHERN GUINEA,, SUDAN SAVANNAH.