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Fish Pond Effect and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Development of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria

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  • Musa, M.A
  • Okee, J.I.
  • Shuaib, H.

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A field experiment conducted at Prince Abubakar Audu University Teaching and Research farm aimed to evaluate Fish Pond Effect and Inorganic fertilizers on the development of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Anyigba, Kogi State. Nigeria. The experiment was carried out using a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). Treatments consisted of 10 t/ha, 20 t/ha, 30 t/ha of fish pond effluent, 100 kg/ha, 250 kg/ha, 350 kg/ha of NPK 10:10:10 fertilizer and combination of fish pond effluent (10 t/ha) and 100 kg/ha of NPK 10:10:10. Parameter measured were plant height (cm), number of leaves, stem girth (cm), fruit length (cm), fruit weight (g) and number of fruits per plant. Results obtained showed that Fish pond effluent had significant influence at 5% level of probability (p>0.05) on the growth and yield of okra than NPK 10:10:10 fertilizer. It was observed that 30 t/ha of fish pond effluent gave the highest values for growth and yield parameters. Plant height (37.87 cm), number of leaves (14.17), stem girth (3.00 cm), fruit length (11.04 cm), fruit weight (3671 g), while combination of fish pond effluent (10 t/ha) and 100kg/ha of NPK 10:10:10 gave the highest on number of fruits per plant (6.83). The lowest values were observed in the control plot. The result obtained from this experiment clearly shows that fish pond effluent gave significant difference (p>0.05) at 5% level of probability on the growth and yield of okra than NPK 10:10:10 and their combinations.

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  • Musa, M.A & Okee, J.I. & Shuaib, H., 2023. "Fish Pond Effect and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Development of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.) Anyigba, Kogi State, Nigeria," International Journal of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (IJAGST), SvedbergOpen, vol. 3(02), November.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:ijag24:344699
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.344699
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