Original scientific paper

RESIDUAL EFFECT OF MUCUNA ON THE GROWTH OF SESAME (SESAMUM RADIATUM SCHUM) AT DIFFERENT PLANT SPACING

O. Olaleye
E.O. Ajayi ; National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Nigerija
A.O. Oduntan ; National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Nigerija
E. A. Akinpelu ; National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Nigerija
T.J. Olofintoye ; National Horticultural Research Institute (NIHORT), Ibadan, Nigerija

Abstract

A field experiment was conducted at the National Horticultural Research
Institute (NIHORT) Ibadan. The experiment was aimed at determining the growth and development of sesame grown at different spacing in a land previously cultivated with and without mucuna. It was a split plot experiment arranged in a randomized complete block design and was replicated three times. The main plot treatment was the residual effect of mucuna at two levels and the sub-plot treatment was spacing at three levels (50 × 30 cm, 50 × 40 cm and 50 × 50 cm). The result showed that sesame planted on mucuna fallowed land at wider spacing between plants significantly enhanced the growth of sesame. All
the growth parameters examined had over 10 % increase with the leaf length and breadth having the highest value of 17.91 and 17.65 % respectively under the mucuna fallowed land compared with the non fallowed land. Increasing the spacing between sesame plants and consequently decreasing the plant population will be beneficial if the plant is grown for its vegetative part.

Keywords

growth; mucuna; sesame; spacing

Hrčak ID:

101583

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/101583

Publication date:

24.4.2013.

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