WEED DRY MATTER ACCUMULATION AND YIELD OF CUCUMBER AS INFLUENCED BY VARIETY AND ORGANIC FERTILIZER RATE
Abstract
Fertilizer application to sustain a cropping system can influence weed infestation, and weed growth along with crop yields. Two field trials were conducted between April and December, 2019 at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, in the tropical rainforest-savannah transition zone of southwestern Nigeria. The aim is to determine optimum rate of Organic Fertilizer (Gateway Organic Fertilizer - GOF) on weed infestation and fruit yield of three cucumber varieties. Treatments were: GOF applied at 0, 5, 10, and 15 t.ha-1 to three cucumber varieties: Marketmore, Poinsett and Marketer. Treatments were arranged in a split - plot fitted into Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 4 replicates. Data collected on weed fresh weight, dry matter contents and total yield were subjected to analysis of variance using GENSTAT discovery. Organic Fertilizer (Gateway Organic Fertilizer) application had positive influence on fruit yield of cucumber and weed dry matter accumulation. Weed dry matter from plots cultivated to Poinsett variety with either 10 or 15 t.ha-1 GOF were lower than from other fertilized varieties. Poinsett variety cultivated with either 10 or 15 t.ha-1 GOF had significantly higher fruit yield compared with other interactions. It is concluded and recommended that application of GOF at10 t.ha-1 with Poinsett variety is optimum for reduced weed dry matter accumulation and yield of cucumber in the tropical rainforest-savannah transition zone.
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