EFFECTS OF PROPAGATION METHODS AND NITROGEN FERTILIZER ON PERFORMANCE OF GINGER (Zingiber officinale L.) IN THE SOUTHERN GUINEA SAVANNAH AGROECOLOGY OF NIGERIA
Keywords:
Ginger, Growth;, Compost, Nitrogen supply, Multiplication methodAbstract
A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of propagation method and nitrogen source on growth and yield of ginger (Zingiber officinale). Two propagation methods rhizome seeds and rhizome seedlings raised from rhizome seeds for one month—were combined with four nitrogen sources: 100% NPK (15:15:15) at 933 kg ha⁻¹; Supergro organic liquid fertilizer at 2.9 mL L⁻¹; 100% Tithonia compost at 5.2 t ha⁻¹ and a 50:50 combination of Tithonia compost and NPK (2.6 t ha⁻¹ + 466.5 kg ha⁻¹). Each treatment supplied 140 kg N ha⁻¹, while the control received no nitrogen fertilizer. The 2 × 5 factorial experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design with three replications. Rhizome seeds produced superior results compared to rhizome seedlings in plant height (63.70 cm and 35.84 cm), number of leaves/tiller (24.89 and 16.47), leaf area (51.59 cm² and 31.02 cm²), number of tillers/plant (14.52 and 6.86), fresh rhizome yield (9.92 t ha⁻¹ and 7.77 t ha⁻¹), dry rhizome yield (0.12 t ha⁻¹ and 0.10 t ha⁻¹) and dry matter accumulation (1.17 g m⁻² day⁻¹ and 0.90 g m⁻² day⁻¹). Among the nitrogen sources, the 50% Tithonia compost + 50% NPK treatment showed the highest values for plant height (57.83 cm), number of leaves/tiller (24.75), leaf area (57.93 cm²), number of tillers/plant (13.65), fresh yield (15.91 t ha⁻¹), dry yield (0.20 t ha⁻¹), and dry matter accumulation (2.03 g m⁻² day⁻¹). The interaction of propagation method and nitrogen source was significant for all parameters except for dry matter accumulation. It is recommended that 25–30 g rhizome seed fertilized with 50% Tithonia compost and 50% NPK be used for optimum growth and yield of ginger in the study area.
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