Effect of Manures on Growth and Yield of Jute Mallow (Corchorus Olitorius) and Storage Period in Benue, Nigeria
Sr No:
Page No:
29-34
Language:
English
Authors:
Akinyemi B. K., Madina P. * , Nazifi M. I.
Received:
2025-04-26
Accepted:
2025-05-10
Published Date:
2025-05-13
Abstract:
The field experiment was carried out at the teaching and research farm, Joseph
Sarwuan Tarka University Makurdi, the experiment was to study the effect of organic manure on
the growth and yield and the postharvest storage of fresh jute mallow in Makurdi. The
experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) replicated three times
and the treatments were poultry droppings, cow-dung, goat dung and control. The data were
observed and collected from growth parameters on leaf length, numbers of branches, leaf area,
leave weight and yield for analysis. Data collected was subjected to analysis of variance
(ANOVA) using GENSTAT statistical software version 17.1DE (2015) and significant means
were separated using fisher's least significant differences at 5% level of probability. Significant
differences (P<0.05) were observed among the organic manure for all parameters both for
growth and yield. Poultry droppings, cow dung, goat dung and control from the result obtained,
poultry droppings had the highest growth parameters on plant height (23.70) leaf length (5.01),
numbers of branches (14.00), leaf area (66.50), leave weight (0.41) and yield (0.0727) kg/ha
while control had the least increase and on weight lost and decay tray had the highest with
(10.25) and (14.94) respectively. I therefore recommend the application of poultry droppings at
15t/ha for jute mallow production which gave the highest value of 0.0727 kg/ha. Jute mallow
was protected from microbial assault and spoiling for eight days while maintaining its color and
other physicochemical characteristics by treatments applied at a tropical ambient temperature of
30 ± 2°C and a liter of water.
Keywords:
Jute mallow, organic manure, growth, yield.