Manure placement influenced growth and dry matter yield of a plantain hybrid

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dc.creatorBaiyeri, K.P.
dc.creatorTenkouano, A.
dc.date2007
dc.date2018-01-29T14:10:09Z
dc.date2018-01-29T14:10:09Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T16:02:51Z
dc.descriptionThe correct placement of fertilizer materials has a major effect on quantity of nutrient available for plant use and quantity lost through erosion and leaching. Thus, the effects of manure placement on whole-plant dry matter production and growth analysis traits were studied in a screen-house. Three manure placement methods, whereby they full dose of manure was applied as top-dressing (Trt 2), or a split combination thereof (Trt 3), were assessed together with a no manure control (Trt 4). Total dry weight, dry weights of root, leaf and non-leaf components were all significantly (P < 0.05) influenced by method of manure placement. Trt 1 supported the highest whole-plant dry weight at 12 WAP; however, this trend was not sustained as Trt 3 plants produced the highest total dry weight at 20 WAP. As expected, Trt 4 supported the least total dry weight at both sampling times. A larger proportion of dry matter produced at 12 WAP went into above surface components whereas dry matter distribution was less skewed at 20 WAP. Trt 3 supported partitioning of the highest (80.6%) photo-asimilate to above surface at 12 WAP at 12 WAP, but a 20 WAP, Trt 2 plants had the highest (62.7%) proportion of dry matter in above surface component. Physiological growth traits varied with manure placement such that RGR, ULR and SLA values were highest in Trt 3 while Trt 2 supported plants that had the highest values for LAR and LWF. The quantity of N in root and leaf had a positive and significant relationship with all the physiological growth traits. However, leaf K had the highest coefficient of correlation with whole-plant dry weight.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/90622
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/120973
dc.languageen
dc.publisherAfrican Crop Science Society
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceBaiyeri, K.P. & Tenkouano, A. (2007). Manure placement influenced growth and dry matter yield of a plantain hybrid. In 8th African Crop Science Society Conference (pp. 385-390), 27- 31 October, El-Minia, Egypt.
dc.subjectmusa
dc.subjectbiomass
dc.subjectdry matter
dc.subjectplantains
dc.subjectmanure placement
dc.subjectfertiliser application
dc.subjectplantain hybrid
dc.subjectphysiological growth traits
dc.titleManure placement influenced growth and dry matter yield of a plantain hybrid
dc.typeConference Paper

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