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The Effect Rate Of Fertilizer Application On Vegetable (telfairia Occidentalis)
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In Nigeria, farmers realize the need for soil amendments
by using available resources such as crop wastes, farmyard manure and
poultry waste [10]. The use of organic fertilizer as source of nutrients
to crops has recently received comprehensive review by Awodun,;Akanbi
et al. and Ojetayo et al.. This fertilizer type improves soil’s
physical, chemical and biological conditions, which in turns improve
crop growing environment and culminate in the better production of
economic plant parts.
Organic fertilizer fortified with inorganic
materials specially formulated to replenish the soil and improve plant
fertilization. It releases nutrients in soil in the form that plants can
easily absorb, it will activate soil micro-organism and increase
microbes, which will help decomposition process of organic matter and
transform them into nutrients that plants can easily absorb. This will
promote higher plant growth, healthier crops and better fruit yield. It
reduces the needs of chemical fertilizer, which will lead to lower
production cost and indirectly increases income. Organic crops contained
higher levels of 21 essential nutrients than their conventionally grown
counter parts including iron, magnesium, phosphorus and vitamin c. The
organic crops also contained lower levels of nitrates, which can be
toxic to body.
Although, many research activities have reported
better performance of crops with fertilizer application one of the
method through which plants would display its potential genetic
capability is by supplying the plants with adequate amount and types of
fertilizer at the right time. Research efforts are therefore required to
recommend fertilizer types for sustainable production of
TelfairiaoccidentalisinUmuagwo, the Guinea Savanna zone of south west
Nigeria.
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM
According to Jariene, the
seeds contain about 50% fats, approximately 30% protein, sugar, B
vitamins, ascorbic acid, Phytosteroles, Phytin, lecithin, oxycerotine,
tyrosine, salicylic acid, and resins. The seed oil is also rich in
glycerides of linoleic, oleinic, palmitin, and stearine acids. Omega-3
fatty acid was found to be present in pumpkin seeds; it helps to prevent
artheriosclerosis, high blood pressure, and heart diseases; it also
stimulates metabolism of accumulated fats. Oil-cake fats from pumpkin
seeds contain large amounts of (almost 60%) of omega-3 acids twice that
of cod liver oil. Pumpkin seed powder is used in China and the United
States as an ingredient of salad dressings and in baked products. The
seed oil is used as salad oil in Europe, and in India for cooking and
lighting. The seed is used medicinally in the prevention of kidney
stones. Seeds are eaten as an anthelmintic. In Mauritius an infusion of
the seeds is used internally to treat hypertension and prostate
complaints and externally to treat erysipelas.
Seeds form a major
part of the diet of Nigerians; They are consumed as a meal as well as
ingredients of local soups. In southwestern Nigeria, pumpkin seeds are
used locally as an alternative to “egusi†melon (Citrullus vulgaris
Schrad) seed. Melon seeds are milled and used to prepare the popular
“egusi†soup where they act as food thickeners. Pumpkin seeds are used
alone or in combination with leafy vegetable.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Field trials were conducted at the Imopoly farmFarm, Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo in 2014 to determine the effect rate of fertilizer application on vegetable (telfairiaoccidentalis). The treatments involved nine fertilizer types namely; Aleshinloye grade A, Aleshinloye grade B, Sunshine grade A, Sunshine grade B, Pace setter grade A, Pace setter grade B, Neem compost,. Fluted pumpkin served as the test crop. The fertilizer types were applied at two levels each (0 and 60 kg. N ha-1). The treatme ... Continue reading---
