Hamisu A Jahun
Jigawa State Ministry of Education, Nigeria.
Title: Growth and yield of radish (rophanus sativus) varieties with response to different sources of manure in semi arid region of nigeria
Biography
Biography: Hamisu A Jahun
Abstract
The research was conducted during 2015 raining season at Bayero University, Kano, Research Farm and Jahun Local Government Jigawa State. Both sites are located in the Sudan savanna agro-ecological zone of Nigeria. The experiment was to evaluate the effect of manure sources on growth and yield of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) varieties. The treatment consisted of factorial combinations of five manure sources (Cow dung ,Sheep and Goat manure ,Broiler manure, Layer manure, Pigeon manure and the Control) and three varieties of radish (Cherry ,French Breakfast and Ural) which were arranged in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Application of the manure sources affected all the growth characters (plant height, number of leaves, leaf area index and root girth) and yield and yield components (root length, root fresh weight, leaves fresh weight and the yield) varieties were also significantly affected by the manure sources in both locations. Ural variety was significantly superior in terms of all growth and yield component, and Cherry recorded the least except for root girth character. Significant interaction between manure source and variety was observed on leaf area index, root girth at harvest, root length, leaves fresh weight, root fresh weight and the yield. Simple correlation showed significant and positive association between the radish root yield and plant height, number of leaves, leaf area index, leaves fresh weight and root fresh weight. Application of Broiler manure and variety Ural produced the highest yield respectively, in both locations. Thus farmers in Sudan savanna zone of Nigeria could be advised to use Ural at 10t/ha Broiler manure.