Influence of Local Lime Materials and Organomineral Fertilizer on Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia Occidentalis) Performance in an Ultisol of Southeastern Nigeria

O. B. Iren, D. J. Udoh, U. O. Ufot and J. N. Chukwuemeka

International Journal of Sciences, 2016, vol. 5, issue 05, 75-81

Abstract: A field experiment was conducted in 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the University of Calabar Teaching and Research Farms in Cross River State, Nigeria to evaluate the influence of locally sourced liming materials and organomineral fertilizer on the performance of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis). Eight treatments used were: control (no amendment), sole application of wood ash (WA), cocoa pod ash (CPA), periwinkle shells ash (PSA), organomineral fertilizer (OMF) each applied at 8 t/ha and the combinations of each of the lime materials with OMF. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications. Chemical composition of the amendments used showed that the pH values of the materials varied in the order CPA > WA > OMF > PSA. Calcium (Ca) and potassium (K) contents were highest in CPA (44.80 cmol/kg, 0.17 cmol/kg) while magnesium (Mg) was highest in WA (20.40 cmol/kg). Results showed that lime and OMF applied separately or in combination increased soil pH values significantly (P

Keywords: Lime materials; organomineral fertilizer; soil properties; coastal plain sand soil; fluted pumpkin (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.18483/ijSci.1017

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