Kwara State University
Ade Afe
Designation: Senior Lecturer
Department: Crop Production
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| 1 | Growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) as influenced by combinations of varying levels of nitrogen and foliar fertilizers. |
Purpose: Various foliar fertilizers are used alone or in combination with a soil-applied organic fertilizer in Nigeria to increase crop growth and yield. Information on the mixture of foliar fertilizers and soil-applied nitrogen on sesame is scanty. This study investigated the growth parameters of sesame under the various combination of foliar fertilizer with nitrogen. Materials and Methods: Five levels (0, 20, 40, 60, and 80 kg N/ha) of nitrogen were combined with three foliar fertilizers( maxiforcr, supergrow, plantzyme) using a 3 x 5 factorial in a complete randomized block design and replicated three times Results: The nitrogen levels significantly influenced the number of leaves produced, leaf area, number of pods plants, and seed yield. There were no significant effects among the foliar fertilizer on the growth and yield of sesame. Application of supergrow in combination with 60 kgN/ha was appeared promising. The result of the study showed that mixing foliar fertilizers with nitrogen was found to improve the growth and yield of sesame. | Afe, A.I., Ogundare, S.K and Fasakin, K. | Vol.8, Issue 11 Pg 1962-1972 | Journal article | 2020-09-14 | https://www.globalscientificjournal.com/researchpaper/Growth_and_Yield_of_Sesame_Sesamum_Indicum_L_as_Influenced_by_Combinations_of_Varying_Levels_of_Nitrogen_and_Foliar_Fertilizers.pdf | |