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Effects of Kraal Manure ApplicationRates on Growth and Yield of Wild Okra (Corchorus olitorius L) in a Sub-tropical Environment
Michael T. Masarirambi, Nkululeko Sibandze, Paul K. Wahome and Tajudeen O. Oseni
Corresponding Author: Michael T. Masarirambi
Submitted: 2011 November, 12
Accepted: 2011 November, 29
Published: 2012 January, 25 |
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Wild okra (Corchorus olitorius L) is an important indigenous vegetable in Swaziland. Although the
crop is a popular vegetable among rural communities, not much has been done to produce organic fertilizer
application recommendations for its production. The purpose of this research was to investigate the effects of
kraal manure application rates on growth and yield of wild okra. Kraal manure was applied at varying rates of
20, 40 and 60 tons/ha in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) where 2.3.2 (22) an inorganic fertilizer
was used as a control, and was applied at the rate of 150 kg/ha. For every increase in the application level of
kraal manure there were significant (p<0.05) increases in all the growth parameters that were measured. There
were also significant (p<0.05) differences of fresh mass and dry mass yield of wild okra. There was an increase
in fresh and dry mass yield with every increase in application level of kraal manure while the least fresh and
dry mass was recorded in plants provided with 2.3.2 (22). Kraal manure applied at 60 ton/ha gave the highest
yield of wild okra under the conditions of this experiment.
Key words: Kraal Manure, Leaf Area Index (LAI), organic farming, wild okra (Corchorus olitorius L), yield, ,
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Michael T. Masarirambi, Nkululeko Sibandze, Paul K. Wahome and Tajudeen O. Oseni, . Effects of Kraal Manure ApplicationRates on Growth and Yield of Wild Okra (Corchorus olitorius L) in a Sub-tropical Environment. Asian Journal of Agricultural Sciences, (1): 89-95.
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