Effect of Poultry Manure on Growth and Yield of Cowpea Varieties Grown on Soil Infested with Alectra Vogelii Infestation

Salihu M. U., Alonge S. O.

Abstract


This research was carried out on the effect of poultry manure on growth and yield of cowpea varieties and Alectra infestation on Alectra inoculated soil. Two trials of pots experiments were conducted in the screen house, Department of Soil Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. poultry manures were applied at the rate of 15, 30 and 45kgN/ha with control (soil without Alectra inoculation). Cowpea varieties SAMPEA 7, SAMPEA 9 and SAMPEA 14 were planted in nylon bags of (20 x 18.9 cm) which served as pots for the experiment. All the pot soils (except the control) were inoculated with Alectra seeds. The treatments were laid out in completely randomize design. The cowpea plants were sampled for growth parameters at 5, 7 and 9 WAP. The parameters evaluated for vegetative growth include Plant height, Number of leaves, Number of branches, Number of root nodules, Root length, Shoot fresh weight and Root fresh weight, and yield parameters were Pods number, Pods weight, Seeds number, Seeds weight and 100 seeds weight. The result showed that, application of manures generally enhanced the vegetative growth parameters of cowpea varieties on most sampling dates, with the highest values recorded at 45kgN/ha followed by 30kgN/ha on most of the parameters evaluated while in most cases 15kgN/ha and control produced the lowest values in growth parameters in both Trials. Also, 30 and 45kgN/ha poultry manure treatments resulted in significant increase in most yield parameters in cowpea varieties than the control. Variety SAMPEA 7 produced the highest number of Alectra shoots followed by variety SAMPEA 9 which was significantly higher than the lowest produced by variety SAMPEA 14. It was recommended that poultry manure should be considered as an efficient control measure for Alectra infestation on susceptible cowpea varieties.


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