YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF ROSELLE (Hibiscus sabdariffa L.) AS INFLUENCED BY SOLID AND LIQUID ORGANIC FERTILIZER IN NIGERIAN SAVANNAH
Abstract
Assessment of yield and yield components of Roselle can enrich the current literature and help encourage farmers redouble effort in its cultivation in Nigeria. Therefore, two field trials were conducted to investigate the effect of solid and liquid organic Fertilizer on the yield and yield components of Roselle at Institute for Agricultural Research IAR, Research Farm (A.B.U, Zaria) and National Institute for Horticultural Research NIHORT-Farm Bagauda Kano State during 2016 wet season. Treatments, consisted of four levels of poultry manure (solid organic fertilizer) (0, 1, 2 and 3 t/ha) and five levels of liquid organic fertilizer (0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2 L /ha) which were factorially combined and laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Significant increment was observed at the rate of 2.0Lha-1 of liquid organic fertilizer on plant height, plant dry weight, 100 seed weight and calyx dry weight (g) while application of solid poultry manure (pm) at the rate of 3.0tonnes/ha significantly increased plant height, leaf area index, calyx dry weight (g) and calyx yield (kg/ha) when compared with the control. From the result obtained, the combination of 2.0 L/ha of liquid organic fertilizer and 3.0t/ha of solid organic fertilizer (poultry manure)produced highest calyx yield (kg/ha) and yield components at both locations.
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