Effect of Rice Husk Incorporation Rate on the Growth of Okra [Abelmoschus Esculentus (L.) Moench] in Mubi Adamawa State Nigeria
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Research work was conducted during 2021 cropping season at the Moringa Plantation garden Federal Polytechnic Mubi to determine the effect of rice husk material on some growth parameters of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L) moench. The design used for conducting the experiment was Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) comprising of four treatments replicated three times. The treatments were TA 30kg of rice husk; TB, 20kg of rice husk, TC 10kg of rice husk and TD = 0kg of rice husk, The respective rice husks were incorporated into the various plots. Data were collected on percentage emergence count at 3 WAS, plant height (cm), stem diameter (mm) and number of leaves at 4, 6 and 8 weeks respectively. Result obtained revealed that TB = 20kg rice husk had the highest emergence count of 80% followed by TC=10kg with 70% while the lowest emergence count was recorded against TD = 0kg or control plot. Result on plant height showed that TB-20kg rice husk recorded the tallest plant height of 43.36cm followed by TC-10kg with 39.50cm while TD-control had the shortest plant height of 24.50cm. Furthermore, result on stem diameter indicated that treatment TB =20kg had the thickest stem diameter of 2.00m, followed by TC 10kg with 1.96mm, while TD-0kg recorded the least stem diameter of 1.70mm,at 6 and 8 WAS. Result on number of leaves per plant, revealed that same treatment TB-20kg rice husk recorded higher number of leaves 19.51 followed by TC-10kg with 19.01 while TD-control had the least number of leaves 17.35. Base on the result of this study 20kg rice husk should be adopted by farmers in Mubi for maximum growth of Okra.
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