Ndirmbula, Grema Muhammad and Yahaya, Ismail Haruna and Sanusi, Muhammad (2022) Response of Pearl Millet(Pennisetum typhoides (Burm F.) to Different Fertilizer Applications under Field Conditions. Asian Journal of Research in Botany, 5 (1). pp. 103-111.
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Abstract
Aims: To study and compare the response of Pearl millet to organic manure, NPK fertilizer, and arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi as biofertilizer.
Study Design: The study employed a Complete Randomized Block Design (CRBD) with a split-split arrangement and the treatments were replicated four times each.
Place and Duration of Study: The experiment was conducted under field conditions during the rainy season of 2020 at the Agriculture Research and Demonstration Farm Land, University of Maiduguri, Nigeria.
Methodology: Pearl millet seeds were planted under three (inorganic, organic and biofertilizer) fertilizer applications and monitored for growth over a period of 60 days. Plant growth parameters were measured appropriately and statistically analyzed.
Results: Results indicated that NPK significantly (P < 0.05) improved the growth of millet, with mean shoot heights of 142.45 ± 10.0 cm and mean shoot diameter of 5.70 cm. Leaf area was negatively affected by fertilizer application with the smallest (885.53 ± 0.49) cm2 and largest (1070.91 ± 6.0 cm2) areas observed in plants of the control and biofertilizer treated soil respectively. The mean root lengths ranged from 34.75 cm to 58.50 cm and dry shoot biomass ranged from 2.16 g to 15.45 g with more biomass in plants treated with NPK. Plant root colonization was however greater (40%) in plants treated with biofertilizer than in all the remaining treatments (0.71%). The shoot lengths, stem diameters, leaf growth, and root biomass was also enhanced by biofertilizer application when compared to those treated with organic manure and the controls
Conclusion: A positive response was observed using arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) as biofertilizer and its application could serve better in millet cultivation where inorganic and organic fertilizers are undesirable or inaccessible.
Item Type: | Article |
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Subjects: | Euro Archives > Biological Science |
Depositing User: | Managing Editor |
Date Deposited: | 02 Mar 2023 05:24 |
Last Modified: | 15 Apr 2024 10:25 |
URI: | http://publish7promo.com/id/eprint/1660 |