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Effects of Fertilizers on Harvest Time and Yield of Cowpeas (Vigna unguiculata) in Sierra Leone

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

W. Godfrey-Sam-Aggrey
W. Godfrey-Sam-Aggrey
Affiliation:
Department of Agronomy, Njala University College, University of Sierra Leone, Njala, Sierra Leone
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Summary

Effects of fertilizers on harvest time and yield of cowpeas were studied on upland soils in Sierra Leone. In a 25 confounded factorial trial, on soil which had been cropped successively with 2 years of Smooth Cayenne pineapples and 14 months of cassava, the treatments did not affect harvest time significantly, but N, P and NP Mg produced very favourable effects on grain yields. In a randomized complete block experiment on soil previously cropped with two successive cassava crops, there was a significant difference in total yield of dry pods between the control and most treatments.

Type
Research Article
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Experimental Agriculture , Volume 9 , Issue 4 , October 1973 , pp. 315 - 320
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1973

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