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Fertilizer Placement for Sole-Crop Cowpeas in Southern Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 October 2008

F. O. C. Ezedinma
F. O. C. Ezedinma
Affiliation:
Federal Department of Agricultural Research, Ibadan, Nigeria
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Summary

The time and method of placement, and the distance from the plant at which fertilizers should be placed, was studied on sole-crop cowpeas. The development and yield of both early and late season crops were highest where fertilizers were applied at planting. It is suggested that it might be more advantageous to plough the fertilizers under before planting, so that the nutrients will become available to the seedlings from the time they emerge. Application of fertilizer in two bands gave the highest yields, but was not significantly superior to a less laborious method of application in one band. The distance at which the fertilizer was placed, and treatment interactions, did not show any definite trends.

Type
Research Article
Information
Experimental Agriculture , Volume 1 , Issue 4 , October 1965 , pp. 299 - 303
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1965

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