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Etok, U. E.
Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
Adama, J. C.
Department of Agricultural and Bioresources Engineering, Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Nigeria.
ABSTRACT
Research
on the growth and yield performance of cucumber under different tillage systems
in the rain forest zone of Nigeria was conducted at the experimental farm of
Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State. The experimental
design was a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) replicated four
times. The experimental layout was 4 by
4. The research was conducted under rain fed during the early growing season of
April to November, 2022. Each plot measured 5m by 5m. The treatments were no-tillage,
minimum, reduced and conventional tillage. The study field was manually
cleared, ploughed, harrowed and ridged. Poultry and pig manure were added to
the soil as soil amendment. Reduced tillage gave the average treatment vine
height of 108.0 cm as the highest and the least vine length of cucumber was
noted in no-tillage to be 84.6 cm. The highest girth diameter was noted in
conventional tillage 0.6 cm while other systems gave 0.5 cm each. Conventional tillage had 15 as
the highest number of cucumbers harvested and 7.5kg as the highest weight of
harvested cucumber. The growth and yield parameters were subjected to
statistical analysis using MINITAB. The results showed (P
Keywords: Growth, yield, cucumber, tillage
https://doi.org/10.33922/j.ujet_v11i1_7
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Monday, February 03, 2025
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Vol. 11 No. 1, June 2025
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