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Phytoremediation as a Solution to Salinity Problems in French bean Production in Migori County , Kenya
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Oimbo, Lynnete Moraa Auma, Elmada Othieno, Caleb O. |
| Copyright Year | 2016 |
| Abstract | French bean is a crop with high potential as an income earner. The study site, Migori county has the right conditions for its production except for saline soil in some areas. Soil salinity is one of the major problems in crop production in recent times. Mulching has been used as a conventional method of mitigating salinity stress though its effect is only short-lived. A modern approach of using halophytes as pytoremediators has of late been accepted. Field experiments with three French bean varieties, three treatments and three replications were conducted in Migori county during short and long rain seasons between 2014 and 2015. Portulaca oleracea was used as the phytoremediator. The objective was to evaluate how French bean yields were influenced by phytoremediation and mulching. The experiment was laid out in a 3x3x3 factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and means separated by Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) at 5% level of significance. Plots with P. oleracea intercrop yielded more than the other two treatments. Since P. oleracea treatment enhanced realization of higher yields, it is recommended that farmers adopt the technology in production of French bean or any other crop sensitive to salinity. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.ijraf.org/pdf/v3-i2/2.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
