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Effect of Stem Cutting and Variety on Shoot Development and Seed Yield of Jute Mallow ( Corchorus olitorius L . )
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Ahmed, Maqsood |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Abstract | The effect of stem cutting and variety on shoot development and seed yield of Corchorus olitorius was studied during 2008 and 2009 cropping seasons. Seeds of varieties ‘Oniyaya’ and ‘Amugbadu’ were steeped in water at about 97C for 5 seconds to break dormancy and then sown in the nursery. Seedlings were in the nursery for four weeks before they were transplanted on ridges 75 cm apart; intra–plant spacing was 40 cm. The Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used in a factorial layout. The five cutting heights used were uncut (control), 50 cm, 40 cm, 30 cm and 20 cm. Harvesting was done when about 85% of the fruits had turned yellow and sun–dried before seeds extracted. Stem-cutting significantly (P<0.05) hastened flowering and enhanced branching. It significantly (P<0.05) increased overall fruit and seed yields. ‘Oniyaya’ variety produced significantly more number of productive branches than “Amugbadu”. There was no significant interaction effect of variety by cutting height on number of fruits and seed weight but there was a significant interaction effect of variety by cutting height by year on fruit weight. Whereas cutting heights of 50 cm and 40 cm might be optimum for ‘Oniyaya’, it is not advisable to cut ‘Amugbadu’ below 50 cm. |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://www.bapress.ca/eah/v1n2/Ahmed%20M%20and%20Oladiran%20J%20A.pdf |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
