THE EFFECT OF TIME AND LEVEL OF DEFOLIATION ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF KENAF (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)

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dc.contributor.authorWISDOM SOHUNAGO JAPHETen
dc.creatorWISDOM SOHUNAGO JAPHETen
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-21T20:00:09Z
dc.date.available2023-09-21T20:00:09Z
dc.date.issued2002-12-26en
dc.description.abstractField experiments were conducted at the research farm of the institute of agricultural research, Samaru, Nigeria during the 1999 and 2000 wet seasons. The aim was to study the effect of time and level of defoliation on the growth and yield of kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.). The treatments were time of defoliation (4,6,8, and 10 weeks after sowing (WAS)) and level of defoliation (Control, leaves of the lower half removed, leaves of the upper half removed and complete defoliation). The experiment was laid in a split-plot design with time of defoliation allotted to the main plot while level of defoliation was allotted to the sub-plot. The result indicated that defoliation at 4 weeks afler sowing reduced plant height, stem girth, ribbon and stem dry weight while defoliation at 8 and 10 weeks afler sowing reduced the number of pods per plant, pod diameter, number of seed per pod, and 100-seed weight. Defoliation at 6 weeks after sowing did not adversely affect kenaf in this study but led to an increase in plant height and number of seeds per poden
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dc.publisherAhmadu Bello University Zariaen
dc.titleTHE EFFECT OF TIME AND LEVEL OF DEFOLIATION ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF KENAF (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)en
dc.typeResearch Thesesen
thesis.degree.levelMastersen
thesis.matric.numberM.Sc/sci/15811 9 7 / 9 8en
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