Performance of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) in response to organic and NPK fertilizers

Eifediyi, E.K.; Remison, S. U.; Ahamefule, H.E.; Azeez, K.O.; Fesobi, Phillip Olumide

doi:10.1515/ausae-2017-0001

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“…The ash content (5.165±0.003) which is close to that reported for melon seeds varieties. [10]. The high fat content (lipid) (18.208± 0.004) obtained in the water melon seeds are comparable to commonly known oil seeds likely groundnut may reach up to 50% (Pancholly et al, 1978) The high value of tannins in human diet can cause side effect such as irritation, nausea, vomiting and liver damaged [11].…”

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Proximate Analysis and Antinutritional Factors of Water Melon Seeds (Citrullus lenatus)

Zainab

Aminu

Mustapha

et al. 2021

IJBcRR

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Water melon (citrullus lanatus) is a flowering plant species of the Cucurbitaceae family. It is- rich in an amino - acid called citrulline and may help move blood through the body and widely used as flavouring agent and also contributes substantially towards obtaining a balanced diet. This research was aimed to evaluate the proximate and anti nutritional factors of the plant to ensure human and animal food security. The proximate composition was done by soxhlet extraction, AOAC, Kjeldhal and other standard procedures while anti nutrients were analysed using standard procedures. The results of the research revealed the proximate composition of the water melon seeds such as moisture content, crude protein, lipids, ash content, crude fibre and carbohydrate. Low moisture content (5.20±0.003) high proteins (17.844±0.012) and lipids (18.208± 0.004) with others detected in moderate amount was obtained. Anti - nutritional factors such as oxalate, phytate, cyanide, nitrate, and tannin were also analyzed which revealed low oxalate content (0.005± 0.003) with moderate amount of phytate (4.366±0141), nitrate (47.309±0.539) and cyanide (41.510±0.138). Therefore water melon seeds might be vital in maintaining an optimum nutritional status to avoid malnutrition, morbidity or mortality.

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confidence: 96%

Proximate Analysis and Antinutritional Factors of Water Melon Seeds (Citrullus lenatus)

Zainab

Aminu

Mustapha

et al. 2021

IJBcRR

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“…Furthermore, integrated nutrition including the use organic and inorganic constituents results in significant stimulation of various physiological and metabolic processes that lead to improved plant growth and floral attributes (Singh et al 2013). Moreover, Kabir et al (2011) and Eifediyi et al (2017) also documented that floral characteristics improved when organic fertilizers were combined with mineral fertilizers compared to the sole application of mineral fertilizers.…”

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Organo-mineral fertilization regimes trigger growth and stigma yield of temperate saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Sarfraz¹,

Khaliq²,

Tahir³

et al. 2023

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Integrated nutrient management (INM) is an environment friendly and ecologically adoptable approach of plant nutrition to sustain crop productivity and maintain soil fertility of fragile agricultural ecosystems. A three-year field experiment on saffron was conducted involving 12 fertilization regimes: control; urea (UN) = 100 kg•ha -1 ; poultry manure (PM) = 100 kg•ha -1 ; farmyard manure (FYM) = 100 kg•ha -1 ; PM 50 + FYM 50 ; UN 75 + PM 25 ; UN 50 + PM 50 ; UN 25 + PM 75 ; UN 75 + FYM 25 ; UN 50 + FYM 50 ; UN 25 + FYM 75 ; and UN 50 + PM 25 + FYM 25 . Results showed that PM alone and combined with 50% UN (UN 50 + PM 50 ) were effective compared to the controls in increasing the number of flowers (58%), flower dry weight (59%), stigma length (70%), dry weight of stigma (40%), number of daughter corms plant -1 (35%), and corm diameter (71%) of saffron over years. In addition, the same treatment combination increased corm weight (96%), corm yield (96%), and stigma yield (35%) over controls across the years. This treatment combination was followed by UN 50 + PM 25 + FYM 25 , while UN 50 alone did not perform at par to the rest of the fertilization regimes. These results showed that UN 50 + PM 50 might be developed as potent strategy for boosting the growth and yield (stigma and daughter corms yield) of saffron in temperate climatic conditions.

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“…Nutrient supply through manure application is eco-friendly and ecologically acceptable, as it improves soil biological activity and soil physicochemical properties (Eifediyi et al, 2017). In addition to nutrient release via mineralisation, manure application also affects soil properties.…”

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Residual effects of repeated animal manure application on coarse-textured Ultisol, nutrient uptake and cucumber yield

Unagwu,

Onah,

Chibuike

2023

Zemdirbyste-Agriculture

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One of the main UN Millennium Development Goals is eradication of poverty and hunger through food security. Unfortunately, this goal is difficult to achieve in Nigeria due to soil degradation, low soil fertility, and other agricultural challenges. The current research on food security in Nigeria is focused on improving soil fertility using low-cost organic amendments. Thus, in 2019, the study investigated the residual effects of the repeated animal manure application on the cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) yield, the nutrient uptake, and the soil nutrient status of a coarse-textured Ultisol in a greenhouse at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. The experiment was conducted in a completely randomised design with four treatments: poultry manure (PM30), cow manure (CM30), and pig manure (PgM30) applied at 30 t ha −1 , and untreated control with five replicates. The experiment was performed (repeated) three times. The results showed that the soil pH increased (p < 0.05) by 33.3% for the PM30 treatment, 13% for the PgM30 treatment, and 11.1% for the CM30 treatment and decreased by −7.4% for the control treatment compared to the initial amount of the soil pH (5.4). The total nitrogen (N tot ) increased by 99.4% (CM30), 63.3% (PgM30), and 56.3% (PM30) compared to the initial N tot (4.8 g kg −1 ). The available phosphorus (P avail ) in the PM30, PgM30, and CM30 treatments increased by 1204%, 171%, and 164%, respectively, while in the control treatment, it decreased by −59.6% compared to the initial P avail (7.57 mg kg −1 ). The soil organic carbon (SOC) increased by 13.3% (CM30), 3.9% (PM30), and 3.9% (PgM30) compared to the initial SOC content (1.28%) and decreased by −18.8% in the control treatment. Cucumber growth parameters: the number of fruits, fruit weight, and biomass (fresh and dry), were significantly higher (p < 0.05) in the amended treatments compared to the control treatment. There was a significant correlation between the cucumber yield, N-uptake, P-uptake, and soil nutrients. The results of regression analysis showed that the cucumber yield was increased by 91, 61, 56.4, and 86.4 % due to SOC, N tot , N-uptake, and P-uptake, respectively. This study indicates that the repeated animal manure application has a positive residual effect on the properties of coarse-textured Ultisol and cucumber yield performance.

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Performance of watermelon (Citrullus lanatus L.) in response to organic and NPK fertilizers

Cited by 11 publications

References 14 publications

Proximate Analysis and Antinutritional Factors of Water Melon Seeds (Citrullus lenatus)

Proximate Analysis and Antinutritional Factors of Water Melon Seeds (Citrullus lenatus)

Organo-mineral fertilization regimes trigger growth and stigma yield of temperate saffron (Crocus sativus L.)

Residual effects of repeated animal manure application on coarse-textured Ultisol, nutrient uptake and cucumber yield

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