Comparative Study of Soil and Foliar NPK Fertilizers on the Yield and Income of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Ngosong, Christopher; Nkiambuo, Brian N.; Tanyi, Clovis B.; Nkongho, Raymond N.; Okolle, Justin N.; Egbe, Andrew Enow; Tening, Aaron Suh

doi:10.9734/ajaar/2018/45721

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“…These hormones are meant to stimulate vegetative and reproductive growth in plants, allowing them to grow and bear flowers 32 . The current results agreed with previous results which confirmed that foliar application of NPK caused a significant increase in cucumber plant height and the number of branches, leaves and flowers 33 and the results of Rathore et al 34 , who found that number of branches per plant was significantly affected by the foliar application of seaweed extract. Concerning root length, the NPK treatment recorded the highest value (39.0 cm), while the control treatment recorded the lowest value (23.8 cm).…”

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“…6a-c). The current results agreed with the previous results 15,21,27,29,31,33,36 Leaves to shoot ratio didnʼt show significant differences due to the use of either seaweed extract or NPK fertilizer in comparison to the control treatment (Fig. 7a).…”

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“…Organic and non-organic fertilizers are known to promote nutrient uptake, activate the physiological/biochemical process in the plant and enhance the action of plant growth regulators. Ngosong et al 33 reported that, the relative increase in cucumber yield and vegetative parameters after the application of foliar NPK fertilizer is likely due to the target-oriented foliar feeding that delivered an appropriate amount of essential nutrients directly to plants with greater nutrient use efficiency (NUE).…”

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Influence of Applying Seaweed Extracts and NPK Fertilizer on Vegetative Growth, Flowering Traits and Seed Yield of Borage (Borage officinalis L.)

Alhasan¹,

Abbas²,

Al-Ameri³

2023

Asian J. of Plant Sciences

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Background and Objective: Borage is a medicinal plant with different culinary and medicinal uses. It is also cultivated for commercial oil production. Little information is available regarding the influence of the type of fertilizer on borage performance under different environmental conditions. Therefore, there is a need to determine the impact of some fertilizers such as seaweed and NPK on several agronomic parameters. Materials and Methods: Fertilizer treatments include seaweed (2 g LG 1 ) and NPK (2 g LG 1 ) in addition to control.The study was conducted using a completely randomized design with three replications. Results: Results showed that both types of fertilizers significantly increased plant traits measured over the control. Some of those traits included, plant height, vegetative biomass, chlorophyll content, seed yield and harvest index. Conclusion: It can be concluded that applying these fertilizers was beneficial in increasing vegetative growth as well as seed yield of borage.

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Influence of Applying Seaweed Extracts and NPK Fertilizer on Vegetative Growth, Flowering Traits and Seed Yield of Borage (Borage officinalis L.)

Alhasan¹,

Abbas²,

Al-Ameri³

2023

Asian J. of Plant Sciences

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“…Cucumber is loaded with vitamin C, phosphorus, thiamine, and iron and serves as a quick source of income for its farmers due to cucumber's short maturity duration (Abbey et al, 2017). This elevated cucumber production is attributed to the faster nutrient release of synthetic fertilizers and protection from pests with synthetic pesticides (Ngosong et al, 2018;. Nonetheless, the accumulation of toxic chemicals and heavy metals in cucumber from synthetic agrochemicals such as Mancozeb a coper-base fungicide and rock phosphate that has some traces of cadmium is very high, especially around the cucumber periphery (Alengebawy et al, 2021).…”

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Soil Physiochemical Properties and Cucumber Productivity Assessment under Organic Fertilization

Agbor,

Egbe,

Tambe

et al. 2024

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Given the global increase in cucumber production due to its nutritional quality, high health risks are associated with cucumber consumption due to contamination by phytotoxic heavy metals resulting from synthetic fertilizers. Thus, producing contaminants-free cucumber fruits warrants the employment of eco-friendly fertilizers sources. This study, conducted in Kumba, Cameroon, explores the impact of organic manures; poultry droppings, cow dung, and cocoa pod husks, on organic cucumber cultivation and their effects on soil properties. The experiment, spanning the 2019 and 2020 growing seasons, employed a three-repeated randomized complete block design with four treatments: control, poultry droppings, cow dung, and cocoa pod husks. Results indicated a significant enhancement (P = .05) in soil fertility attributed to increased OC, OM, exchangeable Ca, K, Mg, Ntot, and Pavail, with poultry droppings exhibiting the most substantial impact. This improvement in soil quality translated into notable growth parameters for cucumbers. Poultry droppings resulted in the highest vine length (168 cm), leaf number (25), and branch number (12), while the control exhibited the lowest values. Cucumber yield significantly increased with poultry droppings leading (11.3 t/ha) and the control trailing (5.5 t/ha). Cucumber fruit length was influenced by the treatments, with the longest in poultry droppings (20 cm) and the shortest in the control (12 cm). Strong correlations were observed between cucumber yield and total nitrogen (r = 0.98995), available phosphorus (r = 0.99393), and potassium (r = 0.84688). Overall, the incorporation of organic manures, particularly poultry droppings, enhanced soil fertility, and boosted cucumber production.

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“…Soil fertility decline in the tropics constitutes one of the major crop production constraints that threaten food and nutrition security (Dikand Kadiata and Lumpungu, 2003;Ngosong et al, 2018) with nitrogen (N) as the most limiting plant nutrient (Massawe et al, 2016). Managing soil fertility on smallholder farms has become a major issue as a result of degradation (Fritzpatrick, 1986).…”

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Short-Term Benefits of Grain Legume Fallow Systems on Soil Fertility and Farmers Livelihood in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

Nanganoa

Njukeng

Ngosong

et al. 2019

International Journal of Sustainable Agricultural Research

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Soil fertility management of smallholder farms in the humid tropics is a major issue as a result of inherently low fertility with nitrogen being the most limiting plant nutrient. Use of grain legume fallows could improve soil quality through nitrogen fixation and ensure food and nutritional security in developing countries. This field trial was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) to evaluate the short-term benefits of grain legume fallows (common bean, groundnut, cowpea, and soybean) on soil fertility improvement and income generation in relation to a natural weed fallow system. The results showed that total soil nitrogen content ranged from 0.19-0.24%, and differed (P < 0.001) significantly with the highest in common bean plots as compared to the others. The soil organic carbon (SOC) content was highest in cowpea plots (3.36 %) and lowest in the natural weed fallow (2.77 %). However, the SOC were not significantly different among the fallow systems but were higher than the SOC of the soil before sowing (2.41 %). Grain yield ranged from 1.0-1.9 t/ha and differed (P < 0.001) significantly. The highest profitability of integrating grain legumes in farming systems was recorded in the groundnut fallow, followed by soybean, and bean. Cowpea generated a negative return, while the natural fallow system had no effect. Integrating grain legumes fallow into agricultural systems in the humid tropics enhance the value of the fallow lands and may serve as viable short-term economic incentives for smallholder farmers. Contribution/Originality:This study contributes to the existing literature that reports the benefits of grain legumes on soil fertility improvement and also showed that the integration of grain legume fallows into agricultural systems in the humid tropics generate income for smallholder farmers and could serve as motivation for their adoption.

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Comparative Study of Soil and Foliar NPK Fertilizers on the Yield and Income of Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.)

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Influence of Applying Seaweed Extracts and NPK Fertilizer on Vegetative Growth, Flowering Traits and Seed Yield of Borage (Borage officinalis L.)

Influence of Applying Seaweed Extracts and NPK Fertilizer on Vegetative Growth, Flowering Traits and Seed Yield of Borage (Borage officinalis L.)

Soil Physiochemical Properties and Cucumber Productivity Assessment under Organic Fertilization

Short-Term Benefits of Grain Legume Fallow Systems on Soil Fertility and Farmers Livelihood in the Humid Forest Zone of Cameroon

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