Crop Management

Alexopoulou, E.; Papatheohari, Yolanda; Picco, Dominique; Virgilio, Nicola Di; Monti, Andrea

doi:10.1007/978-1-4471-5067-1_4

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“…Kenaf cultivation in Africa has been limited to small plots with attendant low yield (Agbaje et al, 2008) hence as low as 2.91% of the global production is being produced in Africa according to FAO (2003). Agronomic practices such as fertilizer application may improve kenaf productivity and biomass yield [3][4][5]. However, there are contrasting reports on the impact of fertilizer application on kenaf yields.…”

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Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Production in South Western Nigeria

Olanipekun¹,

Togun

Adebayo³

et al. 2021

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Farmers use Inorganic Fertilizers (IF) to improve kenaf yield in Nigeria. However, the detrimental effects of mineral fertilizers and its high cost calls for the use of organic fertilizers that are locally available and environment friendly. Combination of Organic Fertiliser (OF) with IF may reduce the bulkiness of OF while harnessing the benefit of both for higher yields. Field trials were conducted at Ibadan and Ilora in 2013 and 2014 to investigate the effects of combined fertilizers on the growth and yield of kenaf. Organic and IF (NPK 20:10:10) fertilizers as: (i) 160 kg ha-1 (sole organic), (ii) 100 kg ha-1 (sole IFl), (iii) Organic and IF at 50:50 ratio and (iv) control (no fertilizer). The experiment was laid out in Randomized Complete block design (RCBD) and replicated three times. Results showed that plant height (220.17 cm, 216.80 cm) and stem diameter (2.27 cm, 1.16 cm). Bast fiber (2.27 t/ha, 2.27 t/ha) and seed yield (1.69 t/ha, 1.78 t/ha) in Ibadan and Ilora respectively were significantly higher in plots with combined fertilizer. Combined fertilizers had the highest fiber and seed yield above sole application and control (no fertilizer application). Hence it is recommended for kenaf cultivation in Southwest Nigeria.

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Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Production in South Western Nigeria

Olanipekun¹,

Togun

Adebayo³

et al. 2021

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“…Maximizing yield and productivity in kenaf requires an understanding and selection of late-flowering or less sensitive kenaf varieties [5] (Al-Mamun et al, 2021). The kenaf plant continues to be in its vegetative phase and is characterized as a photoperiod-sensitive crop when the length of the day is shorter than 12 hours or 12 hours and 45 minutes, according to [6] Alexopoulou et al (2013), respectively.…”

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Growth, Development and Yield of Kenaf as Affected by Planting Dates and N Fertilization

Yirzagla,

Quandahor,

Yahaya

et al. 2024

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Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L) consists of various beneficial components like stalks, seeds, leaves, fibers, oils, proteins, allelopathic chemicals, and fiber strands, among other things. Despite the numerous uses of the crop, there is little or no information on optimum agronomic practices such as planting date and N fertilization of the crop in the Upper East Region (UER) of Ghana where the crop is widely cultivated by smallholder farmers. Field experiments were therefore carried out in 2020 and repeated during the 2021 cropping season in the study area. The objective of the study was to determine appropriate planting date and N fertilization for increased kenaf productivity. In each year, the treatments consisted of 3 × 5 factorial combinations of three planting dates (1 st July, 7 th July and 14 th July) and five levels of N (0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 kg/ha) replicated three times. The design of the experiment was a split-plot with the N fertilizer as the main plot and the planting date assigned to sub plot. The results showed that, planting kenaf in early (1 st ) July or N fertilization at the rate of 60 kg/ha increased plant density, stem height, stem diameter, dry bast and core yields in both cropping seasons.

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Development of EST-SSR markers through de novo RNA sequencing and application for biomass productivity in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)

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Crop Management

Cited by 6 publications

References 44 publications

Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Production in South Western Nigeria

Effects of Organic and Inorganic Fertilizers on the Growth and Yield of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) Production in South Western Nigeria

Growth, Development and Yield of Kenaf as Affected by Planting Dates and N Fertilization

Development of EST-SSR markers through de novo RNA sequencing and application for biomass productivity in kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.)

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