Comparative Effect of Cocoa Pod Husk Ash and NPK Fertilizer on Soil and Root Nutrient Content and Growth of Kola Seedling

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dc.contributor.authorAjayi, C.A.
dc.contributor.authorAwodun, M.A.
dc.contributor.authorOjemyi, S.O.
dc.date.accessioned2014-04-05T08:40:00Z
dc.date.available2014-04-05T08:40:00Z
dc.date.issued2007
dc.description.abstractScreen house experiment was conducted to study effectiveness of Cocoa Pod Husk Ash (CPHA) as source of nutrients for kola (Cola nitida) seedlings. Six levels of CPHA namely: 0. 2, 4, 6, 8 and 10, t ha"1 and 200 kg ha"1 NPK (15-15-15) fertilizer (NPKF) were applied to seedling at Akure and Ibadan Southwest Nigeria. The CPHA treatments and NPKF increased significantly the seedling height and number of leaves. The 2, 4 and 6 t ha-1 CPHA had higher values of the growth parameters than NPKF. Application of CPHA increased soil organic matter, available P and exchangeable K, Ca and Mg. Compared with NPKF, application of CPHA increased significantly root N, P, K, Ca and Mg concentrations which increased with level of CPHA. Compared with NPKF, CPHA at 2,4,6,8 and 101 ha-1 gave higher values of root P and Ca uptake. The 4 and 61 ha-1 CPHA gave highest values of seedlings height and number of leaves respectively and higher root Ca uptake.en_US
dc.identifier.citationInternational Journal of Soil Science 2 (2): 148-153, 2007en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/258
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAcademic Journalsen_US
dc.subjectCocoa pod husk ashen_US
dc.subjectkolaen_US
dc.subjectseedlingsen_US
dc.subjectexchangeableen_US
dc.subjectnumber of leavesen_US
dc.subjectroot Ca uptakeen_US
dc.titleComparative Effect of Cocoa Pod Husk Ash and NPK Fertilizer on Soil and Root Nutrient Content and Growth of Kola Seedlingen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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