Effect of Potting Mixtures on Germination, Growth and Yield of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) in Anyigba
Sale F.A1,EDIBO E.A2,Adah H2
Citation : Sale F.A,EDIBO E.A,Adah H, Effect of Potting Mixtures on Germination, Growth and Yield of Ginger (Zingiber Officinale) in Anyigba International Journal of Forestry and Horticulture 2018, 4(2) : 7-13
A pot experiment was conducted at the nursery section of the Department of Crop Production, Faculty of Agriculture, and Kogi State University, Anyigba to evaluate the effect of potting mixture on germination, growth and yield of Ginger (Zingiber officinale) in Anyigba. The experimental design used was Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four treatments that is cow dung (CD), poultry manure (PM), sawdust (SD) and the control (CT). Each treatment was replicated six times. The parameters measured were the days of sprouting, number of leaves, leaf area, stem girth, plant height, rhizome size and weight. The result shows that the pots treated with poultry manure gave the best performance in all the parameters except the days to sprouting where the pots treated with sawdust sprouted 13 days after planting, followed by control (20 days), poultry manure (22 days), and cow dung (24 days) respectively.