CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA

Field trial was conducted during the 2019/2020 cropping seasons to determine the effect of cultivar and weed control strategies on the productivity of roselle in a semi-arid environment. The trials comprised of two cultivars (deep red and white) and seven weed control strategies (pendimethalin at 2....

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Main Authors: Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU, Moses Samuel BASSEY, Ishaku James DANTATA
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of Plant Development
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Online Access:https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2023/11.htm
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description Field trial was conducted during the 2019/2020 cropping seasons to determine the effect of cultivar and weed control strategies on the productivity of roselle in a semi-arid environment. The trials comprised of two cultivars (deep red and white) and seven weed control strategies (pendimethalin at 2.0, butachlor 2.0, butachlor 1.5 + pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1, butachlor 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS, pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS, hoe weeded twice at 3 and 6 WAS, and weedy check) which were factorially combined and replicated thrice in a Randomized complete block design. The application of pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1, as well as the deep red roselle cultivar, resulted in significant (P<0.01) increase in the number of days to 50% emergence, crop injury scores, and lowest stand count. The weedy check, on the other hand, recorded the lowest crop vigor score, plant height, number of leaves plant-1, leaf area, and leaf area index. Similarly, weedy check had the lowest fresh fruit weight, fresh capsule weight, dried capsule weight, seed weight, seed yield, and 1000 seed weight when compared to the other weed control strategies. Weed cover and weed density were similar in weedy check compared to the other weed control strategies, but treatment efficiency index was significantly (P<0.01) higher with application of two hoe weeding’s at 3 WAS and 6 WAS, butachlor 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS and pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS. Deep roselle cultivar outperformed white roselle in terms of growth and yield characters. Therefore, the cultivation of deep red roselle with butachlor and pendimethalin at 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS can be adopted in place of hoe weeding for season long weed control in the study area.
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spelling doaj.art-17385a4f362845c89a042ba127c25eb92024-01-03T11:50:53ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of IasiJournal of Plant Development2065-31582066-99172023-12-013011912810.47743/jpd.2023.30.1.934CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIAEmmanuel Abraham SHITTU0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0639-009XMoses Samuel BASSEY 1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-1112Ishaku James DANTATA2Department of Agronomy, Bayero University Kano, PMB 3011, Kano State – NigeriaNational Cereals Research Institute, Badegi, P.M.B. 8, Niger State – NigeriaDepartment of Agronomy, Federal University Gashua, PMB 1005, Yobe State – NigeriaField trial was conducted during the 2019/2020 cropping seasons to determine the effect of cultivar and weed control strategies on the productivity of roselle in a semi-arid environment. The trials comprised of two cultivars (deep red and white) and seven weed control strategies (pendimethalin at 2.0, butachlor 2.0, butachlor 1.5 + pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1, butachlor 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS, pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS, hoe weeded twice at 3 and 6 WAS, and weedy check) which were factorially combined and replicated thrice in a Randomized complete block design. The application of pendimethalin at 2.0 kg a.i. ha-1, as well as the deep red roselle cultivar, resulted in significant (P<0.01) increase in the number of days to 50% emergence, crop injury scores, and lowest stand count. The weedy check, on the other hand, recorded the lowest crop vigor score, plant height, number of leaves plant-1, leaf area, and leaf area index. Similarly, weedy check had the lowest fresh fruit weight, fresh capsule weight, dried capsule weight, seed weight, seed yield, and 1000 seed weight when compared to the other weed control strategies. Weed cover and weed density were similar in weedy check compared to the other weed control strategies, but treatment efficiency index was significantly (P<0.01) higher with application of two hoe weeding’s at 3 WAS and 6 WAS, butachlor 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS and pendimethalin 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS. Deep roselle cultivar outperformed white roselle in terms of growth and yield characters. Therefore, the cultivation of deep red roselle with butachlor and pendimethalin at 1.5 kg a.i. ha-1 + SHW at 6 WAS can be adopted in place of hoe weeding for season long weed control in the study area.https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2023/11.htmcultivarproductivityroselleyieldweed control strategy.
spellingShingle Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU
Moses Samuel BASSEY
Ishaku James DANTATA
CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
Journal of Plant Development
cultivar
productivity
roselle
yield
weed control strategy.
title CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
title_full CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
title_fullStr CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
title_full_unstemmed CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
title_short CULTIVAR AND WEED CONTROL STRATEGY INFLUENCING THE PRODUCTIVITY OF ROSELLE (HIBISCUS SABDARIFFA L.) IN A SEMI-ARID ENVIRONMENT OF NIGERIA
title_sort cultivar and weed control strategy influencing the productivity of roselle hibiscus sabdariffa l in a semi arid environment of nigeria
topic cultivar
productivity
roselle
yield
weed control strategy.
url https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2023/11.htm
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