Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol

These greenhouse and field trials were aimed at determining the residual influence of Cr on some agronomic characters, nutrient content, nutrient uptake and crude protein content of fluted pumpkin in soils previously treated with 0, 50, 100, 200 mg Cr(NO3). .9H2O per 5 kg soil in the greenhouse and...

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Main Authors: ER Orhue, FO Uzu
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Language:English
Published: Joint Coordination Centre of the World Bank assisted National Agricultural Research Programme (NARP) 2013-05-01
Series:Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
Online Access:https://www.Ajol.Info/index.php/jasem/article/view/88771
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description These greenhouse and field trials were aimed at determining the residual influence of Cr on some agronomic characters, nutrient content, nutrient uptake and crude protein content of fluted pumpkin in soils previously treated with 0, 50, 100, 200 mg Cr(NO3). .9H2O per 5 kg soil in the greenhouse and 0, 20, 40, 80 kgha-1 Cr ((NO3). 9H2O in the field trial. The completely and randomized complete block designs were used in the greenhouse and field trials respectively. The soils used were left uncultivated for 10 weeks prior to the residual trials. Results revealed that the plant height, stem girth, leaf area, number of leaves, dry matter yield, crude protein nutrient content and uptake declined with increased Cr concentrations. As the soil Cr concentration increased, the Cr content and uptake by root and shoot increased. There were however depressions in Cr uptake by the root at 100 mgCr in the greenhouse and in Cr uptake by the root and shoot at 40 kgha-1 concentration in the field trial. However, the root accumulated higher Cr than the shoot whereas the shoot had higher nutrient content, nutrient uptake, crude protein, and dry matter yield. The soil nutrient components were not affected negatively by the increased Cr concentrations. The Cr content of the soil was however, not exhausted at the end of these trials. @JASEM Keywords: Residual, uptake, crude protein, growth, ultisol, chromium J. Appl. Sci. Environ. Manage. Sept, 2011, Vol. 15 (3) 493 - 500
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Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
Journal of Applied Sciences and Environmental Management
title Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
title_full Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
title_fullStr Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
title_full_unstemmed Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
title_short Residual Effect of Chromium on Early Growth of Fluted Pumpkin (<i>Telfairia occidentalis</i> Hook F) in an Ultisol
title_sort residual effect of chromium on early growth of fluted pumpkin i telfairia occidentalis i hook f in an ultisol
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