Response of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea var capitata L.) to Organic and Inorganic Fertilizer
P. Yaw Debrah
Department of Agriculture and Social Sciences, Anglican University College of Technology-Nkoranza, Ghana.
C. Afriyie-Debrah *
CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
F. Nuhu
Department of Agriculture and Social Sciences, Anglican University College of Technology-Nkoranza, Ghana.
P. Francisco Ribeiro
CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
E. Agyei Obeng
CSIR-Crops Research Institute, Kumasi-Ashanti, Ghana.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Aim: The experiment was conducted in the Kintampo North Municipality during the 2017 cropping season from August to November to evaluate the response of cabbage to different soil amendments.
Methods: It was a single factor experiment laid out in a Randomized Complete Block design with three replications. The five treatments which includes NPK 15-15-15, poultry manure, cow dung and goat manure and a control.
Results: Parameters measured were plant height, number of leaves, leave length, canopy diameter, head diameter and head weight. Generally, all treatments performed better than the control used in the study.
Conclusions: Poultry manure performed similar to NPK 15-15-15, and were superior to all other treatments in all parameters measured. Cow dung and goat manure performed fairly well in the parameters measured.
Recommendation: The study therefore recommends the application of poultry manure for improved growth, yield maximization and sustainable cabbage production. Application of cow dung and goat manure can also be adopted for appreciable yields of cabbage.
Keywords: Poultry manure, cow dung, goat manure, NPK