Comparative Effects of Organic Manure on the Growth of Three Varieties of Cucumis sativus L.
Keywords:
Cucumber, Organic manure, Cucumis sativus L., morphology, charactersAbstract
The growth of three varieties of Cucumber in response to the effects of organic manure was compared at the Biology Demonstration Garden of Alvan Ikoku Federal University of Education, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria. Three bags of organic manure weighing 25kg were applied to the three-farm bed, each prepared before planting the seeds. The organic manure was reapplied three weeks before the growth. A comparative study of seed germination was conducted; the experiment was conducted for eight weeks. The growth characters increased by the organic manure are the vine length, number of leaves, length and width of leaves, as well as number of flowers per ten plants randomly selected from each farm bed of the cucumber varieties: Dakar variety (Bed A), Smart variety (Bed B), and Giant variety (Bed C). The parameters of the growth morphological characters were measured using a flexible tape and compared. There was a significant influence from the application of organic manure. The highest in every character was the Giant cucumber var, followed by the Smart var., and the Dakar var. was the lowest.
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