Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)

A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of ground and unground rice straw application as organic manure on the yield and proximate composition of groundnut seeds, at the University of Ilorin teaching and research farm. The field layout was a split plot Complete Randomized Block...

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Main Authors: Abdul'Aziz AYINLA, Bolaji Umar OLAYINKA, Emmanuel Obukohwo ETEJERE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca 2016-06-01
Series:Notulae Scientia Biologicae
Online Access:http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9823
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spelling doaj-6a1427c5fe2d4b49b13929c239664a3f2020-11-25T02:19:03ZengUniversity of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-NapocaNotulae Scientia Biologicae2067-32052067-32642016-06-018217618010.15835/nsb8298238234Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)Abdul'Aziz AYINLA0Bolaji Umar OLAYINKA1Emmanuel Obukohwo ETEJERE2Department of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of IlorinDepartment of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of IlorinDepartment of Plant Biology, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of IlorinA field experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of ground and unground rice straw application as organic manure on the yield and proximate composition of groundnut seeds, at the University of Ilorin teaching and research farm. The field layout was a split plot Complete Randomized Block Design with four replications. The ground and unground rice straw were in the main plot and different application rates of the rice straw (0; 1,250; 2,500; 3,750 and 5,000 kg /ha) were in the subplots. The results revealed that ground and unground rice straws at 1,250 and 2,500 kg/ha application rates significantly increased (p < 0.05) yield attributes such as pods’ number with a range of 48.33-74.33 pod weight (23.95-42.70), number of seeds (45.67-77.33), seeds’ weight (13.55-25.56 g) and hundred seed weight (34.34-38.05 g) as well as some aspect of proximate composition such as ash content, crude protein and crude fats which ranged between 2.71-2.79%, 31.47-31.56% and 46.61-47.13% respectively, in order of their mention. The forgoing study revealed that ground and unground rice straw applied at the rate of 1,250 and 2,500 kg/ha can serve as an alternative for soil nutrient amendment in groundnut as it ensured a reasonable yield that is able to meet the nutritional needs of man and livestock.http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9823
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Bolaji Umar OLAYINKA
Emmanuel Obukohwo ETEJERE
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Bolaji Umar OLAYINKA
Emmanuel Obukohwo ETEJERE
Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
Notulae Scientia Biologicae
author_facet Abdul'Aziz AYINLA
Bolaji Umar OLAYINKA
Emmanuel Obukohwo ETEJERE
author_sort Abdul'Aziz AYINLA
title Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
title_short Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
title_full Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
title_fullStr Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
title_full_unstemmed Effects of Ground and Unground Rice Straw on the Yield and Proximate Composition of Groundnut (<i>Arachis hypogeae</i> L.)
title_sort effects of ground and unground rice straw on the yield and proximate composition of groundnut (<i>arachis hypogeae</i> l.)
publisher University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Cluj-Napoca
series Notulae Scientia Biologicae
issn 2067-3205
2067-3264
publishDate 2016-06-01
description A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of ground and unground rice straw application as organic manure on the yield and proximate composition of groundnut seeds, at the University of Ilorin teaching and research farm. The field layout was a split plot Complete Randomized Block Design with four replications. The ground and unground rice straw were in the main plot and different application rates of the rice straw (0; 1,250; 2,500; 3,750 and 5,000 kg /ha) were in the subplots. The results revealed that ground and unground rice straws at 1,250 and 2,500 kg/ha application rates significantly increased (p < 0.05) yield attributes such as pods’ number with a range of 48.33-74.33 pod weight (23.95-42.70), number of seeds (45.67-77.33), seeds’ weight (13.55-25.56 g) and hundred seed weight (34.34-38.05 g) as well as some aspect of proximate composition such as ash content, crude protein and crude fats which ranged between 2.71-2.79%, 31.47-31.56% and 46.61-47.13% respectively, in order of their mention. The forgoing study revealed that ground and unground rice straw applied at the rate of 1,250 and 2,500 kg/ha can serve as an alternative for soil nutrient amendment in groundnut as it ensured a reasonable yield that is able to meet the nutritional needs of man and livestock.
url http://www.notulaebiologicae.ro/index.php/nsb/article/view/9823
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