Effect of nitrogen fertiliser on the growth and calyx yield of two cultivars of roselle

Abstract

Field experiments were carried out during the 2000 and 2001 rainy seasons on the field of National Horticultural Research Institute at Bagauda (latitude 11o 33’ N and longitude 8o 23’E of the equator). The experiment was aimed at evaluating the response of roselle cultivars to different levels of N in combination with 50 kg P/ha and establishing an optimum N fertilizer requirement by roselle. Five rates of nitrogen (0, 30, 60, 90 and 120 kg N ha-1) were combined with deep red and pure white cultivars of roselle in a randomized complete block design arrangement with three replications. Application of N significantly (p o roselle. Application of 50 kg P/ha as basal dressing significantly (p 0.05) were recorded in the seed yields of roselle cultivars in 2001 season and 60 kg N/ha produced optimum levels of 690.0 kg/ha for deep red and 550.0 kg/ha for pure white cultivars seed yields in Northern Guinea savanna.