Growth and Yields Performance Evaluation of Maize Raised on Termite Mound and Surrounding Soils

Asian Journal of Advances in Agricultural Research Pub Date : 2024-03-13 DOI:10.9734/ajaar/2024/v24i3495

Barnabas Omolere Malumi, Tawakalitu Abiola Dolapo, Olumuyiwa Idowu Ojo

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Termites are social insects and the mounds they develop are considered to be a waste. They fed on agricultural products and wooden structures and hence, they are considered to be destructive. The resultant mound soil is an agricultural soil which is rich in nutrients, but its usefulness in agriculture and construction industry had not been explored. Thus, the study evaluated the Growth and yields performance of maize raised on termite mound and surrounding soils in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria. Maize was cultivated on the termite and surrounding soils as well as on their 50-50% mixture by weight and the data of the yields of maize was subjected to statistical analysis using T test at 95% conﬁdence level. The yields of maize cobs per stands for termite mound soil in plots 1, 4, 7 were 1,2,1; for the surrounding soil in plots 3,6,9 are 1,1,1 and for the mixture of the surrounding; and the termite mound soil were 3,2,2. The yields of maize cultivated on plots 1, 4, 7 (TMS); 2, 5, 8 (TMS+SRS); 3, 6, 9 (SRS) using t-distribution table were O.75

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在白蚁丘和周围土壤上种植的玉米的生长和产量性能评估

白蚁是社会性昆虫，它们形成的土堆被认为是一种废物。它们以农产品和木质结构为食，因此被认为具有破坏性。由此产生的土堆土壤是一种富含养分的农用土壤，但其在农业和建筑业中的用途尚未得到探索。因此，这项研究评估了尼日利亚翁多州奥沃市白蚁丘和周围土壤上种植的玉米的生长和产量表现。研究人员在白蚁堆和周围土壤以及两者重量各占 50-50% 的混合物上种植了玉米，并对玉米产量数据进行了统计分析，采用 95% 置信度的 T 检验。1 号、4 号和 7 号地的白蚁丘土壤的玉米棒单株产量分别为 1、2、1；3 号、6 号和 9 号地的周围土壤的玉米棒单株产量分别为 1、1、1；周围土壤和白蚁丘土壤的混合物的玉米棒单株产量分别为 3、2、2。采用 t 分布表法，1、4、7（TMS）；2、5、8（TMS+SRS）；3、6、9（SRS）地块的玉米产量分别为 O.75

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