{"title":"Performance evaluation of drip irrigation and fertigation system on telfairia occidentalis in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"S. Afolayan, P. Bindrabam, E. Ajayi","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V11I1.3396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V11I1.3396","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123525335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrophoresis of crude protein of seeds of some genera of Annonaceae","authors":"A. Folorunso, O. Olorode","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3327","url":null,"abstract":"Seeds of five genera of Annonaceae were collected from different latitudes and special ecological zones of Nigeria, the crude proteins were extracted and analysed by electrophoretic fractionation with a view to establishing whether they have evolutionary relationships and also to know the highest protein richness in them. \u00000.5 ml of each protein sample was loaded into the gel tubes. A current of 1.5 m A per gel was applied until stacking. The current was increased to 3 m A per gel. The electrophoresis was allowed to run until the dye front was about 1 cm from the bottom of the gel. The result shows that the band at 5.2 cm is common among the genera except in Dennettia tripetala. Intergeneric bands were observed between pairs of gnera in the family. The highest intergeneric band is between Greenwayodenron suaveolens and Xylopia aethiopica at 0.2cm, 5cm and 5.1. The presence of common bands among the genera of Annonacea shows evidence of common evolutionary origin in them. \u0000Key Words: Annonaceae, Electrophoretic, Ecological, Band Nigeria.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"31 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114685141","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effects of row spacing and seed rate on onion quality and set yield","authors":"Z. Barakauskienzi, R. Dris, O. Oladele","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3331","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3331","url":null,"abstract":"The effect of sowing schemes and seed rates on onion sets yield and quality was investigated in 1999 – 2000 at the Lithuanian Institute of Horticulture. Seeds were sown according two schemes: (8 + 15) X 4 + 63 and (8 + 27) X 3 + 61. In each of them seed rates were 14; 17; 20; 23; 26 mlnha. \u0000The highest yield of standard onion sets (14.65 t/ha) was obtained at the scheme (8-15) X 4-63 and at 20mln/ha seed rate. When sowing according to this scheme and the rate of seeds being 20 mlnha. When sowing according to the scheme (8 – 27) X 3 – 61 the highest yield of standard onion sets – 13.13 tha was obtained when applying the seed rate of 17 mlnha. \u0000When increasing the seed rate according to the scheme (8+15) X 4 + 63 over 20 mlnha, and according to the scheme (8 – 27) X 3 – 61 over 17 mlnha the yield of standard onion sets was decreasing and sets reached maturity later. At lower seed rates the amount of standard sets was decreasing as well because in thinner crops the amount of bigger sets was higher than of standard ones. \u0000Key words: sowing scheme, seed rate, onion sets, onion bulbs, standard yield.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125377555","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Floral morphology of the Polystachya Hook. (Orchidaceae) in Nigeria.","authors":"A. A. Jayeola, A. Folorunso","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3351","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3351","url":null,"abstract":"A study of the floral morphology of the 32 Polystachya Hook. species in Nigeria, all occurring in the wild, was undertaken in search of simple, non-technical characters for their identification. The study has revealed that each lip is distinctive and can be recognized on the basis of their macroscopical and microscopical attributes. \u0000Additional 8 new records of species for Nigeria, 4 of which were new for West Africa, were included in the study.P. cooperi, with large, showy, dense and copious flowers could be explored for domesticaion. Poor representation of the herbaria specimens for some species suggests that some of them are actually rare and require urgent conservation attention before they are lost to science and horticulture.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"41 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115103562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Field Reactions of Segregating Populations of Interspecific Hybrids of Lycopersicon Species to Natural Infection by Xanthomonas campestris pv. vesicatoria (Doidge) Dye","authors":"M. Uguru, D. Igili","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3338","url":null,"abstract":"The progenies arising from crosses between cultivated tomatoes and a wild relative were screened with their parents for resistance to bacterial leaf spot disease. The aim is to develop a tolerant variety that is well adapted to humid forest ecology where the disease is endemic. The results obtained showed that the cultivated varieties, Roma and Nsukka local, were highly susceptible with disease incidence of 100 per cent. The wild relative on the other hand showed a high level of resistance with a reduced disease incidence. The reactions of the backcrosses and F2 offspring were not impressive as negligible percentage of resistant plants were identified in the F2 . Plants with resistance were recovered in the F3 generation from crosses between the wild and L. esculentum indicating the possibility of transfer of gene(s) for resistance of leaf spot from the wild to the cultivated tomatoes. The increase in the number of resistant plants in this generation is an indication that genes for resistance to leaf spot can be accumulated over generations thereby increasing the selection potentials for resistance to the pathogen in higher generations.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"334 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115888087","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correlation Studies On Meloidogyne Induced Galls And Some Growth Parameters Of Elite Varieties Of Okra Abelmoschus Species","authors":"E. Nwanguma","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3348","url":null,"abstract":"The Relationship Between Soil And Root Nematode Populations As Well As Root Galls Induced By Meloidogyne Incognita (Kofoid And White, 1919) Chitwood, 1949 And Growth Of Abelmoschus Spp. Was Investigated In The Field In 1999 And 2000 Root-Knot Nematode Susceptible Celoasis Argentea L. CV. TLV 13 Was Grown For Twelve Weeks And The Infected Roots Subsequently Ploughed Into The Soil To Serve As Primary Source Of Inoculum. Nematode Induced Galls, Soil And Root Nematode Populations Correlated Negatively With Shoot But Positively With Root Weights. Correlation With Plant Height Was Also Negative. Positive Correlation Was Observed Between Fruit Weight And Number As Well As Height With Fresh Shoot Weight. Plant Height Was Positively Correlated (P = 0.05) With Fresh Shoot And Root Weights. \u0000Key Words: Correlation, Meloidogvne Induced Galls, Abelmoschus Species.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114476436","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Economic analysis of the marketing of plantain: a case study of uhunmwode and ovia north east local government areas of edo state, Nigeria","authors":"K. Ilavbarhe, J. Ahmadu","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3343","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3343","url":null,"abstract":"This study concentrated on economic analysis of the marketing of plantain in Uhunmwode and Ovia North East Local Government Areas of Edo State. Six markets, made up of three from each local governmnet were selected because of their high population of plantain marketers and their approximate equal sizes. Data were collected with a well structured questionnaire administered to sixty randomly selected plantain marketers from the six markets . Personal interview, observation method and weighing of plantain were also carried out. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, deviation, correlation coefficient and t- test. The results revealed that differences exist in the price of plantain in the selected markets due to transportation cost, storage cost, initial purchase price of the plantain, bruising/spoilage, off-season scarcity and inadequate market information. \u0000Keywords: Economics analysis, plantain marketing, Uhunmwode and Ovia North East, Edo State.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"39 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121476982","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative analysis between maturity traits, yield components and yield of Tattasai Pepper under contrasting conditions.","authors":"J. Olanrewaju, F. Showemimo","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3333","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3333","url":null,"abstract":"This work reports on the results of comparative traits involving 10 tattasai pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) grown for 2 years under contrasting conditions of wet and dry season as treatment in randomized complete block design and replicated three times. The result showed non significant effect of years, year x treatment and year x genotype for all the traits. Mean reduction ratio (MRR) signifies delayed expression of maturity traits from -12.1% for days to maturity to - 47% for number of leaves at first flowering under dry season, while MRR for yield and yield components was high and positively expressed under wet season. Correlations indicate that improving yield of tattasai pepper requires simultaneous selection of yield, yield components and number of leaves at first flowering. Correlated response revealed that fruit weight, fruit/plant and percent fruit set are the largest contributors to yield under both seasons and years. \u0000Key words: Mean reduction ratio, correlated response, pepper, dry and wet seasons.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"124 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131117856","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Relevance Of Poultry And Pig Droppings As Nematode Suppressants On Okra And Tomato In Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria","authors":"E. Nwanguma, J. B. Awoderu","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V6I1.3350","url":null,"abstract":"The Efficacy Of Poultry And Pig Manure As Root-Knot Nematode Suppressants On Okra And Tomato Were Studied. The Organic Wastes Were Respectively Worked Into The Soil At The Rate Of 16tha-1 just before sowing Of Okra Seeds Or Transplanting Tomato Seedlings. Their Combination Was Applied Into The Plot In Equal Proportion Of 8tha-1. Mocap (Nematicide) Was Applied At The Rate Of 9kg A.I. Per Hectare. The Unamended Plots Served As The Control. The Field Layout Was A Randomized Complete Block Design In Four Replications. The Nematicide Effect On Meloidogyne Incognita Populations Was Not Different From The Corresponding Effect Of Poultry Manure. However The Suppressive Effect Of Mocap And Poultry On The Pest Populations Were Significantly Higher When Compare With Other Manure Types. Similarly, Plant Treated With Poultry Manure Recorded Significant Vegetative And Reproductive Growth When Compared With Other Tested Variables. \u0000Key Words: Organic Manure, Root-Knot, Meloidogyne Incognita; Lycopersicon, Lycopersicon, Abelmoschus Esculentus.","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"92 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124406525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
W. Weerakkody, N. Kumari, W. Bandara, R. Dris, O. Oladele
{"title":"Appropriate Hydroponic systems for growing tropical leafy vegetables in greenhouse","authors":"W. Weerakkody, N. Kumari, W. Bandara, R. Dris, O. Oladele","doi":"10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4314/NJHS.V7I1.3330","url":null,"abstract":"This study work was conducted to evaluate the growth and yield of two selected tropical leafy vegetables, Kankung (Ipomea aquatica) and Mukunuwanne (Alternanthera sessilis), in different hydroponics systems under greenhouse conditions. Three hydroponic systems namely NFT, coir bag culture, and trough culture were compared with soil culture under greenhouse conditions. The greenhouse was 30 x 100 ft2 tunnel greenhouse with side netting and forced-air ventilation. Crops were grown with recommended management practices and evaluated for vegetative growth and leaf yield. Significantly higher shoot growth hand leaf yield were found in NFT and coir bag culture during the final vegetative growth of both crops. However, the effect of growing systems on leaf area (size) and the plant height of Mukunuwenna were not significant. Through grown plants dominated in root growth while, dry matter accumulation appeared to be lower in hydroponically grown plants compared with soil culture. Coir bag culture and NFT were identified as better growing systems for both leafy vegetables under greenhouse conditions in tropical region. \u0000Key words: Soilless culture, cutivation system, hydroponic, vegetable","PeriodicalId":185766,"journal":{"name":"Nigerian Journal of Horticultural Science","volume":"180 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1900-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123009631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}