Comparative Yield of Bell Pepper (capsicum Annuum L.) on Different Soil Series in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria
1 National Horticultural Research Institute, Ibadan, Nigeria
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
* Corresponding author: olufunmioo@soilsjournalnigeria.com
2 Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Oyo State.
* Corresponding author: olufunmioo@soilsjournalnigeria.com
Abstract
Climatic change and its accompanying adverse effects on the cultivation of crops such as bell pepper - an important fruit vegetable requires adaptable technology strategy at low or no cost to poor resource farmers. Growing bell pepper on soils considered less suitable could be an adaptation strategy to mitigate the effect of climate change on bell pepper production. Field trials were conducted at Ibadan, a derived savannah agro-ecological zone of Nigeria to determine the productivity of Bell Pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) on three different soil series at varying rates of Phosphorus (P) and Potassium (K) fertilizers over three seasons. Phosphorus and Potassium fertilizers were applied at four different rates of 0, 30, 45 and 60 kg P/ha and 0, 15, 30 and 45 kg K/ha respectively on Egbeda, Apomu and Jago soil series. Fertilizer source for P was Single Super Phosphate (SSP) while for K it was Murate of Potash (MOP). There were significant differences (P <0> Egbeda > Jago, Egbeda > Apomu > Jago and Apomu > Egbeda > Jago in the raining seasons of 2011 and 2012 and dry season of 2012 respectively .
Keywords
of bell pepper (capsicum annuum l.) on three different soil series at varying
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How to Cite
O, O. O., & O, A. G. (2019). Comparative Yield of Bell Pepper (capsicum Annuum L.) on Different Soil Series in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 29(1), 21-26. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2019.a204vl9x
O. O. O, and A. G. O, "Comparative Yield of Bell Pepper (capsicum Annuum L.) on Different Soil Series in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 29, no. 1, pp. 21-26, April 2019. doi: 10.67042/njss.2019.a204vl9x
