Response of Soybean (glycine Max L. ) to Cow Dung and Wood Ash Application in Tropical Acid Soils of South - Western Nigeria
1 Department of Soil Science and Land Management, Federal University of Agriculture, P. M. B. 2240 Abeokuta, Nigeria
2 Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: sorade@yahoo.com
2 Department of Soil Science and Land Resources Management, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: sorade@yahoo.com
Abstract
The study examined the effect of cow dung (beef cattle manure) and wood ash on the growth and yield of soybean in two acid soils (Typic dystrudepts) of south-western Nigeria. The experiment was conducted under field conditions at two different locations, namely, Epe and Ibiade (Ijebu- waterside) of Lagos and Ogun States, Nigeria, respectively. It was a 3 x 3 factorial experiment arranged in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications. The treatments were three rates of cow dung (0,5 and 10 t ha-1) and three rates of wood ash (0, 2.5 and 5.0 t ha- 1). Agronomic parameters which included plant height, shoot dry matter and root yields, shoot/root ratio and the grain yield were determined per soybean plant. Cow dung applied singly at 10 t ha-1 significantly (P
Keywords
acid soils
agronomicparameters
cow dung
soybean
wood ash
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How to Cite
A., S. A., & A., O. (2013). Response of Soybean (glycine Max L. ) to Cow Dung and Wood Ash Application in Tropical Acid Soils of South - Western Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, 23(2), 103-113. https://doi.org/10.67042/njss.2013.y1icqu7a
S. A. A., and O. A., "Response of Soybean (glycine Max L. ) to Cow Dung and Wood Ash Application in Tropical Acid Soils of South - Western Nigeria," Nigerian Journal of Soil Science, vol. 23, no. 2, pp. 103-113, August 2013. doi: 10.67042/njss.2013.y1icqu7a
