Tillage and Rice Mill Wastes Mulch and Their Effects on Soil Properties and Yield of Cassava (manihot Spp.) on a Typic Psamment at Abakaliliki, Southeastern Nigeria
1 Department of Soil Science and Environmental Management, Faculty of Agriculture and Natural Resources Management, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Nigeria
2 Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: nwitejn@soilsjournalnigeria.com
2 Department of Soil Science and Technology, Federal University of Technology, P.M.B. 1526, Owerri, Imo State, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: nwitejn@soilsjournalnigeria.com
Abstract
The experiment was undertaken using cassava (Manihot spp) to evaluate effects of different tillage practices and mulching (raised mulched bed, raised not mulched bed, flat mulched bed, flat not mulched bed, untilled mulched bed and untilled not mulched bed) on soil properties and cassava sprouting and yield in 2016 and 2017 planting seasons on a Typic psamment in Ikwo, Ebonyi State, Southeastern Nigeria. The experimental study is made up of six treatments, arranged in randomized complete block design and replicated four times. The results indicated significantly (P
Keywords
Planting date.
Variety.
Water use efficiency