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Adeoluwa O. O

Department of Agronomy, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.

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Research Article Vol. 35, Issue 1

Soil Fertility Management among Cucumber (Cucumis Sativus L.) Farmers in Ibadan, South-West Nigeria

Poor soil fertility reduces the yield, market value, and sustainable production of cucumber. This study examined soil fertility practices among cucumber farmers in Ibadan. A purposive sampling method was used to select 10% of cucumber farmers from six blocks, namely Akinyele, Lagelu, Egbeda, OnaAra, Oluyole, and Iddo in Ibadan-Ibarapa agricultura...

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Research Article Vol. 27, Issue 1

Influence of Velvet Bean Fallow and Compost Amendments on Amaranths (amaranthus Caudatus) Yield and Soil Properties in an Organic Cropping System

AdeOluwa O. O*, A. Bello

One of the major problems bedeviling crop production in many parts of the tropics is low soil fertility status. Thus, this report evaluates the effects of soil fertility improvement by velvet bean fallow and compost, on the yields of amaranth, as well as the post-harvest soil fertility. Green amaranth (Amaranthus caudatus) was used as the test crop...

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