Effects of Poultry Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Cucumber Varieties · Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Author: Mutata, Tinashe
Title: Effects of Poultry Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Cucumber Varieties
Abstract: Cucumbers are very important, since it contain high nutritional, medicinal as well as
health beneficial values. Information on optimum poultry manure rates is very
important in the correction of soil nutrient deficiencies for cucumber production. A
field trial to study the effect of poultry manure rates (0, 10, 20, 30t/ ha) on the growth
and yield of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) varieties (Pointset and Ashley) was
conducted at Morioto Farm, Matepatepa Bindura, Mashonaland Central. The
experiment was carried out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three
replications. It was a 2 x 4 factor experiment, the first was poultry manure rates and
the second factor was varieties. Both factors showed significant variations in growth
and yield parameters. The parameters measured were vine length, number of leaves per
plant, number of fruits at 30 and 60 days and weight of each fruit. Significantly
maximum vine length at 30 days was (87cm) and (193cm) at 60 days, numbers of
leaves plant per plant at 30 days (46) and (83) at 60 days, number of fruits per plant at
30 days (4) and at 60 days (14), fruit weight (200 g) were obtained in plants supplied
with poultry manure at a rate of 30 t/ha. The research data collected was subjected to
Analysis of Varience (ANOVA) using Gen STAT software. The treatment-variety
interactions were not significantly different in all parameters except on number of
leaves. Pointset performed best in all parameters. The poultry manure rate of 30t/ha to
Pointset variety induced high growth and yield. Pointset can be commercially
cultivated with the application of poultry manure rate of 30t/ha for high growth and
yield in Matepatepa, Bindura.
Date: 2023
Publisher: BUSE
Keywords: Effects of Poultry Manure Application Rates on Growth and Yield of Cucumber Varieties
Supervisor: N/A

Item sets: Department of Crop Sciences

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