Effects of Tillage Types on Soil Chemical Properties, Growth and Yield of Arachis hypogaea L (Groundnut)
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https://doi.org/10.71426/jasm.v2.i1.pp114-119Keywords:
Soil chemical properties, Tillage, Growth and yield, Groundnut.Abstract
The study purpose was to determine the effect of tillage types: Flat till (FT), Mound till (MT) and Ridge till (RT) on the chemical properties, growth and yield of groundnut. The research was executed in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) to ascertain the effect of tillage types on soil chemical properties. Plant height, leaf area, weight (Fresh/Dry) and number of leaves were measured and subjected to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) and treatment means were compared using FLSD (Fisher’s Least Significant Difference). The results revealed that the different tillage types significantly improved soil pH 5.03 (FT), OM 3.25% (MT), AvP 23.73mg/kg (FT) and BS 77.79% (RT), CEC 7.31cmol/kg (RT), and N 0.22 (MT). The study established that sandy soils with poor soil organic matter and leaching of nitrate below the rooting depth were the reason for the low total N content after harvest, with a mean value of 12 (leaf area), RT had the highest leaf area, 16.83 (no branches) and 52.92 (Plant height) compared to FT and MT. The highest yield observed was 0.28kg plant-1 (flat till), compared to 0.27kg plant-1 (ridge till), and 0.20kg plant-1 (MT) and there was a significant difference between tillage types (P <0.05). This study showed that flat tillage significantly improved the growth and yield of groundnut, while tillage types significantly enhanced chemical properties except nitrogen.
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