Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow

Effects of fallow type, sucker sanitation (hot-water treatment, HWT) and fertilizer application on yield, root and corm health of two plantain cultivars were investigated. Most yield parameters were strongest affected by fallow type with more producing plants, higher bunch mass and yield after fores...

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Main Authors: Hauser, S., Mekoa, C., Jacobsen, K.S.
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Informa UK Limited 2008
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90758
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Mekoa, C.
Jacobsen, K.S.
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description Effects of fallow type, sucker sanitation (hot-water treatment, HWT) and fertilizer application on yield, root and corm health of two plantain cultivars were investigated. Most yield parameters were strongest affected by fallow type with more producing plants, higher bunch mass and yield after forest clearing than in bush/grass fallow. The second most important factor was HWT with more producing plants (52.3%) than in control (35.8%, p 5 0.0001). Fertilizer application increased the proportion of producing plants by 9%, p 5 0.018 and yield from 4.08–5.79 Mg ha71. Combined HWT and fertilizer had strong synergistic effects. Cultivar interacted with fallow and HWT: in bush/grass fallow yield did not differ between cultivars (2.17 Mg ha71); in forest fallow Essong produced 57% (9.4 Mg ha71) more than Ebang (6.0 Mg ha71, p 5 0.001). Essong yielded 65% more after HWT than Ebang (8.0 versus 4.9 Mg ha71, p 5 0.001), yet not when untreated. A limited sink capacity of Ebang is likely to constrain yield increases. HWT improved root and corm health and was better in forest than in bush/grass land. In bush/grass fallow no treatment attained yields as high as in forest even when untreated and not fertilized. Soil chemical properties were not correlated with yield.
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spelling CGSpace907582024-05-15T05:11:45Z Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow Hauser, S. Mekoa, C. Jacobsen, K.S. fallow fertilizers forest clearing plantains root and corm health sucker sanitation biological nematicides Effects of fallow type, sucker sanitation (hot-water treatment, HWT) and fertilizer application on yield, root and corm health of two plantain cultivars were investigated. Most yield parameters were strongest affected by fallow type with more producing plants, higher bunch mass and yield after forest clearing than in bush/grass fallow. The second most important factor was HWT with more producing plants (52.3%) than in control (35.8%, p 5 0.0001). Fertilizer application increased the proportion of producing plants by 9%, p 5 0.018 and yield from 4.08–5.79 Mg ha71. Combined HWT and fertilizer had strong synergistic effects. Cultivar interacted with fallow and HWT: in bush/grass fallow yield did not differ between cultivars (2.17 Mg ha71); in forest fallow Essong produced 57% (9.4 Mg ha71) more than Ebang (6.0 Mg ha71, p 5 0.001). Essong yielded 65% more after HWT than Ebang (8.0 versus 4.9 Mg ha71, p 5 0.001), yet not when untreated. A limited sink capacity of Ebang is likely to constrain yield increases. HWT improved root and corm health and was better in forest than in bush/grass land. In bush/grass fallow no treatment attained yields as high as in forest even when untreated and not fertilized. Soil chemical properties were not correlated with yield. 2008-10 2018-02-06T12:14:38Z 2018-02-06T12:14:38Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90758 en Limited Access Informa UK Limited Hauser, S., Mekoa, C. & Jacobsen, K.S. (2008). Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot-water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow. Archives of Agronomy and Soil Science, 54(5), 541-556.
spellingShingle fallow
fertilizers
forest clearing
plantains
root and corm health
sucker sanitation
biological nematicides
Hauser, S.
Mekoa, C.
Jacobsen, K.S.
Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title_full Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title_fullStr Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title_full_unstemmed Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title_short Bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain (Musa spp., AAB, Subgroups French and False horn) to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush/grass fallow
title_sort bunch yield response of two cultivars of plantain musa spp aab subgroups french and false horn to hot water treatment and fertilizer application planted after forest and bush grass fallow
topic fallow
fertilizers
forest clearing
plantains
root and corm health
sucker sanitation
biological nematicides
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/90758
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