SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA

Yield decline is an issue that has plagued sugarcane production in Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of sugarcane trash mulch and weed management practices on soil C and N, and sugar quality production. The treatments consisted of factorial combination of two sugarcane...

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Main Authors: Moses Samuel BASSEY, Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU, Ekaette Eunice ETIM, Ekaette Joy ETOPOBONG
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Language:English
Published: Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi 2024-12-01
Series:Journal of Plant Development
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Online Access:https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2024/9.pdf
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description Yield decline is an issue that has plagued sugarcane production in Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of sugarcane trash mulch and weed management practices on soil C and N, and sugar quality production. The treatments consisted of factorial combination of two sugarcane genotypes (Bida local and NCS 001), four sugarcane trash mulching levels (0, 3, 6, 9 t ha-1) and four weed management practices: weedy check, 5 monthly hoe weeding (5MHW), pre-emergence (PE) application of diuron at 2 kg a.i./ha + Post-Emergence (POE) of 3-Maize force at 179.2 g/ha + Two hoe weeding (2HW), and PE Diuron + POE 3-Maize force arranged in a split plot design and replicated three times. The results showed that application of 9 t ha-1 trash mulch significantly (P<0.05) produced the highest organic carbon, N, which in turn enhanced sugar yield. Similarly, the application of 9 t ha-1 trash mulch plus PE+POE produced the highest NCS 001 sugar quality. Application of trash mulching at 9 t ha-1 plus PE+POE effectively enhanced soil C and N, and sustained the productivity of NCS 001 sugar quality in the study area and related ecologies.
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spelling doaj-art-afd6af031a904cec8ad9abc713d76f4f2025-01-17T12:19:32ZengAlexandru Ioan Cuza University of IasiJournal of Plant Development2065-31582066-99172024-12-013197103https://doi.org/10.47743/jpd.2024.31.1.962SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIAMoses Samuel BASSEY0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9345-1112Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU1Ekaette Eunice ETIM2Ekaette Joy ETOPOBONG3National Cereals Research Institute, P.M.B. 8, Badeggi – NigeriaDepartment of Agronomy, Bayero University, P.M.B 3011, Kano – NigeriaNational Biotechnology and Development Agency, Arochuwu – NigeriaNational Cereals Research Institute, P.M.B. 8, Badeggi – NigeriaYield decline is an issue that has plagued sugarcane production in Nigeria. The objective of the study was to evaluate the effects of sugarcane trash mulch and weed management practices on soil C and N, and sugar quality production. The treatments consisted of factorial combination of two sugarcane genotypes (Bida local and NCS 001), four sugarcane trash mulching levels (0, 3, 6, 9 t ha-1) and four weed management practices: weedy check, 5 monthly hoe weeding (5MHW), pre-emergence (PE) application of diuron at 2 kg a.i./ha + Post-Emergence (POE) of 3-Maize force at 179.2 g/ha + Two hoe weeding (2HW), and PE Diuron + POE 3-Maize force arranged in a split plot design and replicated three times. The results showed that application of 9 t ha-1 trash mulch significantly (P<0.05) produced the highest organic carbon, N, which in turn enhanced sugar yield. Similarly, the application of 9 t ha-1 trash mulch plus PE+POE produced the highest NCS 001 sugar quality. Application of trash mulching at 9 t ha-1 plus PE+POE effectively enhanced soil C and N, and sustained the productivity of NCS 001 sugar quality in the study area and related ecologies.https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2024/9.pdfgenotypessoil propertiessugar qualitytrash mulchweed management
spellingShingle Moses Samuel BASSEY
Emmanuel Abraham SHITTU
Ekaette Eunice ETIM
Ekaette Joy ETOPOBONG
SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
Journal of Plant Development
genotypes
soil properties
sugar quality
trash mulch
weed management
title SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
title_full SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
title_fullStr SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
title_full_unstemmed SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
title_short SOIL AND SUGAR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT INFLUENCED BY MULCHING AND WEED MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN NIGERIA
title_sort soil and sugar quality improvement influenced by mulching and weed management practices in nigeria
topic genotypes
soil properties
sugar quality
trash mulch
weed management
url https://plant-journal.uaic.ro/docs/2024/9.pdf
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