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| Effect Of Staking And Spacing On The Growth And Yield Of Fluted Pumpkin (Telfairia Occcidentalis Hook. F.) In Ibadan, Southwest, Nigeria |
Elesho, R.O., Aderemi, A.M., Aluko, A.K., Aderemi, F.T.
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Abstract:
Fluted pumpkin is one of the most widely cultivated leaf vegetables in Nigeria. The leaves are rich sources of protein, oil, vitamins and minerals. Hence, the need to carry out experiment on the spacing and type of staking required for the planting is very important. Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used for the experiment with four (4) treatments replicated four times. Parameters assessed included, Plant height, number of leaves, and stem girth. The result of analysis of variance (ANOVA) shows that there was significant different among the treatments in plant height, number of leaves and stem girth at 5% level of probability. The seedlings staked on bed with spacing of 0.5 m by l m (b2) had the highest mean value in respect of plant height, number of leaves, and stem girth as 150.79 cm, 96, and 2.21 mm respectively. This was followed by the un-staked seedlings on bed with spacing of 0.5 m by 0.5 m with mean value in plant height, number of leaves, and stem girth as 146.25cm, 88.25, and2.20mm respectively. The staked seedlings in bed with spacing of 1 m by l m had the lowest mean values of 126.25 cm, 65.50, and 2.09 mm for plant height, number of leaves, and stem girth respectively. Based on the results obtained from the experiment, it can therefore be recommended that fluted pumpkin (Telfairia Occidentalis) should be staked on bed with spacing of 0.5m by 1 m in order to obtain good yield.
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