Abstract: Solanum americanum a flowering plant commonly known as American black nightshade or glossy nightshade is herbaceous in nature and performs well on most soil types in some region of Africa and Asia. Native farmers in Nigeria do not have adequate knowledge about the required soil fertility for efficient respond to growth. A field experiment was conducted to determine the effect of different levels of urea (0, 50, 100, and 150 Kg/ha) and compost (0, 5, 10 and 15 t/ha) on the growth of solanum americanum. The experiment was carried out during mid-November, 2020 to late May 2021 at Federal Polytechnic Bali, Taraba state, Nigeria research farm. Treatments plots were laid out in a completely randomized block design and replicated four times. Data was collected at interval of two weeks for number of leaves, plant height, number of branches and stem girth. Data obtained were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA). Significant treatment means were separated using Tukey test at P<0.05. The results showed that the applications of urea and compost significantly (p<0.05) influenced all growth parameters of Solanum americanum. The highest rates of compost (150 t/ha) and urea (15 Kg/ha) significantly increased the growth parameters when compared to the control and have the highest mean values for all the parameters measured. The use of urea and compost is therefore essential in increasing the plant growth. Therefore compost and urea is recommended for optimal growth performance.
Keywords: compost, urea, plant growth.
Title: Growth Response of Glossy Nightshade (Solanum americanum) Treated with Different Quantity of Compost Manure and Urea in Bali Local Government of Taraba State
Author: Philemon J. Tukura, Rotimi Emmanuel
International Journal of Life Sciences Research
ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)
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