INFLUENCE OF POTTING MEDIA, SOWING DEPTH ANDWATERINGREGIME ON THE DRY MATTER PRODUCTION OF SOURSOP SEEDLINGS
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This experiment was carried out at the Screen house of the Department of Crop Science, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Benin, Benin City, Nigeria to evaluate the effect ofpotting mixtures, sowing depth and watering regime on dry matter production of soursopseedlings. This experiment involved three potting media, Top soil(TS) + poultrymanure(PM) 1:1 (3kg +3kg), top soil (TS) + poultry Manure (PM) 1:2 (2kg +4kg), andtopsoil (TS) + poultry manure (PM) 2:1 (4kg + 2kg), three sowing depths (2, 4 and 6cm), andthree watering regimes (one every day, once in three days and once in five days) laidout in a 3×3×3 factorial arrangements fitted into complete randomized design (CRD) andreplicated three times. At 12 and 14 weeks after sowing (WAS), data were collectedonroot length, shoot dry weight, root dry weight, dry weight, root : shoot ratio andcropgrowth rate. Result showed that dry matter variables had significant (p
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