Neem leaf and poultry manures soil amendment on growth and yield of Telfairia occidentalis

Abstract

Telfairia occidentalis is a widely used leafy and seed vegetable in West Africa and adequatesoil fertility management is essential for its higher productivity. Field experiments wereconducted on neem leaf and poultry manures soil amendment to assess the growth andyields of Telfairia occidentalis between 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons. The experimentwas laid out in a randomised complete block design with four replications to include 5 t ha-1of neem leaf manure (NLM), 5 t ha-1 of poultry manure (PM), 2.5 t ha-1 of neem leaf manureplus 2.5 t ha-1 of poultry manure (NLM+PM) and control. Data collected on vegetative andyield related components were subjected to analysis of variance at p