Volume 29, Issue 3, June 2020, Pages 508–511
Sombo Sachu Francois1, Jules Ntamwira Bagula2, Lyadunga Mupenda Kazamba Pascal3, and Katunga Musale4
1 Nioka Research Station, National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research, BP 2037 Kinshasa 1, Bunia, Ituri, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques et Vétérinaires de Mushweshwe, B.P: 19 Bukavu, Sud- Kivu, RD Congo
3 Department of Plant Science, Institute of Agronomic and Veterinary Studies, ISEAV / Mushweshwe, RD Congo
4 Nioka Research Station, National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research, BP 2037 Kinshasa 1, Bunia, Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: English
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The constraints threatening plantain production in the eastern of DR-Congo include soil fertility. An experiment was conducted at the National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research at Nioka Research Station to evaluate the effect of organic manures and mulch on growth and yield parameters of plantain (Musa AAB). This study revealed that response of organic manures was significant for all the parameters. Manure application enhanced significantly banana plant growth and yield. The highest bunches weight and yield were produced by the plants receiving manure (24.03t/ha) and mulch (23.24 t/ha) while, lowest bunches and yield were harvested in control plot without fertilizer (17.64 t/ha).
Author Keywords: Banana, Mulch manure, Soil fertility, growth Parameters, yield.
Sombo Sachu Francois1, Jules Ntamwira Bagula2, Lyadunga Mupenda Kazamba Pascal3, and Katunga Musale4
1 Nioka Research Station, National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research, BP 2037 Kinshasa 1, Bunia, Ituri, RD Congo
2 Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Agronomiques et Vétérinaires de Mushweshwe, B.P: 19 Bukavu, Sud- Kivu, RD Congo
3 Department of Plant Science, Institute of Agronomic and Veterinary Studies, ISEAV / Mushweshwe, RD Congo
4 Nioka Research Station, National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research, BP 2037 Kinshasa 1, Bunia, Ituri, RD Congo
Original language: English
Copyright © 2020 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The constraints threatening plantain production in the eastern of DR-Congo include soil fertility. An experiment was conducted at the National Institute for Agricultural Study and Research at Nioka Research Station to evaluate the effect of organic manures and mulch on growth and yield parameters of plantain (Musa AAB). This study revealed that response of organic manures was significant for all the parameters. Manure application enhanced significantly banana plant growth and yield. The highest bunches weight and yield were produced by the plants receiving manure (24.03t/ha) and mulch (23.24 t/ha) while, lowest bunches and yield were harvested in control plot without fertilizer (17.64 t/ha).
Author Keywords: Banana, Mulch manure, Soil fertility, growth Parameters, yield.
How to Cite this Article
Sombo Sachu Francois, Jules Ntamwira Bagula, Lyadunga Mupenda Kazamba Pascal, and Katunga Musale, “Effect of organic manure and mulch on growth and yield of Plantain (Musa AAB) in Ituri Province, in the North-eastern of DR-Congo,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 29, no. 3, pp. 508–511, June 2020.
