Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam

Adoption and production of Moringa oleifera Lam. as an agroforestry and vegetable crop in Zimbabwean smallholder farming sector is considerably low. pH, phosphorus and nitrogen have been identified as major limiting factors for Moringa initial establishment and growth. A study was carried out to inv...

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Main Authors: Pahla, Innocent, Tagwira, Fanuel, Muziri, Tavagwisa, Chitamba, James
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author Pahla, Innocent
Tagwira, Fanuel
Muziri, Tavagwisa
Chitamba, James
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Muziri, Tavagwisa
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description Adoption and production of Moringa oleifera Lam. as an agroforestry and vegetable crop in Zimbabwean smallholder farming sector is considerably low. pH, phosphorus and nitrogen have been identified as major limiting factors for Moringa initial establishment and growth. A study was carried out to investigate the effects of pH, N and P on initial establishment and growth of M. oleifera. The objectives of this study were to determine optimum application rates of agricultural lime, N and P, and interaction of lime and fertilizers on Moringa growth. Sandy soil from Marange was used in the greenhouse experiment at Africa University. Three lime levels (0, 4000 and 8000 kg ha-1) and four N levels (0, 200, 400 and 800 kg ha-1 ammonium nitrate) were combined factorially with four levels of P (0, 100, 200 and 400 kg ha-1 P2O5), in a randomized complete block design. Moringa plant height, shoot dry matter and root dry matter significantly increased with an increase in the amount of lime, N and P applied. Significant interaction between lime and fertilizers was observed, with best results being obtained where 276 kg N ha-1 and 400 kg/ha P2O5 were applied at a pH of 6.2 (4000 kg ha-1 lime).
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spelling ir-11408-52232022-11-18T07:07:08Z Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam Pahla, Innocent Tagwira, Fanuel Muziri, Tavagwisa Chitamba, James MoringaoleiferaLam pH Nitrogen Phosphorus Growth Adoption and production of Moringa oleifera Lam. as an agroforestry and vegetable crop in Zimbabwean smallholder farming sector is considerably low. pH, phosphorus and nitrogen have been identified as major limiting factors for Moringa initial establishment and growth. A study was carried out to investigate the effects of pH, N and P on initial establishment and growth of M. oleifera. The objectives of this study were to determine optimum application rates of agricultural lime, N and P, and interaction of lime and fertilizers on Moringa growth. Sandy soil from Marange was used in the greenhouse experiment at Africa University. Three lime levels (0, 4000 and 8000 kg ha-1) and four N levels (0, 200, 400 and 800 kg ha-1 ammonium nitrate) were combined factorially with four levels of P (0, 100, 200 and 400 kg ha-1 P2O5), in a randomized complete block design. Moringa plant height, shoot dry matter and root dry matter significantly increased with an increase in the amount of lime, N and P applied. Significant interaction between lime and fertilizers was observed, with best results being obtained where 276 kg N ha-1 and 400 kg/ha P2O5 were applied at a pH of 6.2 (4000 kg ha-1 lime). 2022-11-18T07:07:07Z 2022-11-18T07:07:07Z 2014 Article Innocent Pahla, Fanuel Tagwira, Tavagwisa Muziri, James Chitamba, Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam, International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, Vol. 4 No. 3, 2014, pp. 211-216. doi: 10.5923/j.ijaf.20140403.11. 2165-882X 2165-8846 10.5923/j.ijaf.20140403.11 https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5223 en International Journal of Agriculture and Forestry;Vol. 4, No. 3, Pages 211-216 open Scientific & Academic Publishing
spellingShingle MoringaoleiferaLam
pH
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Growth
Pahla, Innocent
Tagwira, Fanuel
Muziri, Tavagwisa
Chitamba, James
Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title_full Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title_fullStr Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title_full_unstemmed Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title_short Effects of pH, Nitrogen and Phosphorus on the Establishment and Growth of Moringaoleifera Lam
title_sort effects of ph, nitrogen and phosphorus on the establishment and growth of moringaoleifera lam
topic MoringaoleiferaLam
pH
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Growth
url https://cris.library.msu.ac.zw//handle/11408/5223
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