Effect of soil amendment practices on fruit quality of a cooking banana hybrid in south-eastern Nigeria

• Authors : Samuel, K.C.; Ikpe, F.N.; Nwonuala, A.I.; Tenkouano, A.; Adeniji, T.A.


• Document type : Journal article


• Year of publication : 2004


• Journal title : Journal of Nigerian Environmental Society


• Volume (number) : 2 (12)




• Pages : 169-173


• Peer-reviewed : No


• ISSN : 1596-7751


• Language(s) : English


• Abstract : Post harvest characteristics of an IITA (International Institute of Tropical Agriculture) - developed cooking banana hybrid ('TMPx 5295-1') were assessed in two cropping seasons. Six soil amendments were applied at the rate of 10t/ha/annum split into two applications: wood chipping, goat dung, compost (wood chipping + goat dung) and wood chipping + fertilizer, goat dung + fertilizer, compost + fertilizer, plus a control, Traits investigated included fruit girth, fruit length, pulp weight, peel weight, fruit weight, peel resistance, pulp resistance, total soluble solids, peel thickness and dry matter content. Soil amendments application, generally, enhanced post harvest characteristics such as fruit size and weight, and percentage dry matter content. However, peel resistance, pulp resistance and total soluble solids were net significantly influenced by amendments. Although the application of chemical fertilizer did not affect fruit size and weight, it resulted in low dry matter content of the pulp when compared to fruit from plots with no fertilizer application and the control. (Author's abstract).


• Keywords : YIELDS; QUALITY; HYBRIDS; SOIL AMENDMENTS; CARBOHYDRATE CONTENT; ASH CONTENT; NIGERIA


• Open access : No


• Musalit document ID : IN060711

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