FERTILISER, MANURE AND JATROPHA CAKE APPLICATION TRIAL
(July - Sept 1999 at the KMTC premises, set up and monitored by Mr T. Ngoma )
Treatment: beds of 1x10 metres were applied with
YIELD OF CABBAGE (sugar loaf variety)
| Treatment | 26/7/99 | 03/08 (1 wk interval) | 10/08 (1 wk interv.) | 23/08
(13 day interv.) |
02/09 (10 day interv.) | 21/09
(19 day interv) |
TOTAL yield |
REMARKS |
| Bed without any application | 1.3 kg | 1.3 kg | 2.6 kg | 4.2 kg | 2.8 kg | 4.6 kg | 16.8 kg | nil |
|
1,5 kg | 2.6 kg | 3.8 kg | 5.6 kg | 4.5 kg | 5.6 kg | 23.6 kg | nil |
|
1,7 kg | 3.9 kg | 3.7 kg | 4.9 kg | 3.7 kg | 4.9 kg | 22.8 kg | nil |
|
2.6 kg | 6.3 kg | 7.0 kg | 7.9 kg | 5.2 kg | 6.8 kg | 35.8 kg | nil |
| Manure application** plus 100 gr Comp. D per sq m |
2.9 kg | 3.3 kg | 5.0 kg | 8.8 kg | 6.8 kg | 6.9 kg | 33.7 kg | cutworm infestation |
* Jatropha cake kindly supplied by Binga Trees
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