Abstract
Water hyacinth is one of the most economically damaging weeds and all efforts to control it met with little success. An experiment was conducted during the 2011 cropping season at Lagos State Polytechnic, Ikorodu, Lagos State, to evaluate the effects of manure produced from water hyacinth on the growth and yield of okra. There were three (3) treatments: 0.9 kg, 1.35 kg of water hyacinth manure per plot and control replicated three times. The treatments were compared on the basis of plant height, number of days to flowering, number of fruits per plant and total fruit yield/plot. Plant height, number of days to flowering, number of fruits and fruit yield were significantly increased by the manure. Okra plants that received 45g/plant of manure produced the highest fruit yield (1.77 kg) followed by plants which received 30 g/plant. It is indicated that water hyacinth is suitable organic fertilizer.
Keywords:
performances
abelmoschus
eichhornia
esculentus
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