Growth and Yield of Cabbage (<i>Brassica oleracea </i>L.) as Influenced by Different Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizer at Guder, West Shoa, Ethiopia

Asfaw Shaka Gosa; Bikila Olika Fufa

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Growth and Yield of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) as Influenced by Different Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizer at Guder, West Shoa, Ethiopia

Asfaw Shaka Gosa, Bikila Olika Fufa

Published in World Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 8, Issue 2)

Received: 12 November 2022 Accepted: 29 December 2022 Published: 5 June 2023

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Abstract

Cabbage (Brassisca oleracea L.) is biennial crop with a very short stem supporting a mass of overlapping leaves to from a compact head. It is grown for its head in more than ninety countries throughout the world. Cabbage is grown under irrigation and rain fed condition in Ethiopia. Ethiopia accounted for 12% of the total production in Africa (Nicolas et al., 2012). The production of cabbage can be increased either by improving inherent genetic potential of the crop or through application of better agronomic management such as fertilizer rate which contribute to substantial amount of crop. A field experiment was conducted under irrigation in Guder, West Shoa Ethiopia to evaluate the effect of different rate of nitrogen fertilizer on the growth and yield of cabbage. Four nitrogen rates (0, 50, 100, and 150kg/ha) were used as a treatment. The experiment was laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. The study results revealed that plant height, leaf number per plant, leaf length, leaf width, head diameter, fresh head weight, dry weight and marketable yield were highly significantly (p<0.01) affected while spread of plant was significantly (p<0.05) affected by nitrogen fertilizer rates. The highest plant height (32.37cm), number of leaves plant^-1 (11.45), leaf length (25.57 cm), leaf width (28.07cm), head diameter (11.83 cm), spread of plant (43.70 cm), fresh head weight (0.810 kg plant^-1), dry weight (0.0117 kg plant^-1), and the highest marketable head yield hectare^-1 (79.83 ton ha^-1) were obtained at 150kg ha^-1 of nitrogen rate. Therefore, application of 150kg nitrogen fertilizer per hectare was suitable for cabbage production to obtain higher head yield in the study area.

Published in	World Journal of Applied Chemistry (Volume 8, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.wjac.20230802.13
Page(s)	39-42
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Cabbage, Growth, Yield, Nitrogen, Fertilizer

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Asfaw Shaka Gosa, Bikila Olika Fufa. Growth and Yield of Cabbage (Brassica oleracea L.) as Influenced by Different Rates of Nitrogen Fertilizer at Guder, West Shoa, Ethiopia. World J Appl Chem. 2023;8(2):39-42. doi: 10.11648/j.wjac.20230802.13

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Asfaw Shaka Gosa

Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia
Bikila Olika Fufa

Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture and Veterinary Sciences, Ambo University, Ambo, Ethiopia

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