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RESEARCH JOURNAL OF PURE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (RJPST )

E-ISSN 2579-0536
P-ISSN 2695-2696
VOL. 5 NO. 2 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/rjpst.v5.no2.2022.pg19.29

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Growth Performance of Telfeira occidentalis (Hook F.) In Fresh and Weathered Soil-less Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) In Home Garden

Nmom, F. W., Agbagwa, S. S. and Worlu, C. W.

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Abstract

Telfeira occidentalis (Hook F), commonly known as fluted pumpkin is a staple leafy vegetable, grown and cherished for its nutritious leaves and seeds in the Southern and Eastern Nigeria. It is implicated with several medicinal importance in traditional medicines; which is the prompting of this study designed to investigate the use of soil-less Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS) to enhance the growth of the vegetable. The method of Oyebamij et al was adopted to investigate and evaluate the germination, growth and general luxurious vigour of the vegetable in the period of study. Results obtained revealed that all the substrates used (SMS and loamy soil – control) were in acidic state. It also revealed that the SMS contained more nutrient elements than the control. Similarly, the results revealed that seed germination was faster and highest in the soiless SMS, a clear conformation with scholarstic advocacy for the use of SMS as a soiless culture system to support efficient water usage by plants and ensure product quality for agricultural sustainability.

keywords:

T. occidentalis, Soil-less Culture, Fresh and Weathered Spent Mushroom Substrate (SMS), Loamy Soil.

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