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International Journal of Agriculture and Earth Science (IJAES )

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VOL. 10 NO. 2 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/ijaes.v10.no2.2024.pg23.38

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Effect of Tillage Practices on the Growth & Yield of Maize (Zea mays) on an Alfisols in Northern Guinea Savannah of North-Eastern Part of Nigeria

brahim Abubakar Tukur, abdulqadir Abubakar Sadiq, maryam Abdullahi, bamanga Farouk Abdulkadir

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Abstract

The present study aimed to assess the effect of tillage practices on the growth and yield of maize (zea mays) on an Alfisols in northern Guinea Savannah of North-eastern part of Nigeria. The research was conducted in Teaching and Research Farm School of Agricultural Technology, Modibbo Adama University, Yola where four (4) treatments of tillage operations namely Minimum tillage (MT), Ridge Tillage (RT), Disc Tillage (DT) and Zero Tillage (ZT) respectively. These treatments were replicated three times (3) and laid out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) making twelve plots accordingly. Each plot was measured as 5m x 5m with spacing of 1 m between replicates and 0.5 m between plots in the same replicate. This will give a total plot size of 17 m x 27 m (459 m

keywords:

Alfisols, Growth, Maize, Tillage and Yield

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