Yield and Associated Pest of Okra Cultivated on Spent Mushroom Substrate Amended Soil

Sallet I.; Chuku E. C.; Nmom F. W.; Worlu C. W.

doi:10.56201/ijaes.vol.12.no8.2026.pg104.112

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Yield and Associated Pest of Okra Cultivated on Spent Mushroom Substrate Amended Soil

Sallet I., Chuku E. C., Nmom F. W., and Worlu C. W.

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Study on the yield and associated pest of okra cultivated on spent mushroom substrate amended soil were carried out in the Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology and Rivers State Institute of Agriculture and Training Farm, Rivers State University. A total of 8 treatments were established based on the concentration of the amendments (ST1=6kg SMS+12kg soil, ST2=12kg SMS+12kg soil, ST3=18kg SMS+12kg soil and ST0=12kg soil) and the okra variety (P1=local variety and P2=improved variety) viz: P1ST1, P1ST2, P1ST3, P2ST1, P2ST2, P2ST3, P1ST0 and P2ST0. The established treatments were replicated three times and grown in the screen house and field. All experimental setups were evaluated in the dry and wet seasons. Pest assessment was done using the descriptive key technique. Yield components were evaluated with the aid of a calibrated weighing scale. Yield and yield components evaluation revealed that P2 had higher number of fruits and weight of fruit than P1 and highest performance was recorded in highest level of soil amendment, field and dry season setups. Pests recorded were Snail, Whitefly, Black ant and Black flea beetle. However, snail and black ant were the only pest recorded in the wet season. Amended soil, field, P2 and dry season recorded more pest occurrence. The cultivation data obtained confirms P2 variety to be superior to P1 at p<0.05 and further showed that Okra performed better in field, amended soil and dry season.

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Yieldpestokra cultivation and season.

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Yield and Associated Pest of Okra Cultivated on Spent Mushroom Substrate Amended Soil

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