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Effect of Organic Manure Sources on Two Cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) varieties in Southeast Rainforest Zone, Nigeria
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An experiment was carried out at the Teaching and Research Farm of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike, Abia State, Southeastern Nigeria, in 2018 and 2019 cropping seasons to determine the effect of organic manure sources at 10t/ha on two cucumber varieties. The treatments consisted of four organic manure sources (Poultry manure, goat manure and cow dung and zero application) and 2 varieties of cucumber (CUM 100 and CUM 971) laid out in a 4X2 factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 3 replications. Results showed that poultry manure consistently produced longer vines and more leaves in both years, higher total number of fruits, and higher total fruit yield in 2018 than other manure sources. Cucumber variety did not affect vine length, total number of fruits per plant and fruit yield in both cropping seasons but CUM 971 had significantly more leaves than CUM 100 variety in 2018. Poultry manure application had the highest gross margin and return per naira invested. For more profitable production of cucumber, poultry manure is recommended to farmers in southeastern Nigeria.
