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Title: | Organic and inorganic fertilizers application on the growth and yield of Artemisia annua L. in the humid tropics of Ghana |
Authors: | Yeboah, S. Akromah, R. Quansah, C. |
Keywords: | Medicinal plants Artemisia annua L Asteracea Artemisinin poultry manure chemical fertilizers |
Issue Date: | 12-Jan-2012 |
Publisher: | African Journal of Agricultural Research |
Citation: | African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(2), pp. 177-182 |
Abstract: | A study was conducted at the Agriculture Research Station, Anwomaso during the 2008 major growing
season to evaluate the effect of organic (poultry manure) and inorganic (chemical) fertilizers on the
growth and yield of Artemisia annua. The experiment also examined the effects of variation in the stage
of harvest on artemisinin yield. The experiment was arranged in a randomized complete block design
with three replications and six treatments. The treatments were 0, 45 and 90 kg N/ha compound fertilizer
and poultry manure at 2, 4 and 6 tons/ha. Data were collected on: plant height, canopy spread, stem
width, number of branches per plant, fresh and dry leaf yield (kg/ha), crude extract weight (g),
artemisinin content (%) and artemisinin yield (kg/ha). The results showed that 4 t/ha poultry manure
treatment was effective and gave the highest fresh and dry leaf yield. The results indicated that the
treatments significantly affected most of the parameters when compared to the control. Application of 4
t/ha poultry manure gave the highest artemisinin yield of 9.57 and 37.24 kg/ha at both stages of harvest
respectively. Leaf yield positively correlated with artemisinin yield. Artemisinin content recorded at
preflowering was higher than values recorded at full bloom. From the results, it is recommended that
application of 4 t/ha poultry manure can enhance artemisinin production. |
Description: | Article published in African Journal of Agricultural Research Vol. 7(2), pp. 177-182, 12 January, 2012.Also
available online at http://www.academicjournals.org/AJAR
DOI: 10.5897/AJAR11.679
ISSN 1991-637X © 2012 Academic Journals |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/7141 |
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