Rice Growth Responses to Tillage and Weeding Frequency

Authors

  • Kemoh Bangura Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Rokupr Agricultural Research Center (RARC), Freetown, P.O. Box 540, Sierra Leone.
  • Stephen Hill Mends Aikins Department of Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) Kumasi, Ghana.
  • Wilson Dogbe Savannah Agricultural Research Institute (SARI), Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), Nyankpala, P.O. Box 52, Ghana.
  • Cherrnor Sullay Kamara Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI), Rokupr Agricultural Research Center (RARC), Freetown, P.O. Box 540, Sierra Leone.

Keywords:

Tillage, weed control, rice, growth.

Abstract

The upland field study was conducted under rainfed conditions at Nyankpala, located in the Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zone of Ghana, to determine the effects of tillage and weeding frequency on the growth of the rice (Oryza sativa L.) variety NERICA 4 variety. The experiment was set up as a split plot design with three tillage practices as main plots, and four weeding frequencies as sub-plots. Each treatment was replicated three times.

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2016-09-05

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Bangura, K., Aikins, S. H. M., Dogbe, W., & Kamara, C. S. (2016). Rice Growth Responses to Tillage and Weeding Frequency. International Journal of Sciences: Basic and Applied Research (IJSBAR), 29(3), 1–10. Retrieved from https://www.gssrr.org/index.php/JournalOfBasicAndApplied/article/view/6092

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Vol. 29 No. 3 (2016)

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