BIOSTATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF ORGANIC MANURE ON THE GROWTH OF A MONOCOTYLEDONOUS PLANT (A CASE STUDY OF MAIZE PLANTATION)

Author Name: 1. Bagbe A. 2. Akomolafe, A. A. 3. Bagbe, A. S.

Volume/Issue: 02/07

Country: Nigeria

DOI NO.: 08.2020-25662434 DOI Link: https://www.doi-ds.org/doilink/01.2022-39146374/UIJIR

Affiliation:

1. Department of Mathematical Sciences, School of Science, Statistics unit, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa. Ondo State.
2. Department of Statistics, Federal University of Science and Technology, Akure. Ondo State.
3. Department of Biological Sciences, School of Science, Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa. Ondo State.

ABSTRACT

Maize as one of the third highest monocotyledonous plant has been ranked as the third best in the production of cereals. It is the most important cereal crop in Nigeria and its importance cannot be over emphasized due to its industrial and economic uses which include popcorn, livestock field and even the husk are used as mulching materials on yam plantation as well as a major source of income to some fast grown farmland in the middle belt of Nigeria. Maize as it is being called became so consequential to determine how it can be improved upon. In view of this, this research work intends to know the effect of organic manure such as goat dung, cattle dung, pig dung and poultry dung on maize growth as part of steps taken to boost its more yield. Complete randomised design (one-way analysis of variance), was then used as not to conceal the nucleus and aberration of the information collected over a whole season of the plant. It was eventually discovered that the effect of organic manure is not significant and exhibit no difference based on their yields.

Key words: Maize, Organic Manual, Complete Randomised Design, Husk.