Effect of Charcoal and Seedling Depth on Soil Properties and Melon Yield Components  (Cucumis melo) in Poro, Côte d'Ivoire

Métangbo Diomandé; Marie-Paule Hien; Amidou Ouattara; Antoine Koffi; Bénédict Adjoa Ehouman; Dogniméton SORO

doi:10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i112055

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Effect of Charcoal and Seedling Depth on Soil Properties and Melon Yield Components (Cucumis melo) in Poro, Côte d'Ivoire

Métangbo Diomandé, Marie-Paule Hien, Amidou Ouattara, Antoine Koffi, Bénédict Adjoa Ehouman, Dogniméton SORO

Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · pp. 91–102 · Published 1 Oct 2022

10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i112055

Abstract

The combined effect of charcoal amendment and seeding depth was tested on soil properties and yield components of melon (Cucumis melo) at the botanical garden of the Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University of Korhogo. With the exception of the control plot, 6 kg of charcoal were applied by hand on ridges of 2.25 m2 in the first 10 cm of soil one month before sowing. The seeds were sown manually at 0.5 cm (control depth); 3 cm; 7 cm and 9 cm deep. The results showed that the application of charcoal significantly increased germination rate ((P˂ 0.002), growth (P ˂ 0.0001) and fruit yield (p = 0.0001). The combined effect of charcoal input and sowing depth was noticeable from the 47th day after sowing (P = 0.0001), the greatest values having been observed at a depth of 9 cm Correlated to the growth of the plants, the best fruit yields were obtained from the depths 9 cm with an average of 4 fruits per plant.

Charcoal seedling depth growth yield Cucumis melo Korhogo

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Métangbo Diomandé, Marie-Paule Hien, Amidou Ouattara, Antoine Koffi, Bénédict Adjoa Ehouman, Dogniméton SORO (2022). Effect of Charcoal and Seedling Depth on Soil Properties and Melon Yield Components (Cucumis melo) in Poro, Côte d'Ivoire. Journal of Experimental Agriculture International , 91–102. https://doi.org/10.9734/jeai/2022/v44i112055

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Métangbo Diomandé — Department of Geosciences, UFR Biological Sciences of Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP-1328, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire and Centre Suisse de Recherches Scientifiques in Côte d'Ivoire, 01 BP-1303, Abidjan 01, Côte d’Ivoire.
Marie-Paule Hien — UFR Earth Sciences and Mining Resources of Félix Houphouet-Boigny University, Laboratory of Soil, Water and Geomaterials Sciences, 01 BPV-582, Abidjan 01, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
Amidou Ouattara — UFR Agriculture, Fishery Resources and Agro-Industry of San Pedro University, BP V-1800, San Pedro, Côte d’Ivoire.
Antoine Koffi — UFR Agroforestry, Department of Pedology and GIS, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University of Daloa, BP-89, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.
Bénédict Adjoa Ehouman — Department of Geosciences, UFR Biological Sciences of Peleforo Gon Coulibaly University, BP-1328, Korhogo, Côte d’Ivoire.
Dogniméton SORO — UFR Agroforestry, Department of Pedology and GIS, Jean Lorougnon Guédé University of Daloa, BP-89, Daloa, Côte d’Ivoire.

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