Evaluating the effects of manure

and different water application

regimes on growth and yield of

kales

This study will help to evaluate effect of

manure and different water application

regimes on growth and yield of kales.Leaf

size, plant size and yield weight of kales in 6

plots with manure will be compared with

that from 6 plots without

2 plots with manure and 2 plots without will

be irrigated at the same rate. Water

application regimes to be tested are; 20

mins/day, 40 mins/2 days and 60 mins/3 days

to help evaluate growth at different stages and

yield in different plots.

Data on leaf length, leaf width and plant height will

be taken every week to determine which plots have

the highest growth rate. During harvest,

experimental harvested area, number of

experimental plants, experimental weight, total

weight of the whole plot, number of marketable

leaves(from experimental plants) and number of

non-marketable leaves(from experimental plants)

will be taken from each plot for comparison

The expected outcomes are; manure + 20

min/day, manure + 40 min/2 days, manure +

1hr/3 days or no manure + 20 min/day, no

manure + 40 min/2 days, no manure + 1hr/3

days.

Key words: manure, soil water retention,

growth rate, yield, water application

regime