Effect of Sowing Dates on Growth and Yield of Grain Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor</i> L. Moench.) in Akure, South West, Nigeria

Oyewo Damilola; Odiyi Alex; Akinbuwa Olumakinde

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Effect of Sowing Dates on Growth and Yield of Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) in Akure, South West, Nigeria

Oyewo Damilola, Odiyi Alex, Akinbuwa Olumakinde

Published in International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology (Volume 7, Issue 4)

Received: 2 September 2022 Accepted: 22 September 2022 Published: 27 December 2022

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A field experiment was conducted during the cropping seasons of 2019 and 2020 at The Federal University of Technology Akure Teaching and Research Farm to determine the effect of sowing dates and variety on the growth and seed yield of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) under rain-fed conditions. Treatments consisted of four sowing dates: 5th June 2019; 30th June 2019; 13th June 2020; and 11th September 2020, and five sorghum varieties (SAMSORG-44, ZAUNA-INUWA, DEKO, CSR-01 AND SK-5912). The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split-plot arrangement replicated four times with a sowing date assigned to the main plots and varieties in the subplots. The main plot size was 15 m by 6 m and the subplot was 3 m by 5 m. Data were collected on seedling emergence, number of days to 50 % flowering, number of days to 95% maturity, plant height, panicle length, stem girth, panicle weight, 1000 seed- weight and total grain weight (grain yield). The data collected were subjected to analysis of variance (ANOVA) and means were separated using Tukey’s Honest Significant Difference. Results showed that plants sown on the first sowing dates of 2019 recorded higher means for plant height and number of days to flowering than those sown on the second date. In 2020 plants sown on the first sowing dates were also significantly taller, and flowered later, but gave higher means of 1000 seed weight than those sown on the second date: The performance of the varieties in both sowing dates was similar in 2019 but in 2020 their responses were varied. Sowing dates are concluded to influence grain yield and some yield components of sorghum.

Published in	International Journal of Food Science and Biotechnology (Volume 7, Issue 4)
DOI	10.11648/j.ijfsb.20220704.11
Page(s)	89-93
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Sorghum bicolor, Sowing Date, Yield Components, Grain Weight

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Oyewo Damilola, Odiyi Alex, Akinbuwa Olumakinde. Effect of Sowing Dates on Growth and Yield of Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench.) in Akure, South West, Nigeria. Int J Food Sci Biotechnol. 2022;7(4):89-93. doi: 10.11648/j.ijfsb.20220704.11

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Oyewo Damilola

Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Odiyi Alex

Department of Crop, Soil and Pest Management, School of Agriculture and Agricultural Technology, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
Akinbuwa Olumakinde

Department of Plant Science and Biotechnology, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko, Nigeria

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