, Research Papers

Effects of grass and dadap mulches on some soil (an Inceptisol) properties and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Western Samoa

Research Papers
C Stanley Weeraratna
School of Agriculture, University of the South Pacific, Western Samoa
M. Asghar
School of Agriculture, University of the South Pacific, Western Samoa
PDF

Keywords

Mulches
Grass
Dadap
Taro
Colocasia esculenta
Western Samoa

How to Cite

Effects of grass and dadap mulches on some soil (an Inceptisol) properties and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta) in Western Samoa. (1992). Tropical Agriculture, 69(1). https://journals.sta.uwi.edu/ojs/index.php/ta/article/view/4793
ACM ACS APA ABNT Chicago Harvard IEEE MLA Turabian Vancouver AMA

Download Citation

Endnote/Zotero/Mendeley (RIS) BibTeX

Abstract

A latin square experiment with five treatments was carried out in Western Samoa to examine the effects of grass (Panicum maximum L.) and dadap (Erythrina spp.) mulches at 30 and 60 t ha-1 on some properties of a Humitropept soil and yield of taro (Colocasia esculenta). Results indicate that grass and dadap mulches, the former more effectively, reduced soil temperature and weed growth over eight weeks. Soil organic matter and CEC were improved by both mulches. Available N and K levels of the soil and the vegetative growth and yield of taro were increased by mulching but dadap was more effective than grass.
PDF