EFFECT OF SOWING DATES ON SOME GROWTH AND YIELD PARAMETERS OF BENNISEED (Sesamum indicum) AS PRODUCED IN BAUCHI, BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA
Nanyi J. I. Dutse, A. Garba, & A.S.Fagam
1Department of Crop Production Technology, Bauchi State College of Agriculture, Bauchi. Bauchi State, Nigeria.
2,3Crop Production Programme, AbubakarTafawa Balewa University. Bauchi
ABSTRACT
A field experiment was carried out during the rainy seasons of 2005, 2006 and 2007 at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching and Research Farm, Bauchi, to study sowing date on the growth and yield of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.). The treatments consisted of three sowing dates which were, 30/6/, 15/7 and 30/7. These treatments were laid out into a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). From results obtained and analysed it indicated Sowing sesame on 15th and 30th July produced heavier seeds than when the crops are sown on 30th June, there was no clear distinction among the different sowing dates on number of capsules per plant. Effect of Sowing date sesame yield and yield related characters revealed sowing date having significant effect on sesame number of capsules per plant throughout the period of the investigation Significantly heaviest 1000(g) seed weight was observed in crops sown on July 15 & 30 (2.03, 2.03), while significantly highest seed yield(kg/ga) was observed in crops sown on 30-6, in 2006. Cropping season, hence sesame producers in the study area advised to sesame their sesame early as soon as the rain establishes.
