PJB-2022-449
POTENTIAL CROP – Moringa oleifera, Lam. - A review
FARUK ANSARI
Abstract
Several research efforts in improving yield have been limited to areas of nursery raising, transplanting time, plant population, provision of good quality seeds and seedlings, weeding, irrigation, fertilizer application and prevalence of pests and diseases. MLE (3.3%) used as seed osmopriming (SP) and/or foliar spray (F), and water as hydropriming (HP). Moringa extract play as a plant hormone which enhances seed germination, growth and yield of crops. MLE foliar spray improved crop performance, resulting from its role on vigorous plant growth, maintained optimum tissue water status, improved membranes stability, enhanced antioxidant content. MLE at concentration of 1:30, found the most effective concentration for causing higher emergence rate and better early seedling growth of spring maize. Tomato plant height, plant dry weight and fruit yield were significantly affected with aqueous Moringa extract and significantly increased the average plant height, average fruit weight, leaves number, number of branches and plant height as well as yield and its components and yield of tomato plant. Sweet bell pepper plants height; number of leaves, fruit weight and yield were also influenced by the application of MLE.
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