Influence of Cropping Systems and Time of Introduction of Component Maize on Yield and Antioxidant Components of Garden egg
| dc.contributor.author | Awoniyi, O. A | |
| dc.contributor.author | Olaoye, G | |
| dc.contributor.author | Afe, A.I | |
| dc.contributor.author | Awoniyi, A.J | |
| dc.contributor.author | Balogun, K.S | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-22T12:53:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-22T12:53:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-12-01 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Field experiments were conducted to study possible influence of cropping system on the antioxidant component of Garden egg fruits during the wet and dry seasons of year 2014 and 2015 at Ejiba, Southern Guinea savannah agro-ecological zone of Nigeria. The treatments consisted of time of introduction of component Maize (2 weeks before transplanting (WBT), same time as transplanting (STT) and 2 weeks after transplanting (WAT) of Garden egg) and population ratios of Maize and Garden egg (100% M:100% G, 100% M:75% G, 100% M:50% G, 100% M:25% G, 100%:0% G, 0% M:100% G, 25% M:100% G, 50% M:100% G, 75% M:100% G) where M and G represented maize and garden egg respectively. The treatments were arranged in a randomized complete block design in a split plot arrangement and replicated three times. Time of introduction was assigned at the main plot while population density ratios were allotted at the sub plot treatments. Population ratio had significant effects on both the number of Garden egg fruits/plot and fruit yield with the values significantly deceasing linearly as Maize population increases in the crop mixtures. Number of fruits/plant and fruit yield were highest in both seasons in sole crop with values being superior to other population ratios in the crop mixtures. The effects of cropping system under different population ratios on the antioxidant components of Garden egg fruits varied appreciably depending on the antioxidant component under study. Increasing the population densities of both crops to full population increases the phenolic content of Garden egg fruits while sole Garden egg gave the lowest phenolic content. The reverse was the case in flavonoid component. Plants under the population ratio 100M: 25G had the highest value of 2.2 diphenyl-1- picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) at both growing seasons. | |
| dc.identifier.citation | 1 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2321-9459 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://kwasuspace.kwasu.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6121 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Quest Journals | |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | 8 (11); 74-81 | |
| dc.title | Influence of Cropping Systems and Time of Introduction of Component Maize on Yield and Antioxidant Components of Garden egg | |
| dc.type | Article |