EFFECT OF POTASSIUM OIL CONTENT OF SESAME (Sesamum Indicum L) VARIETIES IN KANO SUDAN SAVANNA ECOLOGY OF NIGERIA

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ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted during the 2018 rainy season at Dawakin Kudu and Teaching and Research Farm of Kano University of Science and Technology, Wudil, Gaya Farm. The study assessed the effect of potassium on oil content of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties in Kano (Sudan Savanna ecology) Nigeria. The treatments comprised of four levels of potassium (0, 50,100 and 150 kg K ha-1) and two (2) varieties of sesame (Ex-Sudan and E8). These were laid in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) and replicated four times. Results showed that there were no significant differences in oil content of sesame with an increasing levels of potassium at both sites. The variety E8 had the highest oil content. Also there was no interaction effect between potassium and sesame varieties in this study. This suggests that farmers in the sudan savanna ecology should adopt variety E8 as best variety for desired productivity in oil content in sesame.

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