| The aim of the study was to assess the effects of groundnut shells on soil properties, growth and yield of maize. The study was carried out in Jalingo, Taraba State, North-Eastern Nigeria in July, 2019. Treatments in the study were four doses of groundnut shells (0.0, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 t ha-1); arranged in a randomized complete block design, replicated four times. Each plot was 2.0 m × 2.0 m with 0.5 m gap between the plots and replicates. Crushed groundnut shells were applied on a dry matter basis at the rates of 0, 2.5, 5.0 and 7.5 t ha-1 28 days before planting maize. Seeds were planted on prepared land treated with crushed groundnut shells. Soil properties were determined at harvest, maize growth parameters were determined at 50% flowering and maize... |
