ABSTRACT
A study was carried out in the Teaching and Research Farm of Delta State
University, Asaba Campus, Asaba to evaluate the effects of vegetative propagation
of Gongronema latifolium on soils of Delta State Capital territory as growth media.
The experimental design was a completely randomized design (CRD) with seven
treatments replicated four times. The data were collected on number of sprouted
vine, number of leaves, leaf area, stem girth and vine length and were subjected to
analysis of variance (ANOVA) and means showing significant difference were
separated using Duncan Multiple range test. The results showed that the identified
soils were sandy soil, loamy soil and clayey soil. Gongronema latifolium grown on
loamy soil media had higher (P < 0.05) number of leaves, leaf area and vine length
than those grown on clayey soil and sandy soil media. The study revealed that loamy
soil is the most suitable medium for the propagation of Gongronema latifolium
using stem cutting and is thus recommended for Delta state capital territory,
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