Research article

Effect of soil types on leave area development in Corchorus Olitorius seedlings

*Egberi FO and Omayuli VO

¹Department of Biology, Delta State College of Physical Education, Mosogar, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author E-mail: egberifo@yahoo.com

Accepted 08 September 2015

Abstract

Leaf area development study was carried out on Corchorus olitorius using two soil types .The types of soils used are humus and sandy soils. The mean leaf area of 60.77cm was recorded for those planted in humus while 18.94cm was observed in those planted in sandy soil. In comparing the above results, the study therefore showed that Corchorus olitorius is best grown vegetative in humus.

Keywords: Vegetative growth, Corchorus olitorius, Seedlings