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Growth, yield and nutritional quality of Lagos spinach (Celosia argentea L.) as influenced by the density of goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides L.)
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Department of Agronomy, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State, Nigeria
A - Research concept and design; B - Collection and/or assembly of data; C - Data analysis and interpretation; D - Writing the article; E - Critical revision of the article; F - Final approval of article
Submission date: 2020-08-27
Acceptance date: 2020-10-27
Online publication date: 2021-02-16
Corresponding author
Olatunde Philip Ayodele
Department of Agronomy, Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Campus, P. M.B 001, Ondo State, Nigeria
Journal of Plant Protection Research 2021;61(1):20-27
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The benefits of Lagos spinach (Celosia argentea L.) as a medicinal plant and leafy vegetable
encourage its production. However, goat weed (Ageratum conyzoides L.) is a common weed
in the agroecological region where C. argentea thrives. Evaluation of the goat weed effect
on C. argentea is necessary since the impact of crop-weed interaction varies with species
and density. A screen-house study comprising a C. argentea plant with 0, 2, 4, 6, 8, and
10 goat weed plants per pot were laid out in a completely randomized design and replicated
six times. The experimental treatments were equivalent to 0, 100, 200, 300, 400, and
500 goat weed plants per square meter. Growth parameters of C. argentea, such as plant
height, number of leaves and number of branches, were recorded weekly. The study also analyzed
weight, moisture, ash, lipid, dietary fiber, protein, and carbohydrate content of C. argentea
after harvest. The results showed that all the goat weed densities negatively impacted
the growth of C. argentea. However, 8 and 10 goat weed plants per pot seemed to have the
greatest effect on the growth of C. argentea. The moisture content, ash, crude protein, and
crude fiber of C. argentea were significantly reduced by 50–60%, 60–69%, 45–56%, and
42–54%, respectively, due to the goat weed densities, whereas the carbohydrate content
increased. Hence, goat weed should be maintained at less than 100 plants per square meter
to prevent quantitative and qualitative losses.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Mr. Segun Yusuf rendered technical assistance with data collection.
CONFLICT OF INTEREST
The authors have declared that no conflict of interests exist.
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