The number of primary branches was
significantly influenced by fertilizer and plant
spacing (Table 4) the application of 300 kg NPK/ha
produced higher number of primary branches than all
other applied fertilizer it was followed by 300 kg
NPK/ha and 250 kg NPK/ha the poultry manure and
cow dung application produced similar number of
primary branches in 2009 wet seasons. All level of
applied fertilizer produced significantly higher
number of primary branches than control in all the
years of the experiment (Table 4) in 2010 and 2011
wet seasons 350 and 300kgNK/ha produced similar
number of primary branches. However, 300 and
250kg NPK/ha also produced number of primary
branches. The application of poultry manure and cow
dung produced similar primary branches which was
significantly higher than control. However, in 2011
wet season, poultry manure application produced
significantly higher number of primary branches than
three recorded in cow dung (Table 4).