Table 2 showed the effect of fertilizer and
plant spacing on the number of leaves of physic nut.
The results obtained in 2009 and 2011 followed
similar trend. The application of 350kgNPK/ha
consistently produced significantly higher number of
leaves. It was followed by 300kgNPK/ha poultry
manure and 250kgNPK/ha produced similar number
of leaves. The lowest number of leaves was recorded
in the control. In 2010 however, 350kg and
300kgNPK/ha produced similar number of leave
which was significantly higher than the number of
leaves recorded in poultry manure and cow dung.
Although, poultry manure and cow dung produced
similar number of leaves which was significantly
higher than the control.