SUSTAINABLE OKRA (ABELMOSCHUS ESCULENTUS L.) PRODUCTIVITY AS INFLUENCED BY FORTIFICATION OF GOAT MANURE WITH RICE HUSK ASH IN NORTHERN GUINEA SAVANNA ECOLOGY OF NIGERIA

To assess the agronomic effects of sustainable okra production as impacted by goat manure (GM) and rice husk ash (RHA) on a community-based demonstration farm in Gombe State, field trials were carried out during the wet seasons of 2017 and 2018. The trails consisted of four levels of GM and RHA, each measuring 0.0, 5.0, 7.5, and 10.0 t ha-1 which were used on Kwadon's local cultivar of okra in a Randomized complete block design (RCBD) replicated four times. Findings revealed that days to 50% emergence and establishment count were not significantly (P>0.05) influenced by the application of GM and RHA, regardless of rates of application. Other growth-related indices were significantly (P