Comparative analysis of organic potting media developed from different animal manures using EM technology / by Jay El E. Bautista.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite : 2017. Cavite State University- Main Campus,Description: xiv, 76 pages : 28 cm. illustrations ; Content type:
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Abstract: BAUTISTA, JAY EL E. Comparative Analysis of Organic Potting Media Developed from Different Animal Manures using EM Technology. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Crop Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. May 2017. Adviser: Prof. Noel A. Sedigo. The study was conducted to compare the NPK contents, pH and moisture contents of organic potting media developed from combined saw dust and animal manures, namely: chicken, cow, horse, rabbit, and goat manure using EM technology and compare the analyses with a formulated ideal soil mix containing river sand, ordinary garden soil and carbonized rice hull. The composted manures were used as potting media for Romaine lettuce (var. Xanadu) in two cropping cycles. The result of the potting media analyses revealed that composted chicken manure had the highest amount of available nitrogen (1.28%) and potassium (0.77%). Composted goat manure had the highest phosphorous content (1.43%). Most pH of the potting media were slightly alkaline to alkaline (7.11-7.68) except for the ideal soil mix (6.01). Composted goat manure also had the highest moisture content (30.00%). The lettuce experiment was laid out in Randomized Completely Block Design (RCBD) with six treatments and three replications, with 10 pots per replication at the Crop Production Project of the Department of Crop Science, Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. The following treatments were used: Treatment 0, (ideal soil mix); Treatment l, (100% composted chicken manure); Treatment 2, (100% composted cow manure); Treatment 3, (100% composted horse manure); Treatment 4, (100% composted rabbit manure); and Treatment 5, (100% composted goat manure). Results of evaluation for growth and yield of lettuce indicated highly significant differences (P<0.05) in terms of number of leaves, plant weight and marketable yield. In two cropping cycles. Composted chicken manure as potting medium for lettuce significantly increased the growth and yield of the crop in terms of number of leaves, plant weight and marketable yield. On the other hand, growth, and yield of lettuce with composted cow manure (T2), horse manure (T3), rabbit manure (T4) and goat manure (T5), were poor and incomparable even to the plants grown in ideal soil mix (To) and in composted chicken manure (T1).
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Thesis (BS Agriculture--Crop Science) Cavite State University

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BAUTISTA, JAY EL E. Comparative Analysis of Organic Potting Media Developed from Different Animal Manures using EM Technology. Undergraduate Thesis. Bachelor of Science in Agriculture major in Crop Science. Cavite State University, Indang, Cavite. May 2017. Adviser: Prof. Noel A. Sedigo.

The study was conducted to compare the NPK contents, pH and moisture contents of organic potting media developed from combined saw dust and animal manures, namely:
chicken, cow, horse, rabbit, and goat manure using EM technology and compare the analyses with a formulated ideal soil mix containing river sand, ordinary garden soil and carbonized rice hull. The composted manures were used as potting media for Romaine lettuce (var. Xanadu) in two cropping cycles.
The result of the potting media analyses revealed that composted chicken manure had the highest amount of available nitrogen (1.28%) and potassium (0.77%). Composted goat manure had the highest phosphorous content (1.43%). Most pH of the potting media were slightly alkaline to alkaline (7.11-7.68) except for the ideal soil mix (6.01).
Composted goat manure also had the highest moisture content (30.00%).
The lettuce experiment was laid out in Randomized Completely Block Design
(RCBD) with six treatments and three replications, with 10 pots per replication at the Crop
Production Project of the Department of Crop Science, Cavite State University, Indang,
Cavite. The following treatments were used: Treatment 0, (ideal soil mix); Treatment l,
(100% composted chicken manure); Treatment 2, (100% composted cow manure); Treatment 3, (100% composted horse manure); Treatment 4, (100% composted rabbit manure); and Treatment 5, (100% composted goat manure).
Results of evaluation for growth and yield of lettuce indicated highly significant differences (P<0.05) in terms of number of leaves, plant weight and marketable yield. In two cropping cycles. Composted chicken manure as potting medium for lettuce significantly increased the growth and yield of the crop in terms of number of leaves, plant weight and marketable yield. On the other hand, growth, and yield of lettuce with composted cow manure (T2), horse manure (T3), rabbit manure (T4) and goat manure (T5), were poor and incomparable even to the plants grown in ideal soil mix (To) and in composted chicken manure (T1).

Submitted copy to the University Library. 08/23/2017 T-6936

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