The effect of superphosphate fertilizer on peanut /
by Virgilio M. Crizaldo.
- Indang, Cavite, Cavite State University- Main Campus, 1979.
- 25p. ill. ; 28 cm. illustrations ; cm.
Special Problem (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture Major in Crop Science) Cavite State University.
Includes bibliographical references.
The experiment on superphosphate fertilizer (0-25-0) was conducted at Tambo Malaki, Indang, Cavite from November 5, 1977 to February 23, 1978 to determine its effect on the growth and yield of peanut. A field of 655 square-meters was plowed and harrowed three times with an interval of one week. Commercial fertilizer was applied at different rates. Treatment 1 was applied with 200, kilograms per hectare, Treat-ment 2 with 300 kilograms per hectare, Treatment 3 with 400 614 kilograms per hectareg\Treatment 4 with 500 kilograms per hectare. Treatment 4 (500 kgs./ha.) produced the highest mean average number of pods and the heaviest fresh and dry weight of peanut.