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Utilization of industrial wastes as a component of potting mixes in growing pechay / by Frederick A. Laxamana.

By:

Laxamana, Frederick A [author]

Contributor(s):

Guinto, Danilo F [adviser]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Indang, Cavite: Cavite State University- Main Campus, 2001.Description: xii, 42 pages : illustrations ; 28 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

635 L45 2001

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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

Abstract: LAXAMANA, FREDERICK Y ASAS. Cavite State University. October 2000. "Utilization of Industrial Wastes as a Component of Potting Mixes for Pechay. Adviser: Dr. Danilo F. Guinto. This study was conducted to characterize the physical and chemical properties of selected industrial wastes; formulate potting mixes on the industrial wastes and determine the waste that has potential as good potting medium for pechay. The idea is to reduce our solid waste disposal problem and for wastes to serve as an alternative to soil when the time comes that it becomes scarce because of rapid conversion of agricultural lands. Industrial wastes were collected from Carmona, Cavite. Ditalite and grit were collected from a factory that manufactures perlite while filter cake was collected from a factory that manufactures carrageenan. Treatments include the standard potting mix (1 part soil; 1 part chicken manure and 1 part rice hull by volume), three potting mixes based on wastes which replaced the soil component of the standard potting mix and the three wastes in pure form. The results showed that in terms of leaf biomass, pure filter cake is superior to all treatments including the standard potting mix. The leaf biomass on the waste mixes produced comparable leaf biomass with the standard mix indicating that all wastes were effective as an alternative to soil provided that nutrients and water are supplied in sufficient amounts. However, leaf biomass of plants grown on pure dicalite and grit were inferior due to low water- and nutrient-retention capacities of these wastes.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Materials specified	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
Theses / Manuscripts	Ladislao N. Diwa Memorial Library Theses Section	Non-fiction	635 L45 2001 (Browse shelf(Opens below))		Room use only	T-2135		00005043

Thesis (B.S. Environmental Science) Cavite State University

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College of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Natural Resources (CAFENR)

LAXAMANA, FREDERICK Y ASAS. Cavite State University. October 2000. "Utilization of Industrial Wastes as a Component of Potting Mixes for Pechay. Adviser: Dr. Danilo F. Guinto.
This study was conducted to characterize the physical and chemical properties of selected industrial wastes; formulate potting mixes on the industrial wastes and determine the waste that has potential as good potting medium for pechay. The idea is to reduce our solid waste disposal problem and for wastes to serve as an alternative to soil when the time comes that it becomes scarce because of rapid conversion of agricultural lands. Industrial wastes were collected from Carmona, Cavite. Ditalite and grit were collected from a factory that manufactures perlite while filter cake was collected from a factory that manufactures carrageenan. Treatments include the standard potting mix (1 part soil; 1 part chicken manure and 1 part rice hull by volume), three potting mixes based on wastes which replaced the soil component of the standard potting mix and the three wastes in pure form. The results showed that in terms of leaf biomass, pure filter cake is superior to all treatments including the standard potting mix. The leaf biomass on the waste mixes produced comparable leaf biomass with the standard mix indicating that all wastes were effective as an alternative to soil provided that nutrients and water are supplied in sufficient amounts. However, leaf biomass of plants grown on pure dicalite and grit were inferior due to low water- and nutrient-retention capacities of these wastes.

Submitted to the University Library 05/04/2007 T-2135