Indigenous fermented plant juice (IFPJ) as nutrient supplements of malatayum production
2010
Edwin, S.A., Abra Inst. of Science and Technology, Main Campus, Lagangilang, Abra (Philippines)
The study was conducted to determine which among the Indigenous Fermented Plants Juice (IFPJ) application will give high biomass of Malatayum production. The study was conducted at ASIST [Abra State Inst. of Science and Technology, Lagangilang, Abra, Philippines] from October 2008 to September 2009. Five IFPJ were used: F1- Control, F2- Shiny bush 'Pansit-pansitan' Peperomia pelucida, F3- Malabar nightshade 'Alugbati' (Basella rubra), F4- Spiny Amaranth 'Kalunay' (Amaranthus spinosus) and F5- Pigweed 'Ngalog' (Portulaca oleracea). Based on the results, plants sprayed with fermented pigweed juice gave the highest growth increment, plant canopy and biomass. The four treatments do not differ significantly on their increment and plant canopy. Plants applied with fermented and spiny amaranth juices were significantly different over the control plants. Plants sprayed with fermented pigweed juice responded the widest plant canopy which was highly significant. But the different treatments were not significantly different from each other because more or less their phosphorus content analysis was the same. And they were significantly different from the untreated plants. This shows that phosphorus had promoted rapid and vigorous growth of the malatayum plants from the fermented plant juice applied to the plants during their vegetative growth. Plants applied with fermented pigweed juice registered the most leaves biomass of malatayum. The different treatments were significantly different from each other. Plants without application IFPJ produced the lowest biomass per plant with a mean weight of 3.42 kg compared to 4.89 kg from that plant applied with pigweed fermented plant juice. Therefore pigweed as indigenous fermented plant juice as fertilizer supplement for biomass of malatayum production is recommended.
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