Soil Quality, Crop Growth, and Productivity of Ipomoea aquatica Forssk. and Brassica rapa L. Using Different Growing Media Mixtures for Square-Foot Gardening in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon, Philippines
Keywords:
Soil quality, plant growth, crop productivity, organic urban gardening, squarefoot gardening
Abstract
Organic manures have long been used by farmers for the availability of nutrients forplant growth, and to improve soil quality. But the kind and amount of organic media mostbeneficial to the growth of kangkong (Ipomoea aquatica Forssk.) and pechay (Brassica rapaL.) are uncertain. This study investigated the effects of growing media mixtures (GMM)with different amounts of chicken manure and vermicast on the growth and productivityof the selected vegetables. The study aimed to assess the quality of the GMM with differentamounts of chicken manure and vermicast in terms of pH, organic matter, total nitrogen,extractable phosphorus, and exchangeable potassium, determine the effect of differentGMM on the growth and productivity of I. aquatica and B. rapa in terms of average plantheight, leaf width, the number of leaves, and fresh weight of plants, and determine thebest-growing media mixtures for the growth and productivity of the experimental plants.Results show that the growing media mixture with optimum pH range, high OM, N, P,and K contents have biological and nutrient essential for plant growth and productivity.T10 yielded kangkong with the broadest leaf width, the greatest number of leaves, andheaviest fresh weight, while T9 produced the tallest, broadest leaf, greatest number ofleaves, and heaviest pechay. Overall, T10 is the best growing media for kangkong. WhereasT9 is optimum for cultivating pechay. Results indicated that chicken manure and vermicastenriched growing media mixture build healthy soil for improved growth and productivityof kangkong and pechay.References
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2021-12-31
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