Performance evaluation of the new IPB-developed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) variety in response to different fertilizers
Date
4-2013
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture
Major Course
Major in Agronomy
College
College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)
Adviser/Committee Chair
Antonio G. Lalusin
Abstract
The new sweet potato varietal hybrid, SG08-09-11, was evaluated in terms of production of marketable roots, and synthesis of beta-carotene and anthocyanin upon application of different treatments namely; complete fertilizer, half rate of vermicompost, full rate of SNAP solution, half rate of SNAP solution, the full rate of vermicompost, and a control treatment. The study aimed to determine the response of the new hybrid to varying forms of nutrient environment, and the effect of these various fertilizers on the production of anthocyanin and beta-carotene. The study was conducted at the Institute of Plant Breeding experimental area in Tranca, Bay, Laguna. Quantification and analysis of beta-carotene and anthocyanin were conducted at the Analytical Laboratory Service in the Institute of Plant Breeding. The result of analysis of variance and mean comparison procedure showed that the yields from different treatments are significantly different. The treatment using the half rate of SNAP solution obtained the highest marketable yield. However, there is no significant difference in the yield obtained under the two levels SNAP solution, complete fertilizer and full rate of vermicompost. Regarding the pigment synthesis, no significant difference was observed under the six treatments.
Language
English
Location
UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)
Call Number
LG 993.5 2013 A3 /P37
Recommended Citation
Parducho, Mark Anthony L., "Performance evaluation of the new IPB-developed sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam) variety in response to different fertilizers" (2013). Undergraduate Theses. 2729.
https://www.ukdr.uplb.edu.ph/etd-undergrad/2729
Document Type
Thesis