The effects of age of coconut seedlings and removal of "seedling nut" at transplanting on the growth of the plants

Date

11-1966

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Agronomy

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Rafael P. Creencia

Abstract

Eight age-grouped of coconut seedlings transplanted with and without nuts were used in this study.

All seedlings transplanted with nuts intact survived while of most those transplanted without nuts died. Generally, seedlings transplanted with nuts intact showed better growth than seedlings transplanted without nuts.

In both type of seedlings, younger ones increased in height and weight faster than older ones. However, both types differed in leaf increment. Younger seedlings transplanted with nuts intact increased in number of leaves faster than older ones while those transplanted without nuts followed the opposite trend.

Generally, younger seedlings contained more meat and produced more leaves and roots than older ones.

Transplanting coconut seedlings without nut is considered impractical and uneconomical owing to high mortality of transplanted seedlings and to its being very laborious.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 1966 A42 S29

Document Type

Thesis

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