Yield, fiber properties and cultural practice of cotton grown on salty soils of La Union and Ilocos Sur

Date

11-1978

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Agronomy

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Rodolfo P.Cabangbang

Abstract

Twenty one cotton farms (17 from alleged “salty” areas and 4 from “non-salty” areas for comparison) served as experimental units in determining the yield and fiber characteristics of cotton grown in the “salty” soils of La Union and Ilocos Sur. The cultural practices done in growing cotton in the area were also evaluated.

Technical recommendations for successful cotton culture from the Philippine Cotton Corporation (PCC) were not strictly followed by the farmers. The variation in cultural practices from farm to farm in both “salty” and “non-salty” samples may account for the absurd variation in some of the parameters studied.

The study have shown that the reported saline soil of La Union and Ilocos Sur are not actually saline, electrical conductivity and other physical and chemical characteristics as evaluation criteria. Variation in fiber properties, therefore, can not be attributed to salinity but must be due to other cultural practices like fertilization, planting and irrigation.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 1978 A42 V59

Document Type

Thesis

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