the Effects of Two Kinds of Shade Trees and Four Fertilizer Levels on the First Year Vegetative Growth of Cacao Trees

Date

4-1962

Degree

Bachelor of Science in Agriculture

Major Course

Major in Agronomy

College

College of Agriculture and Food Science (CAFS)

Adviser/Committee Chair

Laureano O. Bondoc

Co-adviser

Rafael P Greencia

Abstract

Madre de cacao and Ipil-ipil shade trees were used in this study. One complete fertilizer and three levels of nitrogen fertilizers were applied in split applications. Five, ten and fifteen grams of nitrogen per seedling comprised the three nitrogen levels. The complete fertilizer used was composed of ten grams N, combined with ten grams of P2O5 and ten grams of K2O.

The study revealed that plant which received the complete fertilizer (10-10-10) and those grown under the Madre de cacao shade gave the fastest rates of increase in height and stem diameter. These were clearly shown in the months of August, October, December and January where the effects of shade and/or fertilizer were significant. In all cases the better one between the two shades was the Madre de cacao, and the best among the fertilizer treatments was the 10-10-10. Even the numerical differences between the total increments followed the same trend.

Language

English

Location

UPLB Main Library Special Collections Section (USCS)

Call Number

LG 993.5 1962 A42 M46

Document Type

Thesis

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