Complementary influence of inorganic fertilizer and sargassum liquid foliar fertilizer to the development and yield of ridged spongegourd (Luffa acutangula)
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Complementary influence of inorganic fertilizer and sargassum liquid foliar fertilizer to the development and yield of ridged spongegourd (Luffa acutangula)
Abstract
The perennial problem in farming is low yield due to depleted soil brought by over-farming. Hence, the use of supplement such Sargassum liquid fertilizer is necessary to augment the lacking nutrients. Sargassum seaweeds are abundant and were just drifted on the shore during high tide. Sargassum seaweeds were collected and fermented into liquid fertilizer. The study was conducted to determine the synergistic effects of inorganic fertilizer and Sargassum liquid foliar fertilizer to the spongegourd. The experiment was laid out in three blocks and the treatments are as follows; Factor A (IF – Inorganic Fertilizer): IF0 (No IF), IF1 (50% IF), IF2 (75% IF), IF3 (100% IF); Factor B (SLFF – Sargassum Liquid Foliar Fertilizer): SLFF0 (No SLFF), SLFF1 (1 SLFF concentrate: 5 Water), SLFF2 (1 SLFF concentrate: 10 Water), SLFF3 (1 SLFF concentrate: 15 Water), SLFF4 (1 SLFF concentrate: 20 Water). Analysis of variance (ANOVA) of the gathered data and pairwise comparison was done to determine the significant differences among and between the treatment means respectively. Result shows that the treatment IF3 X SLFF3 of the spongegourd was the earliest to have harvestable fruits at 48.00 DAT, highest yield (23.48 tha-1), highest net income (PhP290,079) and highest ROI (161.46%).
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Genaro D. Omo (2025), Complementary influence of inorganic fertilizer and sargassum liquid foliar fertilizer to the development and yield of ridged spongegourd (Luffa acutangula); JBES, V26, N6, June, P86-96
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