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Influence of organic fertilers on the growth of dragon fruit Cacti (Hylocereus polyrhizus) under DMMMSU condition
(Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, 2015-03) Tabaquirao, Dejean M.
Dragon fruit is rich in fiber and vitamin C, B1, B2, and B3, and phytoalbumins and is believed to prevent cancer. It enhances metabolism and improve memory, digestion and immune system, this study was be conducted from November 2014 to February 2015to determine the best organic fertilizer. Five treatments were distributed in three blocks using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD). The result of the study revealed that application of organic fertilizers such as cattle manure, durabloom, farmgro, and vermicompost did not significantly affected on the growth of dragon fruit cactus in terms of survival rate, plant height, circumference of the stem, number of segments, length of segments, number of secondary shoots, length of secondary shoots, number of side shoots.