Publication: Performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata l.) as alley crop on established Calamansi as affected by organic fertilizer
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2016-03
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Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus
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Intercropping is one of the most practical ways of maximizing the use of land.
Legumes as intercrop help improve the fertility of the soil. Organic fertilizers differ from chemical fertilizers by providing the nutrients needed by the plants while adding organic materials in the soil. This study was conducted to determine the yield performance of cowpea as alley crop on established calamansi as affected by different organic fertilizers.
The study was laid out following the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatment and four blocks. The treatments were as follows: T0 = control , T1 = chicken manure tea, T2 = cattle manure tea, and T3 = goat manure tea.
Result revealed that cowpea plants performed comparably in terms of plant
height at 30 DAP, number of green pods per hill, total green pod and the derived net income per hectare, total weight of marketable and non-marketable pods and marketable pods per hectare as affected by the organic fertilization of manure tea including the plants that are not fertilized by such manure teas, and benefit cost ratio analysis was observed from chicken manure tea.
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Palabay, W. C. (2016). Performance of Cowpea (Vigna unguiculata l.) as alley crop on established Calamansi as affected by organic fertilizer. Il1 NLUC Library1 nluc.library1@dmmmsumlucedu.onmicrosoft.com 1 Laptop [Unpublished Undergraduate Feasibility Study, Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus, Sapilang, Bacnotan, La Union]. Lakasa ti Sirib, DMMMSU Institutional Repository.