Victor B. Asio, Rodolfo G. Escalada and Raquel B. Capuno ABSTRACT Mudpress application increased the pH and nutrient level of the soil. More-over, it favored the growth and development of mungo. The number of days from seeding to flowering and maturity decreased but the leaf area and herbage weight increased with the use of mudpress. …
Edgardo E. Tulin ABSTRACT Fertilizer application significantly increased the yield of soybean when harvested not earlier than 35 days after flowering. The crude protein content of soybean was not influenced by fertilizer application regardless of its stage of maturity. With or without fertilizer application, significant differences existed the only between crude protein content of the …
Elphe P. Ponsica, Rodolfo G. Escalada and Bernadita F. Quirol ABSTRACT Application of chicken dung and cow manure at higher rates, seemed to hasten tasseling, silking and maturity of the corn plants and favor production of larger ears, more grains, and higher shelling percentage. Overall performance of the crop was better with application of 9 …
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Manuel K. Palomar, Rhodora P. Gloria and Constancio M. Napiere ABSTRACT A survey of taro-growing areas in Eastern and Central Visayas showed about 10% infection with taro feathery mosaic disease (TFMD). TFMD-infected plants produced the characteristic feathery mosaic with or without mottling of leaves. The symptoms would sometimes be a slight green streak/irregular spots along …
Incidence, Symptom Development and Transmission of Taro Feathery Mosaic Disease Read More »
Reynaldo R. Javier ABSTRACT Seven tropical pasture legume species were grown in pots inside the glass-house. At the start of flowering stage, plants were continuously flooded to 5 cm above the soil surface for 10 and 21 days. Dry weights of shoots, roots and no-dules of the flooded plants were compared to the corresponding unflooded …
Effects of Flooding on Seven Species of Tropical Pasture Legumes Read More »
Benjamin C. Agarcio, Jr. ABSTRACT A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of row spacing and time of weeding on the competitiveness of mungbean against weeds. Dry weed weight was generally higher at wider row spacing than at closer spacing because of more space available for weed growth. Controlling weeds in mungbean within …
R.K. Somashekar, Siddaramaiah, K.P. Srinath and P. Venkatasubbaiah ABSTRACT Bavistin, a systemic fungicide, was tested for its mitodepressive and antimitotic effect on coffee (Coffea arabica L.). A drastic reduction in the mitotic index occurred as the concentration and duration of treatment increased. Bavistin also influenced the frequency of mitotic phases and behaved as a potential …
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Gloria L. Tupas ABSTRACT Root samples of sweet potato were examined for possible microbial association. Examination of roots from relatively open marginal soils exhibited evidence of mycorrhizal infection particularly the vesicular-arbuscular type. The capability of sweet potato for mycorrhizal association could be one of its adaptations for growth and productivity in marginal soils. Keywords: Sweet …
Mycorrhiza- A Possible Adaptive Mechanism of Sweet Potato in Marginal Soils Read More »
Pablito L. Sevenorio and Rodolfo G. Escalada ABSTRACT The use of either soybean or mungo as green manure crop did not significantly affect the agronomic characters, yield and yield components of sweet potato except the number of marketable tubers. Stage of green manure decomposition greatly influenced vine length and leaf area index during the second …
John C. Bouwkamp ABSTRACT In 4 sweet potato cultivars studied, harvest indices and dry weight accumulations of sweet potato storage roots and total plant dry weight increased throughout the growing season, but declined during the later part of the season. Vine dry weight slowly increased reaching a maximum at 14-16 weeks after transplanting, then slowly …