Major practice at Leonie's Agri Corporation (LAC) farm with emphasis on organic Lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) production [manuscript]
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2017
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Kimberly S. Diaz
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The major practice in organic lettuce production was conducted from June 2016 to August 2016 at Leonie's Agric Corporation, Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija. During the major practice the student was exposed to different cultural management practices involved in organic lettuce production. The following activities were conducted during the major practice perios; soil mixing, tray filling, planting, pricking, transplanting in beds. Putting of nets, water management, pest and weed management, harvesting, packaging and marketing. And other activities such as vermicompost harvesting and IMO (indigenous micro-organism) making.
The main objectives of the major practice were to enhance both experiential and technical knowledge and information in the organic of vegetables and herbal plants, to learn and exposed in the different practices perform in Leonies Agric Corporation (LAC) and to determine the cost and return analysis of organic lettuce production.
A gross income from 381m2 area of lettuce production was Php 19,687.50 after deducting the cost and production which amounted Php 10,850.00 from the total gross sales, the net income obtained from the production was Php 8,837.50 with return on invested of 81.45%.