Major practice in selected vegetables grown in Bahay Kubo Garden at College of Agriculture (Dry Season 2019) [manuscript]
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2018
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Mikaela E. Gatbunton
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This major practice was conducted from January 21, 2019 to April 26, 2019 in the Department of Crop Science, College of Agriculture, Central Luzon State University, Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
The general objective of this major practice was to expose the student to the production management of different crops in the Bahay Kubo Garden. The specific objectives are to perform the cultural practices as required in the production of brassicas and Cucurbits vegetables planted in Bahay Kubo Garden, to improve and maintain the upkeep of the Bahay Kubo Garden and lastly to assess the profitability of assigned vegetables using cost and return analysis.
In brassicas and cucurbits production, enough knowledge such as accurate plant spacing, proper sowing and pinching applying adequate amount of fertilizer and pesticide and hand-on management is necessary to maintain its productivity and profitability.
During the duration of major practice, the student was exposed to differenr cultural management practices involved in producing vegetable relying to the Brassicaceae (radish and mustard) and Cucurbitaceae (wax gourd, sponge gourd, bottle gourd and squash). Field operation in the Bahay Kubo Garden like land preparation, sowing of seeds, fertilizer application, water management, pest and weed management, harvesting, sorting and marketing.
The generated sales for both the two group vegetables totaled Php 1,136.00 (Php 201.00 for cucurbits and Php 935.00 for brassicas). After deducting the total expenses from gross income a total of Php 681.87 was loss to cucrbits production while Php 740.73 in brassicas production.
The different constraints that have the Bahay Kubo Garden are first phenological development of bottle gourd. Unfortunately, the seed testing was overlook, maybe it was already old and not hybrid. Second was pests in cucrbits. In vegetative stage of cucurbits. In vegetative stage of cucurbits, aphids and thrips attack the plants. And last poor security in the area.