Comparative evaluation of hog manure based organic fertilizer and inorganic fertilizer on the yield of mustard (Brassica juncea L.) [manuscript]
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2020
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Edison R. Parica
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Mustard is a cool season vegetable that prefers a sunny location and fertile soil. In-order to grow. Fertilizer is needed to ensure its good quality. Fertilizer can be either chemical fertilizer or organic. Inorganic fertilizer or also known as commercial fertilizer are from synthetic compounds. Advantage of inorganic fertilizer, it releases nutrients easily into the soil and absorbed by the plants. The disadvantage of this is the cost is relatively much higher than organic fertilizer. Organic fertilizer are fertilizers derived from animal waste, human waste and vegetable waste. Naturally, occurring organic fertilizer are fertilizers derived from animal waste, from meat processing, peat, manure, slurry and guano. This study aimed to prepare organic fertilizer from hog manure enhance with bio-plus activator; evaluate the effect of hog manure and the used of inorganic fertilizer on the growth and development of the mustard; determine the benefits derived from application hog manure and inorganic fertilizer; asses the effect of hog manure and fertilizer on the soil and ; determine the profitability on the use of hog manure and inorganic fertilizer.
In this study there were two fertilizer treatments and three replicates. Growth related parameters namely; the plant height, length of leaves, weight of plant, number of marketable and non-marketable leaves, root system, were compared using t-test. The result of this study in terms of the plant height, length of leaves, weight of plant and number of marketable leaves have a significant difference among treatments means. The result of this study in terms of root system and unmarketable leaves have no significant difference among treatment means. Treatment 1 (inorganic) has the better result compared to Treatment 2 (organic).