Pleurotus djamor is a exotic wood-rotting edible mushroom in the Philippines. The mycelial growth and fruiting body performance of P. djamor were evaluated in different culture media, spawning materials, and substrate formulations. The proximate composition of this mushroom was also analyzed. Coconut water gelatin (CWG) showed the fastest mycelial growth which completely colonized the media in 8.2 days of incubation. Sweet sorghum grain was the best spawning material. Moreover, a combination of rice straw, cocopeat, and rice bran at 7:3:1 ratio recorded the most number of flushes (6.6), highest yield (256.6 g), and highest biological efficiency (31.10%). This substrate formulation had the highest NPK content. In proximate composition analysis, P. djamor grown in rice straw and cocopeat combination contained 90.15 ± 0.27% moisture, 0.87 ± 0.22% ash, 0.12 ± 0.00% crude protein, 0.17 ± .01% crude fat, 3.10 ± 0.24% crude fiber, and 5.59% nitrogen free extract or digestible carbohydrate content.
Vigna unguiculata subsp sesquipedalis L. also known as string beans/pole sitao is one of the major vegetable crop produced in the Philippines all year round because of its adaptability to all types of soils except for saline soil. Thus, its response to saline soil amended with vermicompost was determined. Growth and yield of pole sitao in saline soil applied with varying amount of vermicompost was obtained. Level of nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and pH were also tested before and after vermicompost application. The study was laid out in Randomized Complete Block Design, composed of 5 treatments and replicated 4 times. The treatments were: T1-100% Garden soil, T2-100% Saline soil, T3-75% Saline soil and 25% Vermicompost, T4-50% Saline soil and 50% Vermicompost, and T5-75% Vermicompost and 25% Saline soil. All the data gathered were analyzed using T-test and ANOVA. Generally, vermicompost helps in decreasing soil salinity, increasing potassium content of the soil and increasing root length. To increase pole sitao's yield and biomass, addition of 75% vermicompost to 25% saline soil is recommended.
The nutrients coming from Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ) and rice water are known for improving the growth and characteristics of the plant. The objective of the study was to ascertain the impact of various FFJ concentrations in rice water on sunflower growth, flowering efficiency, and seed yield. Complete Randomized Design (CRD) was used to plan the experiment, which consisted of five treatments and six replications. The treatments were as follows: T1 -Chemical fertilizer (Control); T2 -15 mL FFJ; T3 -30 mL FFJ; T4 -60 mL FFJ and T5 -90 mL FFJ. All of the FFJ treatments were diluted in 1 liter of rice water. The data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). Findings showed that there are significant differences in the sunflower's height among 5 treatments in which 30 ml of FFJ with rice water produced the tallest crop, biggest flower head (11 cm), the highest number (370.17pcs) and weight (22.67g) of sunflower seeds that led to higher Return on Investment (95.84%). While, in terms of flowering activity, sunflower applied with 60 mL of FFJ with rice water was the fastest to bear flowers.
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