Performance of selected vegetable crops in a biointensive garden under a forest ecosystem as affected by cropping pattern and fertilization rate

Initial results indicate that application of 10 tons/ha of compost (derived from plant refuse, Gliricidia leaves and goat manure) had comparable effect with that of inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of bushbean, okra and sweetpepper grown in succession. Okra grown as a relay intercrop of...

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Published inPhilippine Journal of Crop Science (Philippines) Vol. 21; no. 1
Main Authors Diputado, M.T. Jr, Sonon, L.A, Salamat, E.E. (Visayas State Coll. of Agriculture, Baybay 6521-A Leyte (Philippines). Dept. of Horticulture)
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.05.1996
Subjects
ALLIUM CEPA
APLICACION DE ABONOS
CAPSICUM ANNUUM
COMPOST
CULTIVO INTERCALADO
CULTURE INTERCALAIRE
DOSE D'APPLICATION
DOSIS DE APLICACION
ESTIERCOL
FERTILIDAD DEL SUELO
FERTILISATION
FERTILITE DU SOL
FEUILLE
FUMIER
GLIRICIDIA SEPIUM
HIBISCUS ESCULENTUS
HOJAS
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Summary:Initial results indicate that application of 10 tons/ha of compost (derived from plant refuse, Gliricidia leaves and goat manure) had comparable effect with that of inorganic fertilizer on the growth and yield of bushbean, okra and sweetpepper grown in succession. Okra grown as a relay intercrop of bushbean with a 3-week overlap period did not perform as well as those planted as monocrop. Spring onions grown in combination with sweet pepper also performed poorly. The soil fertility status after the first cropping slightly improved with compost application rate of 10 t/ha. Nutrient depletion was observed in the unfertilized plots. A great variety of insect pests as well as predators were found in the area. The applicability of the results to forest protection and rehabilitation will be discussed
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ISSN:0115-463X