Laguardia, Lorena P. creator text Bayombong Nueva Vizcaya State University 2016 monographic eng

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xvi, 87 leaves : photos ; 28 cm. Lorena P. Laguardia The study determined the effects of the different levels of vermipellets on the growth of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume.). Five parameters were used to assess the response of Malakauayan on the different levels of vermipellets added in the potting media such as percent survival, height, diameter, number of leaves and ovendry plant biomass. The study also determined which level of vermipellet would give the best growth of potted Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume.). The study was laid out in a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with five (5) treatments and four (4) replications per treatment. Each treatment had sixteen (16) plants, which had a total of eighty (80) plants. The different treatments were ordinary soil (T1), 2 g of vermipellet, 1 kg of soil (T2), 4g of vermipellet, 1kg soil (T3), 6 g of vermipellet, 1 kg soil (T4), 8 g of vermipellet, 1 kg of soil (T5). The parameters measured in the study were subjective to Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) to determine the effects of different levels of vermipellet on the growth performance of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume.); the Duncan's MultipleRange Test (DMRT) was used to test the significant differences among the treatment means. Generally, the different levels of vermipellets had no significant effect on the growth of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume) in terms of percent survival, height, diameter, number of leaves and plant biomass. The height of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume.) was improved when added with vermipellet at any levels; however, the highest improvement was attained when grown in Treatment 2 which is 11.71 cm. The number of leaves of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume) was also improved as a result of treatment. Treatment 2 had highest number of leaves, followed by Treatment I and Treatment 4 had the lowest number of leaves. Though the result of the study was insignificant, it had been observed that Treatment 2 (2 g of vermipellet, 1kg soil) yielded highest height, largest in diameter and high number of leaves. The said treatment gave the best growth of Malakauayan (Podocarpus rumphii Blume). Thesis (Master of Science - Forest Resource Management) Includes appendices and bibliographical references. 250319 20250320094808.0