Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) Made from Gliricidia Sepium (Kakawate) Leaves as an Organic Fertilizer

 ABSTRACT

            NUR-AYNE G. ABDUHALIM, FERNAIZA A. BANDICO, ALMAHID M. BAKAR and AL-RHAKIB S. GANIH. Grade 12 – Hydra, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Strand. Senior High School Students, S.Y. 2021-2022. Tawi-Tawi School of Arts and Trades, Brgy. Pag-Asa, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi (2022). Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) Made from Gliricidia Sepium (Kakawate) Leaves as an Organic Fertilizer.

Adviser: FERMIN J. HAMJA

This study aimed to determine the effect of fermented plant juice on the growth of pechay plant. Specifically, it sought to find answers on the following questions: what is the growth rate of pechay plant using fermented plant juice among treatments in terms of the following variables: height and number of leaves is there any significant difference on the growth of pechay plant using fermented plant juice among treatments in terms of the above-mentioned variables?

Furthermore, the researchers of this study were guided by the hypothesis which stated that “there is no significant difference on the growth rate of pechay plant using Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) among treatments in terms of height and number of leaves”.

In addition, the study focused only on the effect of fermented plant juice on the growth of pechay plant. It employed (2) setups such as setup-I: Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) and setup-II: control group which is tap water. It had a study duration of ten (10) weeks or 70 days.

Nevertheless, an experimental research design called two-group design was used in the study to determine the growth rate of pechay plat using Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) in terms of height and number of leaves.

 

            The following were the salient findings of this study: The pechay on setup-I obtained the highest mean of 41.70, interpreted as “leafiest”. While, setup-II obtained a least mean of 33.20 which means “leafy”. The pechay on setup-I obtained the highest mean of 7.35 which can be interpreted as “taller”. While, the group of pechay on setup-II obtained the least mean of 4.63, interpreted as “tall”. The t-Test revealed that there was a significant difference on the height of pechay plant in both treatments since it obtained a probability value of 0, means “highly significant”. The hypothesis stated that “there is no significant difference on the growth of pechay plant exposed to different setups in terms of height” was “rejected”. The t-Test also revealed that that there was a significant difference on the growth of pechay plant in terms of number of leaves in both treatments since it obtained a probability value of 0, means “highly significant”. The hypothesis stated that “there is no significant difference on the growth of pechay plant exposed to different setups in terms of number of leaves” was “rejected”.

            Based from the interpretation of the result and findings, the researchers concluded that it is feasible to make a fertilizer out of Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) made from gliricidia (kakawate) leaves. It was also observed that the growth rate of pechay plants with FPJ made from gliricidia (kakawate) leaves was faster than the control water.