COMBINED APPLICATION OF FERMENTED BAMBOO (Bambusa spinosa) AND MOLLUSK (Achatina fulica) LIQUID FERT

The Philippine countryside is filled with giant bamboos (Bambusa spinosa), which are high in carbs, protein, and minerals. In the meantime, the Japanese snail (Achatina fulica) is a mollusc nuisance that may be found in most Philippine gardens. Organic farming may restore the natural fertility of degraded soils by increasing soil organic matter, which will boost crop productivity in green vegetables like lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. Curly Green). In three replications, four treatments (T0: commercially available liquid fermentation-based fertiliser, T1: fermented bamboo shoot-based liquid fertiliser, T2: fermented Japanese snail-based liquid fertiliser, and T3: combination of both bamboo and Japanese snail-based liquid fertiliser) were tested to see how they affected weekly height, leaf length, and above and below ground fresh wet weight. For all treatments, the appropriate rate of commercial liquid fertiliser (10ml/L) was used. The combined usage of bamboo and Japanese snail-based liquid fertiliser is generally comparable to using commercially available liquid fermentation-based fertiliser for leaf erectness (plant height) and length of leaves. The combined application of Japanese snail and bamboo shoot liquid fertiliser was 13.880.51SE cm high and had leaves that were 15.780.78SE cm long at the time of termination. Lettuce grown with commercial liquid fertiliser reached a height of 14.011.11SE cm, with leaves measuring 15.750.86SE cm. After 20 days, all treatments had around four completely opened leaves. After four weeks, lettuce grown with fermented bamboo shoot-based liquid fertiliser alone produced the least amount of above and below ground fresh weight, averaging 804.47SE and 39.332.89SE g/plant, respectively. These findings show that using bamboo shoots and Japanese snails together as a liquid fermented fertiliser for organic lettuce cultivation could be a viable option.

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