Browsing by Author "Dorahy, C."

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  • Agronomic performance of eggplant on different rates of vermicast, inorganic fertilizer and cover crop
    Mercado, Agustin R. Jr.; Arcinal, Gil A.; Gabitano, Bensive Mahinay; Gonzaga, N.; Dorahy, C. (2012)
    The conventional use inorganic fertilizers is expensive and growers are looking towards alternative inputs such as compost, manure, and crop residues to improve/maintain soil fertility. There is a need to improve nutrient management by eggplant growers to manage inputs more efficiently. The use of vermicompost and worm juice is becoming popular issue as part of integrated nutrient and pest management in vegetables particularly in Solanaceous crops. Eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is cultivated for the immature fruits which are either roasted, fried, stuffed, cooked pickled or processed. Young fruits are also eaten raw.
  • Material substrates for vermiculture
    Mercado, Agustin R. Jr.; Dorahy, C. (2012)
    Organic agriculture is strongly promoted under the Organic Agriculture Act of 2010. It includes all agricultural systems that promote the ecologically sound, socially acceptable, economically viable and technically feasible production of food and fibers. It is a means of dramatically reducing external inputs by refraining from the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Vermicomposting is the process of preparing compost form organic wastes with the help of earthworms, the African night Crawler (Eudrilus eugeniae). It is widely promoted to provide cheap source of organic fertilzer particularly to smallholders, to encourage farm nutrient cycling, to enhance better household and community solid wastes management as well as achieving sustainable agriculture. but there were only few researches have been done to understand the nutrients availability of different substrate materials that ar locally available as well as the nutrients dynamics.Previous works claimed that vermicomposting enhances nutrients availability in many folds that are readily available for crop uptake.