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A research study on the growth and yield performance of tomato as affected by different levels of vermitea extract was conducted in Barangay, Bunhangin, Baler, Aurora. The objectives of the study were: (1) to find out which among the different levels of vermitea exhibits significant plant growth and vigor; (2) to determine the effect of vermitea which provides considerable yiled performance of tomato; and (3) to identify the ideal level of vermitea that exhibit best result. The experiment was randomly assigned into four treatments. The result was analyzed using Randomized Complete Block Design.<br/>The treatments were as follows: Treatment 1 (control), Treatment 2 (1.0L of vermitea extract: 15.0L of water), Treatment 3 (2.0L of vermitea extract: 14.0L of water), plant height, number of lateral stem, number of flower per plant, number of productive flowers per plant, number of fruits per plant, weight of fruits per plant, and average yield per hectare were used to determine the effect of the different treatments applied.<br/>Based on the results, Treatment 4 had the ideal results in terms of plant height, productive lateral stem, number of flowers per plant, number of productive flower per plant, number of fruits per plant, weight of fruits per plant, and yield per hectare.<br/>Pair comparison using Duncan’s Multiple Range Test (DMRT) shows that there was a significant difference in terms of number of lateral stem, number of flower per plant up to first harvest and no significant effect was observed on the plant height, number of productive flowers per plant, number of fruits per plant, weight of fruits per plant, and average yield per hectare.<br/>Based on the result of the study, it is recommended to conduct further studies using higher rates of vermitea extract or combination of vermicast and vermitea. |
