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Comprehensive Sweet Potato Cultivation Guide

The document summarizes a field experiment on the effects of different organic and inorganic fertilizers on sweet potato growth and yield. Healthy cuttings were planted using recommended practices at a spacing of 0.5m x 0.75m. The experiment followed a randomized complete block design with 4 replications and 9 treatments including control, organic fertilizers alone or combined with inorganic fertilizer, and inorganic fertilizer alone or combined with organic fertilizer. Data was collected on vine growth, root yield, quality and economic analysis. Soil analyses were also conducted before and after the experiment to determine the effect of fertilizers on soil chemical properties.

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Comprehensive Sweet Potato Cultivation Guide

The document summarizes a field experiment on the effects of different organic and inorganic fertilizers on sweet potato growth and yield. Healthy cuttings were planted using recommended practices at a spacing of 0.5m x 0.75m. The experiment followed a randomized complete block design with 4 replications and 9 treatments including control, organic fertilizers alone or combined with inorganic fertilizer, and inorganic fertilizer alone or combined with organic fertilizer. Data was collected on vine growth, root yield, quality and economic analysis. Soil analyses were also conducted before and after the experiment to determine the effect of fertilizers on soil chemical properties.

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Sweet Potato Guide

1. Soil Collection and Preparation


Soil sampling was conducted in the area prior to the establishment of the
experimental set –up for initial soil characterization. In choosing the experimental area that
was used, considerations were made on the uniformity of the area in terms of slope and other
soil characteristics. Sampling was done by collecting 10 composite samples using a bolo
following the standard procedure (PCARR, 1980). Soil samples were taken from the surface
layers with a depth of 0-20cm. The soil samples were then thoroughly mixed. A one kilogram
composite soil sample was set aside, air-dried, pulverized and sieved through a 2-mm wire
mesh for analyses of soil chemical properties.
2. Preparation of Field Experiment
Healthy cuttings of sweet potato vines (SP 16) were planted in the properly prepared
field using the recommended practices for land preparation and planted in the experimental
site of CTU Tuburan Campus, Tuburan, Cebu. The sweet potato cuttings were planted at a
distance of 0.5 m X 0.75 m with a population density of 26,666 plants/ha.
Experimental Design
The field experiment was laid out in RCBD with 4 replications.
Treatments:
T1 – Control (farmers practice)
T2 – 1 Li Masinag / ha (organic fertilizer alone)
T3 – Chicken dung alone (10tons/ ha)
T4 – T2 + T3
T5 – Complete fertilizer (560-1120kg/ha)
T6 – T2 + T5
T7 – T3 + T5
T8 – Vermicompost alone (10tons /ha)
T9 – T5 + T8
Sources of nutrients - the fertilizer sources were used includes Masinag, chicken
dung and vermicompost (organic fertilizers); complete fertilizer (inorganic fertilizer).
3. Care and Management
Weeds were removed regularly from the plot to prevent nutrients, moisture and
sunlight competition. The experimental plants were watered whenever necessary.
4. Harvesting and Sorting of Roots
All plants were harvested 120 days after planting. In the harvesting of roots, vines
were cut at their base by the use of a knife. After the vines were cut, the roots were dug
carefully from the soil. Then the roots were categorized as marketable and non-marketable
ones. Marketable roots are those with at least 2.5 cm in diameter and 6.5 cm in lenght. Non-
marketable roots included those not qualified in the aforementioned criteria including those
with insects and disease infestation.
Data gathered:
A. Agronomic Characteristics
1. Length of vines (cm/hill/treatment) - This was obtained by measuring the vines weekly
using a meter stick.
2. Fresh weight of vines (gm/treatment). This was determined by weighing the total
herbage weight of the leaves and vines.
B. Yield and Yield Components of Sweetpotato
[Link] of marketable and non- marketable root (plant/treatment). This was determined
by counting the number of marketable and non-marketable roots in each plant/treatment.
2. Weight of marketable and non-marketable roots (gm/hill/treatment). This was
obtained by weighing separately the marketable and non-marketable roots per treatment.
3. Total root yield (gm/treatment). This was obtained by combining both the
marketable and non-marketable roots.
5. Economic Anlysis
Cost and return analysis of sweet potato roots as affected by different
treatments/fertilizers. This was computed using the formula. ROI=Net Income/Total Cost of
Production x 100.
6. Soil Chemical Analyses (before planted and after harvested)
a. Soil pH was analyzed using the potentiometric method in water using1:2.5 soil-
water ratios (ISRIC, 1995).
b. Soil organic matter (%) was determined using the modified Walkley-Black Method
(Jackson, 1958).
c. Available P was analyzed using Olsen method (Olsen and Sommers, 1982).
d. Total N was analyzed according to micro-Kjeldahl method (ISRIC, 1995).
e. Exchangeable K was quantified using the atomic absorption spectrophotometer
(AAS) at the Central Analytical Services Laboratory, VSU, Baybay City, Leyte.

Planting distance: 0.5 m X 0.75 m with a population density of 26,666 plants/ha.


Fertilizer Recommendation: 60-60-60 kg/ha (Generic)

Cuttings of planting material- 12cm length

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