THE EFFECT OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF FERMENTED CHICKEN MANURE ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD GREEN ONION (Allnam fistulosum L.)

The usage of chicken manures as organic fertilizer is becoming popular as a result of rapid growth in organic farming Direct application of chicken manures to soils, however, possesses contamination to the environment. Therefore, chicken manures should be transformed to be environmental friendly and easily handled before it can be applied as organic fertilizer. This study explored the used of chicken manure as organic fertilizer by fermentation process. This study was conducted to assess the effect of the application of fermented chicken manure (FCM) and to distinguish what level of fermented chicken manure is appropriate for green onion production. This study used a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with four (4) treatments and replicated seven (7) times. The treatments were T1 for Control (No application), T2 for 30 mL tea/1000 mL water, T3 for 60 mL tea/1000 mL water and T4 for 80 mL tea/1000 mL water. Foliar application of treatments was every 15 days after planting the green onion Data gathered were the following: plant height, number of leaves/tiller, number of tillers, root length and plant weight. ANOVA was used as statistical tool in determining the level of significance and the coefficient of variance. Root length and number of leaves/tiller were significantly affected by FCM treatment, Plant height and Plant weight were highly significant. Moreover, The application of a FCM with a concentration of 60 mL tea/1000 mL water is the most appropriate level for improving the quality and enhancing the growth of green onion production.