EVALUATION OF FERMENTED MALUNGGAY LEAVES (Moringa oleifera AS FOLIAR FERTILIZER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF SPRING ONION (Allium fistulosum L.)

This study was conducted at Mindanao State University, General Santos City, from February to April 2019 aiming to evaluate the effect of Fermented Malunggay Leaves (Moringa oleifera L.) on the growth and yield of spring onion (Allium fistulosum L.). The experiment was laid-out in a Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments and was replicated three times. The treatments were as follows: T1 - Control (No Application); T2 - 5% Fermented Malunggay Leaves (50mL) + 950mL water; T3 - 10% Fermented Malunggay Leaves (1000mL) + 900mL water and; T4 - 15% Fermented Malunggay Leaves (150mL) +850mL water. It was shown on the values presented, that among the treatments, Treatment 2 (T2) formulation dominates in terms of plant weight, plant height, root length and plant yield, while Treatment 3 (T3) dominated the value with the most number of leaves and most number of tillers per stand compared to the untreated plants. However, the values were comparable, implying that the foliar application of the fermented malunggay leaves was not significant to the growth and yield of spring onions.