"PERFORMANCE OF RADISH (Raphanus, sativus L.) AS AFFECTED BY DIFFERENT CONCENTRATIONS OF VERMITEA AS FOLIAR SPRAY "

The field study entitled performance of radish (Raphanus sativus L.) as affected by different concentrations of vermitea as foliar spray, was conducted at Prk. 1-A Landan Polomolok South Cotabato on May 2021. This study was conducted to evaluate the performance of radish in response to different concentrations of vermitea as foliar spray and determine the appropriate level for radish.
The experiment was conducted following a randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with four treatments and replicated four times. The treatments used were T1- (60-30-30 KG NPK/ha) Control Basal Application, T2- 5% foliar (50 ml VM tea; 950 ml water), T3-10% foliar (100 ml VM tea; 900 ml water) T4-15% foliar (150 ml VM tea; 850 ml water). Treatments were compared based on plant height, plant weight, weight of marketable and non-marketable roots and root yield of radish.
Results of the study showed that besides plant height, vermitea treatments, in levels of up to 15%, did not influence plant weight, weight of marketable and non-marketable roots, and projected yield per hectare to a significantly positive degree as much as control treatment of inorganic fertilizer.
In conclusion, results did not exemplify the effect of vermitea as stated in literature. However, it could be alluded to the fact that levels of vermitea was not not as high as those used in previous studies. It is therefore recommended to conduct further study on the effect of vermitea on the growth and yield performance of radish but at levels greater than 15%, and to conduct a more detail analysis of its nutritive content in order to create meaning relationships with physical and agronomic properties of radish.