ROWTH AND YIELD OF OKRA (Hibiscus esculentus L.) AS AFFECTED BY FOLIAR APPLICATION OF MALUNGGAY EXTRACT AND FERMENTED WOOD ASH

The study was conducted at the production area of the College of Agriculture, Mindanao State University - General Santos City, from January to March 2020. This study aimed to determine the effect of malunggay extract and fermented wood ash on the growth and yield of okra by foliar application. A Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used in this study with four (4) treatment replicated three (3) times. The treatments were as follows: T1 - control (60-30-30 kg NPK/ha); T2 - 10 ml of Malunggay leaf Extract +990 ml of H2O + 30-15-15 kg NPK/ha; T3 - 20 ml of Fermented Wood Ash + 980 ml of H2O + 30-15-15 kg NPK/ha; T4 - 15 ml (985 ml of H2O + 5 ml of Malunggay leaf Extract) + (10 ml of Fermented Wood Ash) + 30-15-15 kg NPK/ha. There was no significant difference in the results concerning plant height, no. of pods/plant, weight/pod, length of pod, and pod yield of okra. The Control (60-30-30 g NPK/ha) demonstrated the earliest flowering period among treatments. Treatment 2 (10 ml malunggay leaf extract) and T3 (20 ml fermented wood ash) also demonstrated comparable results. T2 also showed high results on the no. of pods/plant and length of pod. T3, on the other hand, manifested notable results for plant height, weight of pod and plant yield.