GROWTH AND YIELD RESPONSE OF MUNGBEAN (Vigna radiata) AS AFFECTED BY CALAMANSI (Citrus microcarpa) REFUSE, PEANUT (Arachis hypogaea) SHELLS AND GOAT MANURE AS SOURCES OF ORGANIC COMPOST

Mung bean is a field crop which is a good source of protein and has a higher nutritive value than any legumes. One way to sustainable agriculture is by using compost which comes from decomposed plant residues and animal manures. The study on growth and yield response mung bean as affected by different compost was conducted to determine the effects of peanut shells, calamansi refuse and goat manure as organic compost in the growth and development of mung bean and to determine the effect of different composting materials in the yield of mung bean. This study was designed using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) having 7 treatments replicated 3 times. The treatments were control (no application), composted calamansi refuse, composted peanut shells, composted goat manure, composted peanut shells with goat manure, composted calamansi refuse with goat manure and complete fertilizer (14-14-14). The treatments were applied in the soil with a 3:1 ratio (soil and compost respectively). Data gathered were plant height, days to flowering, pod length, number of pods per plant, beans per pod, shelling recovery and pod yield. The application of different compost shows no significant effect on plant height, pod length, shelling recovery, number of pods per plant, number of beans per pod and pod yield but shows high significance on days to flowering of the crop.