AZOLLA (Azolla caroliniana) PRODUCTION AS AFFECTED BY VERMICOMPOST AND VERMICAST APPLICATION

The study used a Randomized Complete Block Design(RCBD) with three treatments consisting of (T1) Ordinary Garden Soil. (T2) Vermicompost and (T3) Vermicast. The experiment was replicated 4 times. It also includes 10 sample plants per replication in every treatment for the data gathering on the number of leaves, root length and plant length. This study was conducted to determine the effects of vennicompost and vermicast Ill Azola caroliniana production. It involves the gathering of data with its total yield, plant weight per replication in every treatment, as well as the number of leaves, root length, plant length, and the color distinction that determines the best treatment for the optimum yield· of the commodity. The duration of the study is one (1) month with a harvest time per week and was conducted on the nursery shed of the College of Agriculture in Mindanao State University - General Santos City. Results revealed that the highest possible treatment for the optimum production of azolla are obtained from Vermicast application. Vermicast application quitely increases the rate of plant weight, number of leaves and plant length as compared to Vermieompost. While the lowest production was gathered in the ordinary garden soil from the same nursery shed. Although the root length was significantly higher, it only indicates that the commodity is trying to find microorganisms and nutrients as feed for survival. Moreover, in visual form, the most appealing kind of azolla were obtained from Íle ones treated with vennicast as compared to the ordinary garden soil which are too Yellowish. This means that Vennicast and Vermicompost have a significant effect for the optimum production ofAzo/la caroliniana.