GROWTH OF FIRST THREE SEEDLINGS FROM POLY-EMBRYONIC MANGO SEED APPLIED WITH WOOD VINEGAR

Abstract

The study was laid out in Factorial in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with two (2) treatments, three (3) sub-treatments, and three (3) replications with five (5) samples per replication. The treatments used in the study were Treatment 1 (0 ml of wood vinegar) and Treatment 2 (20 ml of wood vinegar). The result showed that mango applied with Treatment 2 in sub-treatment 1 (with application, 1st seedling) was the fastest in terms of plant growth and it also produced to be the tallest seedling. There was a highly significant difference in Treatment and in the Interaction between Treatment 1 and Treatment 2 in terms of plant growth. There was no significant difference in number of new leaves as the analysis of variance of the said parameters revealed. Based on the study, the application of wood vinegar has a greater effect on plant growth that enables to accelerate the development of roots and leaves. Furthermore, studies on the application of wood vinegar and lengthening the span of the study can be used for future researches.