Dried Papaya Leaves as Organic Mulch for Tomato Plants

Proponents: Proponents: #4 Badal, Badal, Jackie Jackie #5 Bajuyo, Janila #6 Baquero, Xavier  IP code:

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Section: Section: 3 - Brito Brito

Title Dried Papaya Leaves as Organic Mulch for Tomato Plants

II. Introduction Usually defined as the use of organic and biodegradable materials to give  plants the nutrients they need, organic farming proved to be the safest and most effective method of increasing and sustaining yield. Va rious methods fall under  organic farming, such as composting, green manuring, legume inoculating, and utilizing animal manure as fertilizers. Mulching is a simple process that increases soil fertility and regulating several factors affecting overall plant growth. In this method, a layer of material-the mulch-is placed on soil surface around the plant. The mulch is used to retard the growth of weeds, protect roots and stems from sudden or extreme temperature changes, reduce soil erosion by wind and water, retard runoff of rainfall, and prevent soil paddling by breaking the impact of raindrops, and keep flowers and fruits from being spattered with mud during rainstorms. III.

Objectives 1. To determ determin inee if dried dried papay papayaa leave leavess are are real really ly effect effectiv ivee as organi organicc mulch for tomato plants.

2. To know know if there’s there’s such an organic organic mulch mulch for tomato tomato plants. plants. 3. To determi determine ne the growth growth of the tomato tomato plants plants with with this mulch. mulch. IV.

Methodology

A. Mat Materi erials als • Papaya leaves • Tomato Plant • Pot with soil B. Proc Proced edur ures es 1. Gather Gather some some papaya leaves and dry dry it under the the heat heat of the the sun. sun.

2. Place Place the dried dried papaya papaya leaves leaves on the the pot of tomat tomato o plant. plant. Put it on the soil surface. 3. Observ Observee the the plant plant while while grow growing ing.. 4. Reco Record rd the the obser observa vati tion on.. The The plan plant’ t’ss widt width, h, heig height ht,, and and colo colorr of the tomato leaves. V.

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