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Effects of Application of Ipil-ipil (Leucaena Leucocephala (Lam.) de Witt) Leaves at Different Time on Some Soil Properties and on Yield of Upland Rice

(Indonesia), Doctor of Philosophy in Agronomy (University of the Philippines Los Baños)

Dissertation Abstract:

A field experiment was conducted at the Central Experiment Station, University of the Philippines Los Baños to characterize and differentiate the effect of ipil-ipil leaves fertilization timing on some soil properties and the yield of IR36 rice variety grown under non-flooded condition. Ten tons of fresh ipil-ipil leaves and 80-30-30 of N, P2O5, K2O, (inorganic fertilizer), respectively, were the levels of fertilizer used in this experiment. Unfertilized plots served as the control.

Application of ipil-ipil leaves 25 days before rice seedling significantly reduced the bulk density of the soil as compared to the unfertilized and other ipil-ipil treatments. Soil water stable aggregate, however, was not significantly affected by any of the fertilizer treatments.

Organic matter content, cation exchange capacity (CEC), available phosphorus, and exchangeable potassium in the soil at maximum tillering stage of the plant significantly increased with the addition of ipil-ipil leaves either singly during seedling or split (1/2 at seeding and 1/2 25 days after seeding).Bacteria and actinomycetes population in the soil (taken at rice harvest period) also increased wih split application of ipil-ipil leaves, one-half at seeding and the other half 25 days after seeding, as compared to the control.

Grain yield of the rice plants fertilized with ipil-ipil leaves at 25 days before seeding was comparable to that fertilized with inorganic NPK. Ipil-ipil leaves application significantly increased grain yield over the control, except for the one applied singly at seeding. Ipil-ipl leaves applied at 25 days before seeding promoted the highest grain among the ipil-ipil leaves treatments.