Growth and Yield of Potato Varieties Applied with Goat Manure and Sunflower Leaves in Guinaoang, Mankayan, Benguet | LABI, NEILMAR A. October 2012 Growth and Yield of Potato Varieties Applied with Goat Manure and Sunflower Leaves in Guinaoang, Mankayan, Benguet

Abstract

The study was conducted at Guinaoang, Mankayan, Benguet from October 2011to February 2012. The study was conducted to determine the growth and yield of potato varieties applied with goat manure and sunflower compost; identify the best potato variety based on growth; yield and resistance to pest and diseases; and determine the profitability of potato entries applied with goat manure and sunflower leaves. The results revealed that the potato varieties showed significant differences in terms of plant height, canopy cover, number of marketable and non-marketable tubers, weight of marketable and non-marketable tubers, total yield per plot and computed yield per hectare. Potato varieties Montańosa and Bengueta produced the highest yield and ROCE despite their low resistance to late blight and leaf miner.