Field Guide of Discovery-based Exercises for - Aseanipm ...

Section 3 • Living Soil, Integrated Soil Nutrient and Crop Managements
5 Collect container after 2-3 days when presence of white molds can be seen on rice.
Culturing indigenous microorganisms (IMO):
5 Transfer rice with ?kg crude sugar;
5 Cover with paper and tie with string;
5 Put jar in a cool and shaded place; and
5 Collect and stain mud-like juice after 7 days.
How to use the Concoction:
5 Mix 2 tbsp of juice to 1 L of water;
5 Spray on soils and plants;
5 Can be mixed with other biological plant extracts;
5 Mix with compost as activator; and
5 Apply to feeds for livestock.
Using organic Foliar sprays for organic Vegetable Production:
5 Divide the big group into 5 small groups and assign each group to conduct field test on the
efficacy of the organic foliar spray;
5 Each group will have sample plots at border of learning field to test organic foliar spray as
their side studies;
5 Sample plot will be divided equally into two sub-plots; first sub-plot will be treated only
with compost material, while the other sub-plot will be treated with compost material plus
the assigned organic foliar sprays;
5 Spraying of organic foliar extracts will be done weekly starting one week after transplanting;
5 Each group will collect weekly data on; (a) plant height, (b) vigor, and (c) color of leaves;
5 Presentation of observations and data gathered will be done monthly; and
5 Small and big group participatory discussion and interaction will follow thereafter.
5. Synthesize and summarize output of small groups into one big group output. Draw up
conclusions and recommendation from this exercise.
some suggested questions for processing discussion
❏ Did you observe different crops planted and crop stands for different organic solid and foliar
fertilizers used by farmers in learning and adjoining fields?
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