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<strong>Field</strong> <strong>Guide</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Discovery</strong>-<strong>based</strong> <strong>Exercises</strong> <strong>for</strong> Organic Vegetable Production<br />

2. Go back to processing area, brainstorm in small groups and present output to the big group.<br />

Conduct participatory discussions to allow sharing <strong>of</strong> experiences among participants and<br />

facilitators. As a wrap-up session, agree in big group how to improve some procedures provided<br />

below:<br />

5 If Trichoderma will be applied directly into soil, dry pellets (36 % moisture content)<br />

are mixed with top soil <strong>of</strong> seedbed 2 weeks be<strong>for</strong>e seed sowing. With soil treatment, its<br />

powdered <strong>for</strong>m is applied to seedbed 3 days be<strong>for</strong>e seed sowing at a rate <strong>of</strong> 3 grams per<br />

square meter.<br />

5 If Trichoderma will be applied directly to seeds, a 250-gram pack would be able to treat<br />

(prior to sowing in seedbed) wet seeds good <strong>for</strong> one hectare.<br />

3. Go back to learning field and do hands-on in using Trichoderma as biological control agent<br />

against damping-<strong>of</strong>f in organically-grown tomatoes in small group.<br />

4. Return to processing area, process output in small group, and share experiences and lessons<br />

learned to big group.<br />

5. Synthesize and summarize output <strong>of</strong> small groups into one big group output. Draw up<br />

conclusions and recommendations from this exercise.<br />

some suggested questions <strong>for</strong> processing discussion<br />

❏ What organically-grown vegetables, aside from tomatoes, were infected with damping-<strong>of</strong>f? Did<br />

you observe differences in crop stand, disease severity, and others among different organicallygrown<br />

vegetables?<br />

❏ Did you observe damping-<strong>of</strong>f infections on seedbeds grown to organic tomatoes and other<br />

organic vegetables everywhere around your learning field? What is commonest organicallygrown<br />

vegetable infected with damping-<strong>of</strong>f in nearby areas?<br />

❏ What benefits can be derived from using Trichoderma as biological control agent against<br />

damping-<strong>of</strong>f in organically-grown tomatoes?<br />

❏ When is the most appropriate time to use Trichoderma as biological control agent against<br />

damping-<strong>of</strong>f in organically-grown tomatoes?<br />

❏ What innovations did you learn from other farmers in using Trichoderma as biological control<br />

agent against damping-<strong>of</strong>f in organically-grown tomatoes?<br />

❏ How did you feel doing a hands-on? Was it practical? Can you improve procedure to make it<br />

easier <strong>for</strong> farmers to follow? How?<br />

❏ What other cultural management practices can complement using Trichoderma as biological<br />

control agent against damping-<strong>of</strong>f in organically-grown tomatoes?

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