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The Foliar Amino acid (FAA) Nutrient Plant Booster for Agricultural Growth
of Spinach (Spinacea oleracia sp)
Roslaili Binti Malik
Supervisor: Dr Shahrul Bin Ismail
Bachelor of Technology (Environment)
School of Ocean Engineering
Universiti Malaysia Terengganu
The growth of spinach (Spinacea oleracia sp) was experimented to study the effects
of foliar amino acids (FAA) application on agricultural growth. The FAA were produced
from wastes (fish wastes, animal wastes and fruit wastes) that transformed into
valuable added products which is organic liquid fertilizer. Allowing six weeks for the
decomposition, the extracts were filtered and the nutrient contents were determined
using standard analytical procedures. The FAA was applied to the spinach once every
three days and the other replicated served as a control. The results clearly indicated
that the FAA significantly increased the growth parameters (plant height, leaf area
and number of leaf) and enhanced the time of plant growth. These findings suggested
that the FAA application can be used effectively to improve and promote crop
productivity.
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