VALIDATION OF THE DEVELOPED PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGIES FOR BENGUET LILY (Lilium Philippinensis)

Araceli G. Ladilad, Jophr L. Galian

Study 5. Organic Production System for Benguet Lily (Lilium philippinensis) Production

ABSTRACT

Fish amino acid based organic production system showed promising results in Benguet lily cutflower production. Results revealed significant effects in the number of days from transplanting to flowering. Plants grown in fish amino acid based had flowered earlier with a mean of 138.3 days from transplanting, closely followed by sunflower based organic production system with a mean of 142.5 days. Significant effects were also obtained on the number of days from flower bud formation to tight bud stage. Fish amino acid based organic production system promoted earlier tight budding with a mean of 16.4 days. Although no significant effects were observed in plant height, number of leaves, number of days to 3 cm bud size, length of flower and cutflower stem length. Plants grown in fish amino acid based showed exemplary effects among the different organic based system tested.