Home⇛International Journal of Multidisciplinary: Applied Business and Education Research⇛vol. 6 no. 8 (2025)

Simulation and Characterization of Macro-Nutrient Deficiency Symptoms of Abaca (Musa textilis Née var. Inosa) Grown Using Nutrient Film Technique (NFT)

James Francienne J. Rosit | Romel B. Armecin | Marilyn M. Belarmino | Marilou M. Benitez | Lijueraj J. Cuadra

Discipline: agriculture, food and related studies

 

Abstract:

This study was conducted in order to determine the effects of macro-nutrient deficiency to the morpho-physiological and biochemical properties of abaca. Randomized Complete Block Design was used in the study with three nutrient omissions (N, P & K) replicated three times with 12 samples per treatment replicate. This was conducted at the National Abaca Research Center screenhouse, Visayas State Uni-versity, Baybay City, Leyte. Abaca under N and K deficiency produces the shortest plant height, pseudostem length, pseudostem girth, leaf length and leaf width. N deficient plant produces the smallest total leaf area while P deficient plants reduce pseudostem length and leaf width of abaca. However, P deficient plants showed comparable ef-fects to the plant height, pseudostem girth, leaf length and total leaf area of abaca plants with complete nutrients. Furthermore, chloro-phyll a and chlorophyll b content of abaca was lowest under N defi-ciency while control, P and K deficient plants showed comparable re-sults. Free radical scavenging activity was also lowest under N and K deficient plants. Stomatal aperture was lowest under N, P & K defi-cient plants while P deficiency decreases stomatal length. These re-sults suggests that abaca is more sensitive to N and K deficiency as most of the morpho-physiological and biochemical properties of ab-aca was significantly reduced under these conditions.



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