PHINMA- CAGAYAN DE ORO COLLEGE

BASIC EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

SCIENCE 9
MAJOR PERFORMANCE TASK

ORGANIC FERTILIZERS VERSUS INORGANIC FERTILIZERS

A. INTRODUCTION
B. OBJECTIVES
C. MATERIALS
-2 pots -garden tools -market
-organic fertilizer (see procedure A) -pechay seed -garden soil
-any branded commercial fertilizer -water sprinkler -measuring scale
D. PROCEDURE
A. Preparation of the organic fertilizer
Organic fertilizer usually comes from materials that are either plant or animal in origin – livestock manure, compost,
crop residues, household waste, and plant litter.
In plastic pail, mix equal amounts of household wastes, livestock manure, plant litter, and water. Using a shovel, stir
the mixture. This will be your organic fertilizer.

B. Preparation of the experimental set up

1. Mark the two pots A and B. Pot A will contain the soil with organic fertilizer and Pot B will contain the soil with the
commercial fertilizer.
2. Measure equal amounts of garden soil. The quantity of the soil should be enough to fill 2/3 of each pot.
3. For Pot A, thoroughly mix the garden soil with the organic fertilizer by hand-hoeing. The quantity of the organic fertilizer
should be ½ the quantity of the soil placed on the pot.
4. For Pot B, thoroughly mix the soil with inorganic fertilizer also by hand-hoeing. Read the instructions on the label of the
commercial fertilizer for the recommended rates to avoid over or under fertilization.
5. In each pot, put about 15 pechay seeds evenly distributed on the surface of the garden soil and partially cover them with
small amounts of soil.
6. Expose the two setups to open light. Water them regularly. Watch out for some fungal growth. If seed is infected by
molds, remove and discard the seed. Record the number of seeds discarded (if any).
7. Observe the set ups for five weeks.

C. Gathering Data
1. After five weeks, count the number of plants in each set-up that grew.
2. Uproot the plant and measure the following:
a. the mass of each plant using the platform balance. Compute the average mass.
b. the length (in cm) of each pechay plant.
c. the size (in cm) of the leaves (length and width) of each plant. Compute the average size.
d. the extensiveness of the root ( width spread). Compute the average width spread.
3. Record your data on a table similar to the one given below.

E. RESULT

TABLE 1. Weekly Observations of the Setups

OBSERVATIONS
WEEKS
POT A POT B
WEEK 1 (July 8-14)

WEEK 2( July 15-21)

WEEK 3(July 22-28)

WEEK 4(July 29-August 5)

TABLE 2. Measurements of the Different Variables

OBSERVATIONS
WEEKS
POT A POT B
1. number of plants grow

2. average mass of the plant

3. average length of the plants

4. average size of the leaves

5. width spread

F. DISCUSSION
G. CONCLUSION
PREPARATION OF THE EXPERIMANTAL SET-UP

WEEK 1 OBSERVATION
(INSERT THE PICTUE OF POT A AND POT B)
 WEEK 2
(INSERT THE PICTUE OF POT A AND POT B)