Laboratory Exercise 4

Irrigation Plot Trial

Name: BALOYO, RICA MAY T. Date Submitted: November 2, 2022

I. Introduction (5pts)

Providing enough water for plants helps them to develop and hasten their growth. In
contrast, water stress should avoid lessening the physical impacts of plants that reacts for
their capacity to develop and survive.

II. Objectives
The objectives of this laboratory exercise include:
a) Realize the importance of irrigation for crop production

III. Discussion
1. Number of leaves and height data of plants
a. Number of Leaves Data (15pts)

Height of Plants in Centimeter(cm)

# of days T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6
Day 1 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 3 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 4 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 5 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 6 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 7 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 8 2 2 2 2 2 2
Day 9 2 2 2 2 - 2
Day 10 2 2 2 2 - 2
Day 11 3 3 3 3 - 3
Day 12 3 3 3 3 - 3
Day 13 4 4 4 3 - 3
Day 14 4 4 4 3 - 3
Day 15 4 4 4 3 - 3
Day 16 4 4 4 4 - 3
Day 17 5 4 4 4 - 3
Day 18 5 4 4 4 - 3
Day 19 5 4 4 4 - 3
Day 20 5 4 4 4 - 4
 b. Height of Plants Data (15pts)

Height of Plants in Centimeter(cm)

# of days T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6
Day 1 2.20 2.30 2.30 2.10 2.53 2.20
Day 2 2.80 3.00 2.80 3.27 2.90 2.70
Day 3 2.65 2.75 2.72 2.52 3.00 2.63
Day 4 3.22 3.41 3.21 3.59 3.38 3.12
Day 5 3.16 3.26 3.20 2.99 3.54 3.13
Day 6 3.73 3.90 3.69 3.98 3.54 3.14
Day 7 3.76 3.85 3.75 3.51 3.30 3.63
Day 8 4.33 4.48 4.25 4.44 2.80 3.72
Day 9 4.45 4.52 4.39 4.09 - 4.23
Day 10 5.04 5.16 4.91 4.97 - 4.40
Day 11 5.26 5.29 5.13 4.73 - 4.48
Day 12 5.89 5.95 5.68 5.59 - 5.11
Day 13 6.20 6.19 5.98 5.46 - 5.30
Day 14 6.88 6.88 6.58 6.30 - 5.96
Day 15 7.30 7.22 6.97 6.28 - 6.25
Day 16 8.05 7.96 7.62 7.11 - 6.96
Day 17 8.59 8.41 8.11 7.20 - 7.37
Day 18 9.42 9.22 8.84 8.05 - 8.14
Day 19 10.10 9.79 9.44 8.25 - 8.49
Day 20 11.04 10.69 10.25 9.12 - 9.53

2. Graph and analysis of the number of leaves (25pts)

a. Treatment 1

Treatment 1
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Based on observation, a new leaf started to develop after 11 days while the fifth leaf
developed at the 17th day of data collection.
 b. Treatment 2

Based on observation, the plants in treatment 2 indicated increase in the leaf count
between 11 to 13th day of data collection.

c. Treatment 3

Treatment 3
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Series1

Based on observation, the height of the plants in Treatment 3 showed similar results with
Treatment 2.
 d. Treatment 4

Treatment 4
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Based on observation, the plant height in Treatment 4 started to develop on the 11th day
of data collection. However, the 4th leaf started to develop only after 16th day of data collection
due to water-stress (https://www.frontiersin.org).
e. Treatment 5

Treatment 5
2.5
2
1.5
1
0.5
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Based on observation, no data collected as the plant dies after 8 days without water
similar to other studies associated to plant wilting (https://bloomsprouts.com).
 f. Treatment 6

Treatment 6
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Based on observation, the same with the other treatments, new leaf developed after 11 th
day of data collection. In addition, due to the unavailability of water there was a delay in the
development of succeeding leaves.
(https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2014.00086/full)

3. Graph and analysis of height of Plant (25pts)

a. Treatment 1

The data shows a gradual increase in plant height from the 4th day measuring 3.22 cm with
accumulated height of 11.04 cm in the 20th day of data collection.
 b. Treatment 2

The data shows a gradual increase in plant height from the 4th day measuring 3.41 cm with
accumulated height of 10.69 cm in the 20th day of data collection.

c. Treatment 3

The data shows a gradual increase in plant height from the 4th day measuring 3.21 cm with
accumulated height of 10.25 cm in the 20th day of data collection.

d. Treatment 4

Treatment 4
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

The data shows a slow increase in plant height with accumulated increase of 7.87 cm in the
th
20 day of data collection.
 e. Treatment 5

Based on observation, the height of the plants initially increases on the 3rd and 4th day of
data collection and started to decrease its height after 7th day and finally died on the 9th day due
to absence of water.

f. Treatment 6

Treatment 6
12.00
10.00
8.00
6.00
4.00
2.00
-
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

Days

Based on record, there is an increase in plant height with accumulated growth of 9.53 cm
in the 20th day of data collection.
IV. Documentation (10pts)
a. Planting Day

b. Day 3 c. Day 8

c. Day15 d. Day 20
V. Summary (5pts)

Based to the experiment, Treatment 1 showed a significant data on growth and

development with an accumulated plant height of 11.04 cm and five (5) numbers of leaves on
the 2oth day of data collection. While the Treatment 2 and 3 indicated an almost similar
result. However, Treatment 5 did not survive after 8th day of data collection due to lack of
water. In addition, Treatment 6 showed an erratic growth in a specific period as observed in
a small difference in the plant height as believed associated to insufficient supply of water
because there is no rain (Annex A). A grown plant requires 2.36 liters per day water to sustain
its growth and development. Thus, the application of 500ml (Treatment 1) water per pot is
enough for the plants to grow. If producing high-quality products is your priority, your farm
needs to be properly irrigated, and you shouldn't rely solely on rainfall for water supply.
Annex A. Rainfall Pattern from October 13, 2022 to November 1, 2022.