A Research Proposal Presented to the

Science Department of Division of Biñan

City

JACOBO Z. GONZALES MEMORIAL NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

CATEGORY: (Life or Applied Science)
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 Research Title:

Comparing Coconut Husk (Cocos nucifera) and Corncob (Zea

mays) Waste as Organic Fertilizer in Boosting the Growth of Okra(Abelmoschus
esculentus) Plants
 Research Questions/Objectives:

1. Determine the difference between the use of coconut husk and corncob fertilizer on boosting

growth of okra plant

2. Which of the two treatment has a greater effect on okra plant’s growth based on the three
varying amounts (1/8, 2/8 ,3/8 cup)

3. What insights may be taken from the research based from the outcomes?
 Background Study:
There are estimated 144 million tons per year of corncobs global production, the majority is burnt or dumped, bringing
substantial pollution hence, with little benefit to ecology. (Villamar et al., 2018)

Around 85 percent of the husk of 50 billion coconuts grown worldwide are discarded contributing to major pollution.
(Barrett, 2019)

However, after years of study, experts have identified both agricultural wastes to be repurposed which involves the
conversion to organic fertilizer. coconut husk and corncob each contain essential micronutrients including nitrogen,
phosphorus and potassium, making them beneficial to a sustainable agriculture.

In the Philippines, organic-based farming output is an expanding technique that partly tackles management of waste
concerns by converting organic waste into compost assuring supply of organic fertilizer for agricultural crops.
(Food and Fertilizer Technology Center, 2008)
 Sources of information

1. Berber-Villamar et al., (2018) Corncob as an effective, eco-friendly, and economic biosorbent for removing the azo dye

Direct Yellow 27 from aqueous solutions. https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0196428

2. Jessica Barrett (2019). Waste Not: Putting Coconut Husks to Good Use.
https://farmfolio.net/articles/waste-not-putting-coconut-husks-good-use/

3. FFTC (2008). Production Of Organic Fertilizer From Solid Waste And Its Utilization In Intensive Organic-based
Vegetable Production And For Sustaining Soil Health And Productivity. https://www.fftc.org.tw/?language=en
Hyphoteses:

Null Hyphotesis Ho : There is no significant difference

between the use of Coconut Husk (Cocos nucifera) and
Corncob (Zea mays) fertilizer in boosting growth of Okra
(Abelmoschus esculentus) plant.

Alternative Hypothesis Ha : There is significant

difference between the use of Coconut Husk (Cocos
nucifera) and Corncob (Zea mays) fertilizer in boosting
growth of Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) plant.
 Procedures of the study

1. COLLECTION OF MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENTS FOR THE EXPERIMENT.

2. PREPARATION OF THE TREATMENTS TO BE USED.

3. ORGANIZING THE PLACE WHERE THE STUDY IS TO BE CONDUCTED.

4. EXPERIMENTATION BY APPLICATION OF THE TREATMENTS.

5. DATA GATHERING FROM THE OBSERVATIONS OF THE PLANT’S GROWTH.

6. ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED.

 Source of Materials
THESE ARE THE MATERIALS WHICH ARE OBTAINED AT HOME AND AQUIRED FROM THE STORE AT THE SAME TIME BEING
INEXPENSIVE:

MEASURING CUPS LABELING PAPER CUPS CORNCOB COCONUT HUSK

OKRA SEEDS WATER AND BUCKET WILKINGS GALLOON SOIL

 Experimental Design and Treatment

The study will have three groups, two for treated and one for controlled. The first treatment is CORNCOB (Zea
mays) LIQUID FERTILIZER ALONG WITH THREE VARYING AMOUNTS (1/8, 2/8 AND 3/8 CUP) AND 118
ml AMOUNT OF WATER. The second treatment is COCONUT HUSK (Cocos nucifera) FERTILIZER WITH
THREE VARYING AMNOUNTS (1/8, 2/8 AND 3/8 CUP) AND 118 ml AMOUNT OF WATER . Finally the
controlled group will be where WATER ONLY IS APPLIED WITH CONSTANT AMOUNT. The researcher will
determine the effect of the change made by comparing the gathered data from Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus)Plant
of two treated groups to the controlled group.

Write the variables that you will control and manipulate, including the treatment, and the variables that will remain constant. (How will you know
if the change you made had an effect?
 Data Collection Procedures

The researcher conducted the data collection in the following procedures:

1. MEASURING THE HEIGHT OF OKRA PLANT’S STEM USING PULL PUSH RULE

2. COUNTING NUMBER OF LEAVES EACH PLANT

Every week data are collected in a span of 5 weeks

After the final week of treatment application, the data gathered

are then analyzed.
 Statement of the Hypothesis
Problem
1. Is there a significant There is no significant ONE WAY ANOVA
difference between difference between the
the means of means of Coconut husk
Coconut husk and and Corncob fertilizer on
Corncob fertilizer on Okra plant growth in 1/8
Okra Plant Growth in cup amount.
particular amounts :
There is no significant
a. 1/8 cup difference between the
b. 2/8 cup means of Coconut husk
c. 3/8 cup and Corncob fertilizer on
Okra plant growth in 1/8
cup amount.
There is no significant
difference between the
means of Coconut husk
and Corncob fertilizer on
Okra plant growth in 1/8
cup amount.
Statistical Tools Findings Conclusion
The null hypothesis has We can conclude that
been accepted using the amount of 1/8
and 3/8 cup, there is no
significant difference
between Coconut Husk
and Corncob fertilizer.
While using the amount
of 2/8 cup, there is a
The null hypothesis has significant difference
been rejected between the means of
two groups.
The null hypothesis has
been accepted
 Recommendations

1.Use refined soil to reduce hindrance of plant’s growth

2.Try to utilize a well prepared garden soil to provide a much

controlled environment.

3. In data collection procedures, add the measure of the weight of plant’s final week and
the length of it’s roots.

4. Adjust and control the fixed amount of water to be applied depending on the situation
such as(hot climate or wet season)

5. Try to determine the growth rate of the plants.