Marianita Eroy, Agro-Soils Division, PCA-DRC

Coconut + Lanzones

Combination of inorganic ( blended 14-5-20, 0.2

borax ) & organic fertilizer
 Intercrops and Coconuts

organic (chicken
dung) +
Inorganic fertilizers
(Cocogro)

 enhanced growth
early flowering of
mangosteen
Coconut + Mangosteen
N-fixing legumes like flemengia
with Salt to improve coconut
productivity & durian yield
Proper combination
of N, K & Zn
fertilizers on durian
intercrop
Farm income  use of hybrid
optimized
(PCA 15-1)
 Fertilization with
goat manure +
coco husks + salt
 Intercropping with
annuals
Coconut - Abaca
Use suitable abaca
varieties :

 hybrids Magino,
Bongtang &
Maguindanao (under
Davao conditions)
Coco - Coffee
 Plant right coffee
variety
 proper fertilization
scheme
 Under DRC
condition : Excelsa
variety
 Fertilize both coffee
& coconut must be
fertilized according
to individual needs
Coconut - Banana

Lacatan > profitable

A 75%:25% ratio of
inorganic fertilizer &
chicken manure for
banana > a good
alternative to pure
inorganic fertilizers
Young coconuts under bearing
palms for pith (úbod’) production

increased farm
income by 160-210
% over coco
monocropping
 Plant highly suitable annuals,
biennials & high value-perennial
intercrops (pure or mix) under coconut

Corn Mungbean pineapple Coffee

Banana Lanzones Durian

 Suitable forage grasses &
legumes under coconut

Golden Timothy & Signal grass under coconut >

high biomass yield & good copicing ability
Coconut leaf pruning (CLP) technique: removal of
leaves from leaf # 19 or 23 to the
oldest leaf for optimum farm returns

No CLP with CLP