THE EFFECT OF CHICKEN DUNG

IN THE GROWTH OF
MAHOGANY (Sweitenia
Macrophylla)
 CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Chicken Dung - aside from
being cheap fertilizer, is also
an effective means of
controlling soil-borne diseases
like nematodes, root rot, and
others. (Agpaca, Seeber)
Mahogany (Swietenia
Macrophylla)- a widely used
wood in making cabinets
and considered the most
valuable timber tree in
tropical America.
The purpose of this study is to test
whether the chicken dung is
effective fertilizer on Mahogany
(Swietinia Macrophylla) in terms of
determining the height, diameters of
the stem, and number of leaves of
the experimental and controlled
group.
 Objectives

-Obtain results on how

chicken dung affects the
height of the Mahogany
-Obtain results on how chicken
dung affects the diameters of
stems of the Mahogany

-Obtain results on how chicken

dung affects the number of
leaves of the Mahogany
 Hypothesis
H0: There are no significant
differences between the
heights of the experimental
group and those of the
control group.
H1: There are significant
differences between the
heights of the experimental
group and those of the
control group.
H0: There are no significant
differences between the
diameters of the stems of the
experimental group and
those of the control group.
H1: There are significant
differences between the
diameters of the stems of the
experimental group and
those of the control group.
H0: There is no significant
difference between the
number of leaves of the
experimental group and that
of the control group.
 Research Problem

-Can chicken dung affect

the height of Mahogany?
-Can chicken dung affect
the diameter of stems of
Mahogany?
-Can chicken dung affect
the number of leaves of
Mahogany?
 CHAPTER II
METHODOLOGY
 Locale of the Study

This is conducted at
Katipunan School Site, Sto.
Niño District, Sto. Niño, South
Cotabato.
 Research Plan
The independent variable in
this research is the chicken
dung in measured quantities
of 3 kilograms per plant
applied three times at 1 kilo
per application.
The dependent variable was
the growth of mahogany as
manifested by the increase in
height, in circumference of
the stem, and in the number
of leaves.
 Scope and Limitations
This is conducted at Katipunan
School Site, Sto. Niño District, Sto.
Niño, South Cotabato which last
from August 18, 1981, to March
18, 1982.
 Area and Material
Preparation

-Soil Analysis
-Seed Collection
-Seed Preperation
-Blocking Procedure
-Fencing of the Area
-Transplanting
-Applying Fertilizer
 Data Gathering
Procedure
The following were noted: height,
diameter of the stems, and the
number of leaves. The height was
measured from the root collar to
the tip of the bud.
For the diameter of the
stems, the measurement was
done five centimeters above
the root collars. It was
indicated with white paint
which served as basis for the
next measurement.
The leaves were counted to
find out the increase in
number. The measurement
of heights and diameters
was in centimeters.
 Observation
The actual experiment had
30 plants treated with
chicken dung with another
thirty plants not treated with
chicken dung.
 Control of Variables

-Soil
-Climate
-Rainfall
-Temperature
-Altitude
-Animals
-Weeds
-Pests and Diseases
 Statistical Treatment
The researcher used Analysis of
Variance (ANOVA) or f-test to show
the difference between the height,
diameter of the stem, and number
of leaves from experimental and
controlled group.
CHAPTER III
RESULTS
 REPLICATIONS

Treatment Treatment
Treatment
total Mean
I II III

Control
500 584 428 1592 530.67

Experimental

734 815 663 2212 737.33

Total
1314 1399 1019 3804 1268.0

Table 1. Height increases (cm) of Mahogany between

the Control and Experimental Groups.
 REPLICATIONS
Treatment Treatment
Treatment
Total Mean
I II III

Control 25.5 20 18 63.5 21.17

Experimental 39 44 38 121 40.33

Total 64.5 64 56 184.5 61.5

Table 2. Diameter of Stems increased (cm) of Mahogany

between the Control and Experimental Groups
 REPLICATIONS
Treatment Treatment
Treatment
Total Mean

I II III

Control 138 134 112 384 128

Experimental 148 157 133 438 146

Total 286 291 245 822 274

Table 3. Number of Leaves increased of Mahogany

between the Control and Experimental Groups.
Results of Soil Analysis

Correlating the results of the

soil analysis with the results in
this study, it was found that
they are similar
Hence with the application
of chicken dung, it hastened
the height, increased the
diameters of the stems, and
increased the number of
leaves of the trial and actual
experiments.
 CHAPTER IV
DISCUSSIONS
As revealed by the results of
the actual experiment, the
increases in height were
significant as shown by the
analysis of variance.
This study proved that chicken
dung is effective in increasing the
height of mahogany, effective in
increasing the diameter of the
stems, and effective in increasing
the number of leaves of the
experimental group
In the actual experiment the
height increases were
effective in the experimental
group with 206.66 over the
control group.
The second study also showed an
increase in the diameter of the
stem with a difference of 19.16
cms. This difference further prove
that chicken dung is effective in
increasing the diameter of the
stems of the Mahogany.
The third study was on the
increase in the number of leaves
between the experimental group
and the control group. The
difference was 18 and the
analysis of variance showed
significant results.
 Conclusions
-Chicken dung is effective in
increasing the height of
mahogany trees when
compared with the control
group.
-Chicken dung is effective in
increasing the diameters of
the stems of the
experimental group when
compared to the control
group.
-Chicken dung is effective in
increasing the number of
leaves of the experimental
group when compared to
the control group.
THIS RESEARCH STUDY
IS A GREAT HELP TO
THE FOLLOWNG
-Teachers
-Researcher and Students
-Farmers
-Administrators
BASED ON FINDINGS
AND CONCLUSIONS
THESE ARE THE
RECOMMENDATIONS
 -A similar study should be
conducted from the time
of planting until harvest
time.
 -Farmers should be
encourage to use the
droppings of their
chickens to advantage
for economic purposes.
-Schools should be
encourage to have
manure banks and
collections of chicken
dung for future use.
Mahogany trees do not
need wide space since they
grow upward with few
branches. They should be
planted in school mini-forest
or town plazas.
A similar study with 1
kilogram or 2 kilograms,
of chicken dung be
made.
 END
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