Republic of the Philippines

University of Southeastern Philippines

College of Agriculture and Related Sciences
Tagum-Mabini Campus

Cultural Management
Of Different Crops

Submitted by:
Rey Dayon
Daisy Gutib
John Paul Mancao
Jeralden Pagod
Grelly Vistal
BSA-1A3

Submitted by:
Sir Ulysses Besas

May 2019
 Introduction

Agriculture, by definition, is an industry, science, or practice, in which animals and/or

crops are raised, for the purpose of providing food.

Agriculture can definitely be considered a science, since measurable outcomes can

be predicted. However, most farmers would agree that agriculture is also an art, one

that can only be learned through experience, trial and error.

Agriculture plays a significant role in the Philippine economy. Involving about 40

percent of Filipino workers, it contributes an average of 20 percent to the Gross

Domestic Product. This output comes mainly from agribusiness, which in turn

accounts for about 70 percent of the total agricultural output (CIDA-LGSP, 2003).

The main agricultural enterprise is crop cultivation. Others are chicken broiler

production, including operation of chicken hatcheries (20.4 percent), agricultural

services (19.8 percent), and hog farming (18.4 percent) (NSO, 2002).

The general trends in the last two decades present a dim picture of the agriculture

sector. Significant decrease in productivity, high production costs, and low

government support to the sector, among other things, have led to a crisis in

Philippine agriculture (CIDA-LGSP, 2003).

The researchers had conducted series of laboratory exercises and field works to

obtain and complete the course. The researchers output had been a series of paper

works.
 Narrative

Field works are tough and tiring yet fun and exciting. This where you can appreciate

and value the beauty of agriculture. You can touch and smell the soil and you can

see how well your crops are developed, to flowering and fruiting. You can value the

beauty of friendship, teamwork and unity. Spending time and effort will be very vital

to prove and to have a good grade in this area. You will enjoy of getting up early in

the morning and spend time in the afternoon after classes to visit your area.

In the field we are required to plant that will be directly seeded, transplanted and also

vine crops. One of our laboratory time with our Crop Science course we are given

time to measure and equally divided the are to each group. After, which we

conducted a meeting to have the planning. Planning of what certain crop to be

planted and what preparations will also be needed and also who will be doing this

and doing that. There are a lot of choices we have considered in to what type of crop

we will be planting and we had come up with only three choices. In the directly

seeded it is mung bean (Vigna radiata), in the transplanted crop it is tomato

(Solanum lycopersicum) and lastly in the vine crops it is the string beans (Phaseolus

vulgaris). We had come up with the spices because it is the majority voted by the

members of the group. After the planning we had conducted the land preparation

where we conduct methods to prepare the soil for planting or to dig and till it up. Few

days after we have potted our tomato seeds in pots for the purpose of transplanting.

Then, we scheduled a time where we can plant the mung bean and the string beans.

Throughout the whole duration of the field work we had encounter lots of constraints

with our fellow members of the group or because of just reasons. We decided that as

a group for us to be able to succeed we should be more attentive and sensitive, we

should become more active than lazy because it will only help us noting but worries

and misunderstandings.

Laboratory exercises are a great way to asses yourself of how you intake and

develop as a student with any program. It is a test for your excellence into your

chosen field. We had conducted different levels of activities and different levels of

laboratory exercises. As the duration of the semester gets longer, the level of the

laboratory exercises gets harder. There are illustrations, lay outings, equations and

analyzing where each can be a vital help being a student and being professional

someday.

We are given the first laboratory exercise in which we will look for a certain crop

around campus and list down its soil needed pH, what degree of temperature it can

adapt and more. Also at the back of the paper there will be explanation about the

crop, which you can include lines from different study and author. The second

laboratory exercises is where we had also an output to prove the learning's we had

gain and how we value every point taken by our instructor. It involves equations to

be dealt with and thorough understanding. Other laboratory exercises are required to

provide illustration and evidences.

Laboratory Exercise: Seed Viability Testing

The purpose of this study is to determine the seeds if it is dormant or not. It also
important to classify the seed specially the Mongo seed, so that it will not become useless
to use.
Laboratory Exercise: Sexual Propagation of Horticultural Crops; Vegetable
Seedling Production

The purpose of this laboratory is to kill the good and bad microorganisms.
Laboratory Exercise: Cultural Management Practices of Horticultural Crops; Land
and Field Lay Outing

In field lay outing we used Quincunx, Square, Triangular, Contour, and Hexagonal Systems in
order to achieve the exact and proper measurement if we plant crops especially to the
banana, coconut and other crops that really need enough space or are.
Lab Exercise: Mango Bagging

The purpose of bagging is to prevent the pest to attack the fruit and also to become good in
market quality.
Laboratory Exercise: Applying Super Paclo for Growth Enhancer of Mango

Applying synthetic fertilizer into the mango to help the plant grow faster and it
can produce more production.
Laboratory Exercise: Site Selection for Crops

Selecting area is one of the most important factors in planting crops. Considering the
topography, accessibility of water and etc.
 Laboratory Exercise: Marcott

It is also important to get new seeding from the marcott plant and it is for production even
though it is small but can produce more fruits.

V
 Reflection

As an agriculture student it requires mental and physical toughness because in this

course you will not only deal with just what you have learned in the four corners of

your classroom but you will also be tested skillfully of how greatly you can adapt your

learning's outside or in the field where mostly agriculture students are more expected

to excel. The toughness and greatness that you all have to endure and enjoy.

Endure in the sense that this was your chosen program so that you will have to pour

all of your time and effort for you to pass and enjoy because the feeling of

satisfaction and fulfillment that you have acquired a new skill and that you have

learn new things.

A student’s life will never come easy as it will always have to be hard and tough yet it

is for the reason that there will be a great life that awaits you, in the future you just.

You just need patience and gave much importance to the knowledge and skills you

are getting from this education.

As the semester runs, each course that we are enrolled gave us tasks that will

develop our knowledge and skills. We are given tasks that will mold us to do better in

the line of field that we have chosen to undertake. We are truthfully grateful to have

such experiences.

We are usually divided into groups and we also had chance to do tasks on our own.

The semester runs smooth in this program because we are given chances equally to

show and prove that each of us can do a certain task, whether of what gender and

whether of how complicated and uncomplicated the task maybe.

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