Test Farm: Organic Rice Production

Test Farm No. 1:  Organic Rice Production

 

Area = 0.5 hectare

Location:  Oanzon Farm, Burabod, Sorsogon

Procedure

 

Before Planting

1. One (1) month before planting, applied 40 sacks of chicken manure on the rice paddy;
2. Two (2) weeks before planting, undertook harrowing, flooding, and spraying / sprinkling of 2 liters of Photosynthetic Bacteria (PSB) solution (Produced by RNFLSI contains Rhodospirillaceae and Rhodopseudomonas);  Prepared 160 liters (1 drum) Fortified Jadam Manure Tea (F-JMT), added Calcium and Humic Acid to the JMT, intended for use on the 1st week of planting (Drum 1);
   
3. One (1) week before planting, undertook harrowing and spraying / sprinkling of 2 liters of PSB solution; Prepared 160 liters (1 drum) of Fortified JMT intended for use on the 2nd week of planting (Drum 2);

Observation No. 1:  One (1) week before planting, the flooded rice paddy has turned green.  Microscopic sample revealed presence of multitude of blue green algae (BGA - Cyanobacteria), some green algae, rhodopseudomonas, and fungi, and other bacteria, ciliates, various nematodes and multitude of organic matter

Seedling Preparation

1. Seeds were soaked for 30 minutes in Mychorrhizal Fungi and Azospirilla Solution (MFA).  Used 1 pack of Myko Plus product (Mychorrhizal Fungi and Azospirilla Bacteria produced by UPLB dissolved in water);
2. During transplant, seedlings were again dipped in MFA solution for 30 minutes before transplanting.  Used additional 1 pack of Myko Plus product;

During Planting

 

Baseline Acidity/Alkalinity (PH), Total Dissolve Solids (TDS), and Temperature of the soil in 3 rice paddies (local term:  paras) undertaken 1 week after transplanting:

 

Paddy ID	PH Baseline	PH Actual>	TDS Baseline	TDS Actual	Temperature
P1 Lower	6.7 ph	6.8 ph neutral	4 ppm	45 ppm	29.4 C
P1 Upper	6.7 ph	6.6 ph neutral	12 ppm	33 ppm	28.4 C
P3 Upper	6.7 ph	6.8 ph neutral	4 ppm	28 ppm	29.0 C
Average	6.7 ph	6.7 ph neutral	6.67 ppm	35.3 ppm	28.9 C
Observation No.2: One (1) week after transplanting, paddy field has been drained with only slight flooding. Microscopy observation using 3 sample paddies showed lots of organic matter and minerals in soil. Few bacteria and no nematodes were observed.

 

1. One (1) week after tranplanting, applied (spraying / sprinkling) Fortified Jadam Manure Tea (F-JMT) using Drum No. 1;  Made F-JMT on Drum No. 1 intended for use by the 3rd week;
   
2. Two (2) weeks after transplanting, applied F-JMT using Drum No. 2.  Afterwards, made F-JMT on Drum No. 2 for use by the 4th week;
3. Repeated Steps 1 and 2.