A Comparison of the Effectiveness of Cocos nucifera (Coconut) Water as a Rooting Hormone in a Hydroponic and Conventional Set-up in Growing Ocimum basilicum (Basil)

• Main Authors: Reodica, Trisha Ysabel A., Reyes, Luis Raphael L., Cadiz, Fernel Anne J., Villa, Jessica Paulyn A., Tagra, Pio Jeremiah G., Carag, Elizabeth Justinne I., Almeda, Elisha Jaeriane A., Castañeda, Jericho R., Amar, Hans Franco A., Calamlam, Jose Mari M., Gamboa, Gerald B
• Format: text
• Published: Animo Repository 2022
• Subjects: hydroponics; coconut water; basil; rooting hormone; agriculture; Life Sciences
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/sinaya/vol1/iss2/3; https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/sinaya/article/1012/viewcontent/A_Comparison_of_the_Effectiveness_of_Cocos_nucifera_Coconut_Water_as_a_Rooting_Hormone_in_a_Hydroponic_and_Conventional_Set_up_in_Growing_Ocimum_basilicum_Basil_.pdf
• Institution: De La Salle University

Food shortage is still a problem in the Philippines since millions of people may be classified as undernourished. Efforts to augment the insufficiency include developing an efficient planting method as a source of food. This experimental study tested the effectiveness of coconut water as a rooting h...