Agribusiness

Title: Agribusiness

Objective: To understand the differences between the conventional and organic production.

Materials: Three pots

Three corn plants

Tumbaco Soil

18% chemical fertilizer nitrogen

2.35% organic fertilizer nitrogen

Water

Procedure:

1. Treatment 1 or control:

In a pot put just soil with three corn plants.

2. Treatment 2, 18% chemical fertilizer nitrogen :

For the preparation for this pot first calculate the amount of nitrogen required.

Then weigh the amount in grams of chemical fertilizer and proceed to mix with the soil for this pot which shall also have three corn plants

3. Treatment 3, 2.35% organic fertilizer nitrogen :

For the preparation of this pot consider the difference in concentration of nitrogen that exists in 18% (chemical) and 2.25% (orgnanico) so that it requires 8 times the weight necessary for treatment 2 means that the 45g in the case of chemical fertilizer therefore be needed organic fertilizer 360g. also mix with the soil and prepare the pot with three corn plants

4. Label the treatments, place them in the greenhouse and conduct a thorough initial watering individually.

5. Collect daily data for two weeks

Results:

Minimum temperature of 19 ° C greenhouse

Greenhouse maximum temperature 25 ° C

Irrigation water 63 ml / pot / day

Soil pH 7.5 with chemical fertilizer

Control soil pH 7.0 or witness

Soil pH 6.5 with organic fertilizer

Chemical fertilizer

It did not react efficiently and the corn plant did not grow as we wished and it is not totally green.

In control

It really grew better than the other one and we can see many leaves.

Organic fertilizer

It grew faster and better than the other two, we can see it with a lot of leaves, green and healthy.

Conclusions:

This project was a challenge because we had to put all our knowledge to accomplish it. Determination was really important and commitment because we had to see the process and be aware of the changes and results.

After two weeks, the pictures above how the corn plants grow depending on what we had put. As can see the chemical fertilizer did not react efficiently and the corn plant did not grow as we wished and it is not totally green. But it is different with the plant that was in control, it really grew better than the other one and we can see many leaves. Finally the plant with organic fertilizer grew faster and better than the other two, we can see it with a lot of leaves, green and healthy.

In conclusion the organic fertilizer worked effectively and made the plant grow better. Another important fact is to take care of the

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