Ipil - ipil and Bone meal as an alternative fertilizer for the Growth of Ampalaya ( Momordica charantia) ; A Comparative Study (RECOMMENDATIONS)

The study of Ipil - Ipil and Bone meal as an alternative fertilizer for the Growth of Ampalaya (Momordica charantia); A Comparative Study recommends the following to further help future researchers in improving the study. These are all based on the results and findings of the study.

The application of pulverized fertilizers ( 2 tablespoons) was done once a week. For experimental group #1, ipil - Ipil was applied, for experimental group #2, the bone meal was applied and for experimental group #3, the mix of Ipil - Ipil and bone meal were applied. These fertilizers were composed of nutrients that are sufficient for the growth of the plants such as phosphorus and nitrogen. However, as the weeks of observation and experimentation goes by, the ampalaya plants showed indications of nutrient deficiencies and were distinguished as phosphorus and nitrogen deficiencies. Showing indication of nutrient deficiencies means that the plant is unhealthy. So the study recommends increasing the amount of fertilizers or doing the application of fertilizers twice or thrice a week. This will help to produce healthy plants and make their growth faster. 

Besides showing indications of nutrient deficiencies, pests are the number one enemy of growing plants. In planting the bitter gourd or ampalaya, some pests damaged the plants such as caterpillars. Caterpillars mostly ate the leaves of the plant which made the production of leaves reduced overtime. This situation affected the result of the study. Therefore, the study recommends using organic pesticides to prevent pests from damaging the plants. This will help in producing healthy plants and improving the production of leaves.

The scope of the study was studying the effects/differences of Ipil - Ipil and bone meal in the vegetation stage only. The observation and experimentation were done in eight (8) weeks. The vegetation of the plants occurred in week 4. However, the flowering and fruiting of the bitter gourd occurred in weeks 7-8. Therefore, since the flowering and fruiting occurred in 8 weeks of observation, the study recommends studying the effects/ differences between ipil - Ipil and bone meal on the longer duration (i.e. flowering and fruiting stage).