Effect of different booster on growth performance of Mokara orchid

• Main Author: Nurul Ashiqeen Hashim
• Format: Undergraduate Final Project Report
• Published: 2022
• Online Access: http://discol.umk.edu.my/id/eprint/13428/

Orchids especially Mokara needs good nutrients to ensure their healthy growth. Understanding the in-situ conditions under which orchids are naturally grown are critical to provide the suitable conditions for potted orchids to thrive. Without the optimal and balance growth conditions as well as booster, the orchids will wither and died. The right growing booster offers stable and consistent growing conditions for the orchids, resulting in higher yields and more productive growth. This research aims to identify the suitable booster that affects the growth performance of Mokara Fuchsia Diamond and to observe which treatment is more effective. This study consists of one control which is using water and two treatments (1) using Fermented FruitJuice (FFJ) and (ii) Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ). The data recorded based on the growth parameter which includes the height of the Mokara Fuchsia Diamond, the leaf length, leaf width, stem diameter and number of leaves. The study has found a significant booster for Mokara Fuchsia Diamond. The result showed that Mokara Fuchsia Diamond fertilized with Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) have increased plant height (18.34cm), leaf length (9.8cm), leaf width (1.87cm), stem diameter (3.27cm) and number of leaves (13.50) compared to those treated with Fermented Fruit Juice (FFJ) and water as control.